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Tampere University Student's Handbook

Doctoral Programme of Computing and Electrical Engineering (DPCEE)

In the doctoral programme of CEE the education leading to a postgraduate degree is planned and arranged according to the respective fields of research in engineering and technology. The basic units of research activities and postgraduate education are the research laboratories in tie fields of electrical engineering, electronics, mathematics, data science, communications engineering, computing and signal processing.

The programme operates in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences. The steering committee appointed to the programme is responsible for planning, arranging and developing the doctoral programme together with the academic officer.

Contact persons in the matters related to this doctoral programme

•    Matti Mäntysalo, Professor, Head of Doctoral Programme
•    Elina Orava, Programme Specialist
•    Päivi Salo, Student Services Assistants
Faculty Office location in Hervanta Campus: Tietotalo building, rooms TD213 and TD211.
Personal email address format is firstname.lastname[@]tuni.fi, general email address: cee.doc.tau[@]tuni.fi
Electronic services are regularly available. Kindly consult for a personal appointment if necessary.

Steering Committee:
Professor Matti Mäntysalo, Head of DPCEE programme
Professor Jari Nurmi, Head of A-WEAR programme
Professor Atanas Gotchev
Professor Elena-Simona Lohan
Tenure track -Professor Lassi Paunonen
Professor Jaakko Peltonen
Professor Sami Repo
Tenure track -Professor Konstantinos Stefanidis
Professor Ari Visa  
Elina Orava, Academic officer

Schedule of decisions and deadlines in the doctoral programme of CEE

Autumn 2023:

Decisions regarding doctoral degree matters are made monthly, and the deadline for materials is on Wednesdays two weeks before the decision date.

Deadline for materials  Date of decisions (Council, Dean)
09.08.2023 23.08.2023
13.09.2023 27.09.2023
11.10.2023 25.10.2023
08.11.2023 22.11.2023
29.11.2023 13.12.2023

Permissions to publish and defend the dissertation

In addition to the days mentioned above, decisions regarding the permission to publish and defend the dissertation are made every two weeks on Wednesdays.

Deadline for materials  Date of decisions (Council, Dean)
09.08.2023 23.08.2023
13.09.2023 27.09.2023
11.10.2023 25.10.2023
25.10.2023 08.11.2023
08.11.2023 22.11.2023
22.11.2023 07.12.2023
29.11.2023 13.12.2023
07.12.2023 20.12.2023


Spring 2024:

Decisions regarding doctoral degree matters:

Deadline for materials  Date of decisions (Council, Dean)
10.01.2024 24.01.2024
07.02.2024 21.02.2024
13.03.2024 27.03.2024
10.04.2024 24.04.2024
08.05.2024 22.05.2024
29.05.2024 12.06.2024

Decisions regarding the permission to publish and defend the dissertation:

Deadline for materials  Date of decisions (Council, Dean)
03.01.2024 17.01.2024
10.01.2024 24.01.2024
24.01.2024 07.02.2024
07.02.2024 21.02.2024
21.02.2024 13.03.2024
13.03.2024 27.03.2024
27.03.2024 10.04.2024
10.04.2024 24.04.2024
24.04.2024 08.05.2024
08.05.2024 22.05.2024
22.05.2024 05.06.2024
29.05.2024 12.06.2024


Graduation and degree diploma

You can apply for the doctor's or licentiate's degree graduation and certificate in the Sisu system. Before submitting the application, make sure that

  • you have registered as an active doctoral student of the University and the Doctoral Programme of CEE
  • all your studies to be included in the degree have been recorded in the study register and the degree structure and studies have been confirmed by the programme

Once the dissertation has been approved at the Faculty Council meeting, the Dean decides to grant the degree.
See information about the schedule of graduation and degree certificate from the guide book page Graduation schedules

Programme-specific (DPCEE) contents on the Student’s Guide

Open programme-specific contents at the end of the linked page.

Forms for doctoral students

Detailed information to supervising professors:

Published: 17.6.2019
Updated: 2.1.2024