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, 2nd floor, A-wing.
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 (till 17.4.2024)
Academy Research Fellow, University Instructor Antti Kuusisto (as of 17.4.2024)
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
Spring and autumn 2024:
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) |
| Spring: | |
| 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 |
| Autumn: | |
| 07.08.2024 | 21.08.2024 |
| 11.09.2024 | 25.09.2024 |
| 09.10.2024 | 23.10.2024 |
| 13.11.2024 | 27.11.2024 |
| 27.11.2024 | 11.12.2024 |
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) |
| Spring: | |
| 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 |
| Autumn: | |
| 07.08.2024 | 21.08.2024 |
| 14.08.2024 | 28.08.2024 |
| 11.09.2024 | 25.09.2024 |
| 25.09.2024 | 09.10.2024 |
| 09.10.2024 | 23.10.2024 |
| 23.10.2024 | 06.11.2024 |
| 13.11.2024 | 27.11.2024 |
| 20.11.2024 | 04.12.2024 |
| 27.11.2024 | 11.12.2024 |
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.
- Description and structure of the programme in curriculum
- Study planning and your personal competence development
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- (the pdf file above informs about how to create and send a PSP for approval, and how to apply for the degree and diploma)
- Completion methods of doctoral studies
- Guidelines for structure and contents of doctoral dissertation
Forms for doctoral students
Detailed information to supervising professors:
- DPCEE Wiki Support (> Microsoft login with your TUNI email address)