Participating in the workshops, the participants get to experience what does working in the field of technology mean .
When registering for the event, each participant chooses one or two workshops they want to participate in (Aalto University) or the three they prefer, which they would primarily like to participate in (LUT and Oulu University).
Using the menu, you can read the descriptions of either all the workshops or the ones organized at a specific university.
Below are the 2023 workshops, stay tuned for the Shaking up Tech 2025 workshop list!
Topic: Mechanical engineering
In the workshop, you can get to know 3D-CAD product design in the context of creating assemblies and create photorealistic product images of your assembly (e.g. for advertising use). There is also the possibility to model individual parts.
LUT Kone / Patricia Nyamekye
Topic: Electronics construction and programming
What can be achieved when you creatively combine design, electronic components and an Arduino microcontroller?
Topic: Pharmaceutical chemistry
In the workshop,you will familiarize with pharmaceutical chemistry and make aspirin.
Topic: Neuroscience and medical technology
In our workshop, you can get to know Aalto University's brain research laboratories, and also measure yourself the function of the brain, nervous system and heart.
Topic: Chemistry and arts
Come and discover hands-on recipes with wood-based materials! yourself the function of the brain, nervous system and heart.
LUT SUSCI / Kaisa Grönman & Laura Lakanen
Topic: Energy conversion
How can we ensure that we will have clean energy available for the future?
Clean water is a necessity of today, and due to new emerging pollutants the treatment of both waste and fresh water needs to be continuously improved.
Topic: Chemistry
DipWrap is a sustainable alternative to plastic shrink wrap used to protect grocery store products.
Topic: design your future
Where to start, if you feel you have no idea what you want to do? Be curious and start exploring opportunities!
LUT TUTA & Kaplaaki ry
Topic: Electrical engineering and automation
In the workshop, we will familiarize ourselves through practical demonstrations with the measurement of electrical signals generated by the heart and muscle activity, sensations produced with electrical currents, and how these phenomena can be modeled using computer simulations.
This fun and educational workshop is designed to show the limitless possibilities of VR.
Come to design and make a design product for yourself using digital manufacturing methods with a laser and a sticker cutter.
The maximum number of workshop participants is 15 people.
LUT JHC / Terhi Virkki-Hatakka
Topic: Audio signal processing and virtual acoustics
In the acoustics workshop, you will get to familiar with Aalto's acoustics laboratory in three phases:
Topic: Data analysis
We will together analyze temperature data from one small Finnish village (Inkeroinen).
Topic: Service design
Come and explore how people are taken into consideration when designing digital health applications.
Topic: Production economics
How fast can you produce LEGO cars?
Topic: Basic programming and building interactive art
In this workshop, participants will build their own interactive plant.
Topic: Supercomputers and magnetism
In this workshop you will build a prototype of a cosmic magnet
Topic: e-textiles and energy harvesting
In this session we will go through the very basics of an ambient energy harvesting circuit and construct our own simple toy keychain that lights up with piezoelectricity.
Organiser: Fibre and Particle Engineering research unit, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu
LUT Kemia / Liisa Puro & Maaret Paakkunainen
Junior University / Leena Ikonen
Topic: Recycling, metallurgy and sustainability
In the workshop, we disassemble a mobile phone and learn about the metals it contains and their recycling possibilities.
The goal of this workshop is to show the basic principles of robotics.
LUT Säte / ABB-tiimi
This interactive workshop aims at revealing and playing with the mathematics that underlies the functioning of the cameras on our personal smartphones.
Topic: Marine and Arctic technology
The workshop focuses on the sustainability development goal of our maritime ecosystem.
Topic: Physics
You will enter a virtual laboratory and use computer models to build and manipulate molecules
Topic: textiles and sustainability
In this workshop, we will show you how we turned a tree into a gala dress.
Aihe: Computer science, AI
Join our captivating workshop to explore the mesmerizing realm of generative AI image models!
In this workshop, you will get an idea of how digitalization can help you stay healthy.
Topic: Materials science
In this workshop, you will fimiliarise with substances often studied in materials science: hydrogels and liquid crystals, and determine their properties using visible light.
The workshops at Aalto University are filled up in order of registration.
Below are the 2023 workshops, stay tuned for the Shaking up Tech 2025 workshop list!
Topic: Mechanical engineering
In the workshop, you can get to know 3D-CAD product design in the context of creating assemblies and create photorealistic product images of your assembly (e.g. for advertising use). There is also the possibility to model individual parts.
Topic: Electronics construction and programming
What can be achieved when you creatively combine design, electronic components and an Arduino microcontroller?
Topic: Pharmaceutical chemistry
In the workshop,you will familiarize with pharmaceutical chemistry and make aspirin.
Topic: Neuroscience and medical technology
In our workshop, you can get to know Aalto University's brain research laboratories, and also measure yourself the function of the brain, nervous system and heart.
Topic: Chemistry and arts
Come and discover hands-on recipes with wood-based materials! yourself the function of the brain, nervous system and heart.
Topic: Energy conversion
How can we ensure that we will have clean energy available for the future?
Topic: Chemistry
DipWrap is a sustainable alternative to plastic shrink wrap used to protect grocery store products.
Topic: design your future
Where to start, if you feel you have no idea what you want to do? Be curious and start exploring opportunities!
Topic: Electrical engineering and automation
In the workshop, we will familiarize ourselves through practical demonstrations with the measurement of electrical signals generated by the heart and muscle activity, sensations produced with electrical currents, and how these phenomena can be modeled using computer simulations.
Topic: Audio signal processing and virtual acoustics
In the acoustics workshop, you will get to familiar with Aalto's acoustics laboratory in three phases:
Topic: Data analysis
We will together analyze temperature data from one small Finnish village (Inkeroinen).
Topic: Service design
Come and explore how people are taken into consideration when designing digital health applications.
Topic: Production economics
How fast can you produce LEGO cars?
Topic: Basic programming and building interactive art
In this workshop, participants will build their own interactive plant.
Topic: Supercomputers and magnetism
In this workshop you will build a prototype of a cosmic magnet
Topic: e-textiles and energy harvesting
In this session we will go through the very basics of an ambient energy harvesting circuit and construct our own simple toy keychain that lights up with piezoelectricity.
Topic: Recycling, metallurgy and sustainability
In the workshop, we disassemble a mobile phone and learn about the metals it contains and their recycling possibilities.
Topic: Marine and Arctic technology
The workshop focuses on the sustainability development goal of our maritime ecosystem.
Topic: Physics
You will enter a virtual laboratory and use computer models to build and manipulate molecules
Topic: textiles and sustainability
In this workshop, we will show you how we turned a tree into a gala dress.
Aihe: Computer science, AI
Join our captivating workshop to explore the mesmerizing realm of generative AI image models!
Topic: Materials science
In this workshop, you will fimiliarise with substances often studied in materials science: hydrogels and liquid crystals, and determine their properties using visible light.
Event's participants can indicate the three workshops they are most interested in. The organizers aim to give the chance for each participant to attend to at least one workshop listed in their preference.
Below are the 2023 workshops, stay tuned for the Shaking up Tech 2025 workshop list!
LUT Kone / Patricia Nyamekye
LUT SUSCI / Kaisa Grönman & Laura Lakanen
LUT TUTA & Kaplaaki ry
LUT JHC / Terhi Virkki-Hatakka
LUT Kemia / Liisa Puro & Maaret Paakkunainen
Junior University / Leena Ikonen
LUT Säte / ABB-tiimi
The workshops at the University of Oulu are filled according to the wishes of the participant. During registration, the event participant indicates the three workshops they are most interested in.
Below are the 2023 workshops, stay tuned for the Shaking up Tech 2025 workshop list!
Clean water is a necessity of today, and due to new emerging pollutants the treatment of both waste and fresh water needs to be continuously improved.
This fun and educational workshop is designed to show the limitless possibilities of VR.
Come to design and make a design product for yourself using digital manufacturing methods with a laser and a sticker cutter.
The maximum number of workshop participants is 15 people.
Organiser: Fibre and Particle Engineering research unit, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu
The goal of this workshop is to show the basic principles of robotics.
This interactive workshop aims at revealing and playing with the mathematics that underlies the functioning of the cameras on our personal smartphones.
In this workshop, you will get an idea of how digitalization can help you stay healthy.
Program for Shaking up Tech 2025 is under construction, stay tuned!