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, Education Coordinator
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
Professor Atanas Gotchev
Professor Elena-Simona Lohan
Tenure track -Professor Antti Kuusisto
Professor Jaakko Peltonen
Professor Sami Repo
Professor Konstantinos Stefanidis
Professor Ari Visa  
Elina Orava, Academic officer

Schedule of decisions and deadlines in the doctoral programme of CEE

Autumn 2025 and spring 2026:

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

Permissions to publish and defend the dissertation

Decisions regarding the permission to publish and defend the dissertation are processed during the semesters except July without a specific deadline. Please notice a service break at the end of semesters:
- Autumn semester: submit materials no later than 10 December 2025
- Spring semester: submit materials no later than 10 June 2026

It is recommended that both the materials regarding the permission to publish the thesis and the application for the defense be submitted at the same time. In clear cases, decisions are made within 2 weeks of receiving the application.

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

(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

• Forms

Detailed information to supervising professors:

• DPCEE Wiki Support (> Microsoft login with your TUNI email address)