Research
University works in 70 research areas. At the same time, four focus research areas are::
- Information Technology (Machine vision and ubiquitous computing technologies, Wireless communications, High-speed electronics and photonics, Biomedical engineering, Information systems and software)
- Biosciences and Health (Cell-extracellular matrix research, Cardiovascular disease research, Enzyme structure and metabolic research, Genes and the environment)
- Cultural Identity and Interaction (Cultural Identity and Interaction; Language, education and interaction)
- Environment, Natural Resources and Materials (Environmental issues, natural resources and energy economy; materials science, properties and behaviour of matter, catalysts and material innovations; modelling and computational science)
New initiatives involve advanced steel research, international business, mining and mineral engineering and science-based education.
The University of Oulu is known among hackers as the home of the Internet Relay Chat and for the File Transfer Protocol server x2ftp, named after the basement / blast shelter area in which it was physically located. x2ftp gained its reputation among video game developers and members of the demoscene for containing a very good archive of information pertaining to low-level graphics programming.
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