Helsinki Institute for Information Technology | 4,256 followers on LinkedIn. Enhancing the quality, visibility and impact of Finnish ICT research since 1999. | Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT is a joint research institute of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki for basic and applied research on information technology. Its research ranges from fundamental methods and technologies to novel applications and their impact on people and society. The current foci of research are artificial intelligence, data science, cybersecurity and computational health.