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Digital Economy\u00a0is a multidisciplinary and phenomenon-driven research platform, focusing on the impacts of digital transformation on industry and society.<\/h2>\n

Professors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nRole<\/strong><\/td>\nResearch area<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arto Ojala<\/a><\/td>\nCoordinator of Digital Economy Platform, Professor<\/td>\nSpace Business, Space Entrepreneurship, Space Business Models and Ecosystems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ali Nadir Arslan<\/a><\/td>\nProfessor<\/td>\nRemote Sensing and its applications to science and society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petri V\u00e4lisuo<\/a><\/td>\nProfessor<\/td>\nRemote sensing, positioning, data centers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rebekah Rousi<\/a><\/td>\nProfessor<\/td>\nCognitive science, Human-AI\/robot interaction, creative arts, cultural studies, user experience, cognitive systems, cognitive resilience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marika Salo-Lahti<\/a><\/td>\nAssociate Professor
\n(tenure track)<\/td>\n		Law (especially related to FinTech, AI and sustainability)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jani Boutellier<\/a><\/td>\nAssociate Professor
\n(tenure track)<\/td>\n		Computer Vision, Machine Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elham Ahmadi<\/a><\/td>\nAssistant Professor
\n(tenure track)<\/td>\n		GNSS, Reliable Positioning, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Sensor Fusion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ville Tuomi<\/a><\/td>\nAssociate Professor
\n(tenure track)<\/td>\n		Digital competences and project management and quality management; business models; sustainability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nRole<\/strong><\/td>\nResearch area<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vaiva Stanisauskaite<\/a><\/td>\nProject Researcher & Project Manager<\/td>\nBusiness creation, business models, entrepreneurship, business networks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terhi M\u00e4ki-Turja<\/a><\/td>\nResearch Assistant<\/td>\nMachine learning, data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Giang Tran<\/a><\/td>\nProject Researcher<\/td>\nEnvironment and sustainability, renewable energy (hydro and wind), environmental law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eeva Rauramo<\/a><\/td>\nDoctoral Researcher<\/td>\nXbrl data, accunts payable automation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minhaz Uddin<\/a><\/td>\nResearch Assistant<\/td>\nMachine learning, physics-informed modeling, prediction modeling and architecture, building energy systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noman Chowdhury<\/a><\/td>\nProject Researcher<\/td>\nGNSS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pradeep Bonda<\/a><\/td>\nProject Researcher<\/td>\nPhysics Informed Machine Learning, Robotic Control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kannan Selvan<\/a><\/td>\nProject Researcher<\/td>\nPositioning, Machine Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cem \u00d6zcan<\/a><\/td>\nProgrammer & Project Researcher<\/td>\nEarth Observation, Remote Sensing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jaakko Yliaho<\/a><\/td>\nLaboratory Engineer<\/td>\nPositioning, space data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sema Cil<\/a><\/td>\nProject Researcher<\/td>\nRemote sensing, Satellite and Radar Meteorology, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth Observation, Applied Meteorology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Essi Nousiainen<\/a><\/td>\nPostdoctoral Researcher<\/td>\nAccounting, textual analysis, ML\/AI in business, sustainability reporting, ESG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hussain Kahil<\/a><\/td>\nProject Researcher<\/td>\nControl system, Reinforcement Learning (RL), Fuzzy logic, Robotics, and data centers energy efficiency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pawan Kapur<\/a><\/td>\nDoctoral Researcher<\/td>\nEarth Observation, Hyperspectral Images, Remote Sensing, Fuzzy Logic, Machine Learning, Astronomy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sadia Tangem<\/a><\/td>\nDoctoral Researcher<\/td>\nSpace Economy, Space Sustainability, Business Network, Space SMEs business model<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mahmoud Elsanhoury<\/a><\/td>\nPostdoctoral Researcher<\/td>\nUbiquitous positioning systems, GNSS interference, indoor positioning systems, low Earth orbit satellite positioning or LEO-PNT, and multi-sensor fusion technologies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other personnel<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Name<\/strong><\/td>\nRole<\/strong><\/td>\nCapabilities<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johanna Haveri<\/a><\/td>\nProject Manager<\/td>\nProject management, written content production, relations with regional companies and business services, as well as stakeholder and media relations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camilla Wahlberg<\/a><\/td>\nProject Manager<\/td>\nProject management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Susanna Litmanen<\/a><\/td>\nProject Communications<\/td>\nCommunications, graphic design, photography, video editing, WordPress (website design), content production, project coordination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jyri Nieminen<\/a><\/td>\nProgrammer<\/td>\nSoftware Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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