Below you will find contact information and detailed profiles of our team members. The University of Helsinki has supported the activity with a team of coordinators for establishing a global contact network.
Social Media:
- MegaSense Twitter: @mega_sense or #megasense
- HOPE Project Twitter: @UIA_HOPE or #UIAHOPE
Sasu Tarkoma is a professor of Computer Science and Head of the Department of Computer Science. Sasu has been exemplary in promoting collaboration between the University of Helsinki and corporate world.
"It’s a joy to collaborate with the industries nationally and internationally. I believe that it’s a win-win for both parties, both the university and corporations. The secret to success is good teamwork, and I have had fortune to work with good teams"
Read more: A professor who can turn a research project into a startup or an app with nearly a million users
Academy Professor Markku Kulmala is the world's top scientist in aerosol research and a well-known scientist in the field of geosciences. He is the director of the Centre of Excellence in Atmospheric Science at the University of Helsinki.
"It is necessary to measure almost all from the atmospheres around the globe and also about at the 1000 km intervals from the surface of the Earth. This will help to find out what should be done, for example, to resolve air quality in China and combating the climate change."
Read more: Global SMEAR network
Professor Petri Pellikka currently works at the Department of Geosciences and Geography. Petri does research in Geoinformatics (GIS), Hyperspectral imaging, Remote Sensing and Biogeography.
"My research field is global and the past few years I have done research mainly in Kenya and China, says Petri."
Read more: Multidisciplinary research station is located in southeastern Kenya
Tuuli Toivonen - Professor, AQ
Kai Puolamäki - Associate Professor, AQ and CS
Tuukka Petäjä - Professor, AQ
Petteri Nurmi - Associate Professor, SPARK and 5G
Samu Varjonen - Senior Researcher, Kumpula Campus PoC and 5G
Eemil Lagerspetz - Senior Researcher, SPARK and 5G
Joni Kujansuu - Principal Investigator, AQ
Tareq Hussein - Professor, AQ
Martha Zaidan - Researcher, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Gulio Jacucci - Professor, Augmented reality
Ashwin Rao - Senior Researcher, 5G
Francesco Concas - PhD student, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
Salla Sillanpää - PhD Student and UIA-HOPE Coordinator
Andrew Rebeiro-Hargrave - Senior Researcher and Business Finland MegaSense SmartCity and Urban Sense Coordinator
Kasimir Aula - PhD student, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
Brandon Startz - Masters Student, Public outreach and User Experience Design
Jonatan Hamberg - Masters Student, MegaSense platform designer
Naser Motlagh - Postdoc Researcher, Air Quality Monitoring
Strong supporting services from the University Research Services e.g. project management, legal services and business develoment services.