Nokia Visiting Professors 2024

Vimal Bhatia
Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India
Topic: Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces Enabled Integrated Sensing and Communications for Future Wireless Communication Systems
Host: University of Oulu
Grant: 10 000 €

2023

Humeyra Caglayan
Tampere University, Finland
Topic: Integrated Meta-optics for Photonic Neural Networks
Host: Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Grant: 21 000 €

Christian Flindt
Aalto University, Finland
Topic: Quantum Science and Engineering for Future Information and Communications Technologies
Host: RIKEN (Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Japan
Grant: 15 000 €

Atanas Gotchev
Tampere University, Finland
Topic: Computational Light Transport
Host: University of Utah, USA
Grant: 20 000 €

Kaisa Väänänen
Tampere University, Finland
Topic: Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence for Social and Environmental Sustainability
Host: Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Grant: 7 500 €

2022

Daniel da Costa
Technology Innovation Institute, United Arab Emirates
Topic: Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces and Advanced Multiple Access Technologies: Enhancing Spectral and Energy Efficiency of Future Multi-Antenna Wireless Communication Systems
Host: LUT University, Finland
Grant: 10 000 €

Salama Ikki
Lakehead University, Canada
Topic: Spatial and Temporal Prediction of Wireless Communication Channels for 5G Communication Systems
Host: Aalto University, Finland
Grant: 16 200 €

Visa Koivunen
Aalto University, Finland
Topic: Multiagent Learning, Statistical Inference and Adaptation in Distributed Multifunction Sensor Systems
Host: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Grant: 12 000 €

George Moustakides
University of Patras, Greece
Topic: Sequential and Distributed Learning and Inference in Large-Scale Sensor Networks
Host: Aalto University, Finland
Grant: 11 000 €

Prabhat Kumar Upadhyay
Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India
Topic: Hybrid Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks for Future Generation Communication Capabilities (HySATeN)
Host: University of Oulu
Grant: 6 000 €

2021

Enrique Miranda
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
Topic: Memristive Devices for Neuromorphic Computing
Host: University of Turku, Finland
Grant: 10 000 €

2020

Tony Quek
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Topic: Massive, Ultra-Reliable, and Low-Latency Wireless Communications
Host: Aalto University
Grant: 15 000 €

2019

Bennis Mehdi
University of Oulu, Finland
Topic: Wireless Network Intelligence at the Edge
Host: Princeton University, USA
Grant: 6 000 €

Benslimane Djamal
Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France
Topic: PROSERV Project - Flexible Querying of Uncertain Web Services
Host: University of Oulu, Finland
Grant: 8 000 €

Di Renzo Marco
CNRS & Centrale Supelec, France
Topic: Wireless Networks Empowered by Reconfigurable Intelligent Meta-Surfaces (RIMSs): Theoretical Foundation Based on Electromagnetism and Physics
Host: Aalto University, Finland
Grant: 8 000 €

Liang Ying-Chang
University of Electronic Science & Technology of China
Topic: Ambient Backscatter Communications for Ultra-low Power IoT
Host: Aalto University, Finland
Grant: 15 000 €

Centennial: Koda Yusuke
Kyoto University, Japan
Topic: Camera-assisted Framework for Reliable, Decentralized, and Ultra-Dense Millimeter Wave Networks
Host: Oulu University, Finland
Grant: 6 000 €

2018 (Visiting Professor and Centennial)

Chen Yang
Fudan University, China
Topic: User Mobility Analytics for Resource Allocation in Mobile Edge
Host: Aalto University, Finland
Grant: 8 000 €

da Costa Daniel
Federal University of Ceara, Brazil
Topic: Energy efficient communication strategies in IoT networks
Host: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Grant: 10 000 €

Ryynänen Jussi
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Finland
Topic: Integrated wideband local oscillator and clock circuits for future 5G and 6G digital and mixed mode transceivers
Host: Lund University, Sweden
Grant: 7 500 €

Tellambura Chintha
University of Alberta, Canada
Topic: Spectrum sensing for cognitive wireless Internet of Things
Host: Center for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland
Grant: 6 000 €

Thai My
University of Florida, USA
Topic: Security and Efficiency in Complex Networked Systems: When Social meets Adaptivity
Host: University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Grant: 8 700 €

Tölli Antti
University of Oulu, Centre for Wireless Communications, Finland
Topic: Multidimensional Signal Processing for Heterogeneous mmWave Access
Host: University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Grant: 10 000 €

Centennial: Albreem Mahmoud
Topic: Detection techniques for massive MIMO systems
Grant: 10 000 €
Centennial: Cabrera Aldaya Alejandro
Topic: Security Analysis of Modern Cryptographic Libraries Regarding Microarchitectural Side-Channel Attacks
Grant: 10 000 €

Centennial: Lee Gilsoo
Topic: Online Framework for Low-Latency UAV-assisted Distributed Fog Computing in Smart Factories
Grant: 10 000 €

2017

Bednarik Roman
University of Eastern Finland
Topic: New interactive technologies and tracking in surgical ORs - VR, gaze tracking, and remote video
Host: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Grant: 10 000 €

Hosseinkhalaj Babak
Sharif University of Technology
Topic: Tradeoffs between computation and communication in virtual platforms in MEC and Fog Computing
Host: University of Oulu, Finland
Grant: 5 500 €

Lipsanen Harri
Aalto University
Topic: Emerging nanophotonics and electronics applications of new nanomaterials
Host: The University of Arizona, USA
Grant: 8 000 €

Rajatheva Premanandana
University of Oulu
Topic: UAV Networks-on-the-fly for Ubiquitous Sensing and Communication
Host: University of Manitoba, Cananda
Grant: 6 000 €

Uther Maria
University of Winchester
Topic: Sound principles for using sound in learning apps on mobile devices
Host: Cicero Learning based at University of Helsinki, Finland
Grant: 5 452 €

2016

Bennis Mehdi
Academy of Finland
Topic: Wireless Proactive Caching At the Network Edge
Host: Princeton university, USA
Grant: 6 000 €

Boracchi Giacomo
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Topic: Foveated Image Features
Host: Tampere University of Technology, USA
Grant: 6 000 €

Nummenmaa Jyrki
University of Tampere, Finland
Topic: Language technology and functional programming applied to data management and analysis for Big Data
Host: Chalmers and Gothenburg University, Sweden
Grant: 6 000 €

Ohsato Hitoshi
Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute, Japan
Topic: Millimeter-wave dielectrics of cordierite/indialite glass ceramics applied to LTCC
Host: University of Oulu, Finland
Grant: 8 000 €

Tirkkonen Olav
Aalto University, Finland
Topic: Technologies for 5G cellular networks
Host: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Grant: 8 000 €

Zhao Guoying
University of Oulu, Finland
Topic: Micro-Gesture Analysis
Host: Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, USA
Grant: 9 000 €

2015

Hadid Abdenour
University of Oulu, Finland
Topic: Analyzing human facial dynamics and behaviors in 4D
Host: Northwestern Polytechnic University, Xi’an, China
Grant: 5 000 €

Raisamo Roope
University of Tampere, Finland
Topic: Humans acting with autonomous systems:
Host: Stanford University, USA
Grant: 8 000 €

Siniscalchi Sabato Marco
University of Enna "Kore", Italy
Topic: Characterization of Spoken Languages Using Language-Universal Speech Attributes with Applications to Automatic Accent Recognition
Host: University of Eastern Finland
Grant: 6 000 €

Sun Zhipei
Aalto University, Finland
Topic: Graphene Based Quantum Information Technologies
Host: Cambridge University, UK. Northwestern University, USA
Grant: 10 000 €

Terzi Evimaria
Boston University, USA
Topic: Inferring social networks and abilities of experts & Textbook on Algorithmic Data Analysis
Host: Aalto University, Finland
Grant: 7 000 €

2014

Hautamäki Ville
University of Eastern Finland
Topic: Accurate speaker recognition from extremely short test utterances
Host: Georgia Institute of Technology
Grant: 7 000 €

Savioja Lauri
Aalto University
Topic: Computationally efficient and perceptually accurate room acoustic modeling
Host: Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University, USA
Grant: 8 000 €

2013

Balandin Sergey
Open Innovations Association FRUCT
Topic: Development of Smart Room laboratory and demo space
Host: Petrozavodsk State University (Republic of Karelia, Russia)
Grant: 6 000 €

Barsky Brian
University of California, Berkeley
Topic: Computational Ophthalmology Approaches to Retinal Imaging
Host: Lappeenranta University of Technology
Grant: 8 000 €

Chollet Gerard
Emeritus researcher
Topic: Audio-Visual Imposture in Identity Verification
Host: University of Eastern Finland, School of Computing
Grant: 6 000 €

Filanovsky Igor
University of Alberta at Edmonton, Canada
Topic: Critical Blocks of Mobile RF Transmitters: High-Speed DC/DC converters for RF Power Amplifiers
Host: Tampere University of Technology.
Grant: 7 000 €

Hadid Abdenour
University of Oulu
Topic: Establishing Collaboration in Computer Vision and Biometrics with Leading US Universities
Host: Michigan State University, USA
Grant: 7 000 €

Koivunen Visa
Aalto University
Topic: : Research on joint optimization of identifying and accessing idle spectrum, interference modeling and management, and optimized networked sensor system
Host: Princeton University, Department of Electrical Engineering.
Grant: 6 000 €

Madden Gary
Curtin University
Topic: Hedonic Price Model Estimation using Dynamic panel Models
Host: Aalto University
Grant: 8 000 €

Mohammadi Abbas
Amirkabir University
Topic: Adaptive and energy efficient transceivers for future intelligent radio networks
Host: Tampere University of Technology
Grant: 7 000 €

Tarkoma Sasu
University of Helsinki
Topic: Smartphone Energy Efficiency
Host: Cambridge University, Computer Laboratory
Grant: 7 000 €

2012

Balandin, Sergey
Visiting Petrozavodsk State University, Russia
Topic: Design of Cross-Platform Services in Smart Spaces and IoT
Grant: 6 000 €

Kangasharju, Jussi
Visiting Seoul National University, Korea and International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA
Topic: In-network Caching
Grant: 8 000 €

Rahardja, Susanto
Visiting University of Eastern Finland
Topic: High dynamic range imaging
Grant: 8 000 €

2011

David, Gil
Visiting University of Jyväskylä, Department of Mathematical Information Technology, Finland
Topic: Analysis of massive high-dimensional datasets
Grant: 8 000 €

Gabbouj, Moncef
Visiting Purdue University and University of Southern California, USA
Topic: Establishing Collaboration in Advanced Signal Processing Methods for Audio and Visual Media Analysis, Processing Communication and Retrieval with Major US Universities
Grant: 8 000 €

Hadid, Abdenour
Visiting University of California Santa Barbara, USA
Topic: Face Biometrics under Spoofing Attacks in the Context of Mobile Environments
Grant: 7 000 €

Multisilta, Jari
Visiting Stanford University, H-STAR Institute
Topic: Applications of Emerging Technologies for Mobile Video
Grant: 15 000 €

Mäyrä, Frans Ilkka Olavi
Visiting University of Waikato, New Zealand
Topic: Assessing the Experience of Play
Grant: 7 000 €

2010

Devlin, Keith
Visiting Several Universities and Industry
Grant: 10 000 €

Li, Jiuyong
Visiting University of Helsinki
Grant: 9 700 €

Lohan, Elena Simona
Visiting University Polytechnica of Bucharest
Grant: 4 000 €

Rajatheva, Nandana
Visiting University of Oulu
Grant: 7 000 €

Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila, Kaisa Anneli
Visiting Stockholm University
Grant: 16 000 €

2008

Babak AmirParviz
University professor, University of Washington
Visiting Helsinki University of Technology
Topic: Self-assembled mobile telecommunication devices: from molecular components to systems
Grant: 19 000 €

Haizhou Li
Department Head, Human Language Technology
Visiting University of Joensuu, Department of Computer Science
Topic: Speaker and Language Recognition
Grant: 10 000 €

Please find additional information on Nokia Foundation grants and grant receivers 1995 – 2004 here (PDF).