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RDI and Business Unit
RDI, Commercial Activities, Regional Impact, and Regional and International Ecosystems
Tommi Siljamäki
Development manager,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Jari Ratilainen
Project Manager,
Ostrobothnian Dual-Use, Defence and Security Hub (ODDS)/West Coast Start Up,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Karna Dahal
Senior researcher,
H2Excellence,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
karna.dahal@vamk.fi
+358 207 663 671
Mikko Lehtimäki
Senior researcher,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
mikko.lehtimaki@vamk.fi
+358207663428
Project Management Office
Sari Hudd
RDI Specialist,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
sari.hudd@vamk.fi
+358 207 663 423
Minna Ritari
RDI Specialist,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
minna.ritari@vamk.fi
+358 207 663 421
Sirpa Loukiainen-Nygård
RDI Senior Specialist,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
sirpa.loukiainen-nygard@vamk.fi
+358 207 663 622
Niina Nikko
Financial Specialist,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
niina.nikko@vamk.fi
+358 20 7663345
Antti Jaakkola
Project Financial Specialist,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
antti.jaakkola@vamk.fi
+358 50321 4184
Loviisa Mäki-Julku
Specialist, Open Science and RDI Communications,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
loviisa.maki-julku@vamk.fi
+358 207 663 655
Smart Industry and Smart Business Research Areas
Mari Pohjanniemi
Research Area Manager,
Smart Industry and Smart Business,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
mari.pohjanniemi@vamk.fi
+358 20766 3359
Tomi Paalosmaa
Senior Specialist,
Smart Business,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Jenna Rautio
Specialist,
Smart Business,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Kimi Wennström
Project Manager,
Smart Business,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Tanja Davidov
Project Manager,
Smart Business,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Markus Kovalainen
Project Manager,
Smart Industry,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Seppo Mäkinen
Senior Project Manager,
Smart Industry,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Pasi Makkonen
Project Specialist,
Smart Industry,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Johannes Näsman
Project Specialist,
Smart Industry,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Nipuna Amarasinghe
Project Worker,
Smart Industry,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Tiia Pitkänen
Trainee,
Smart Business,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Yakuub Farah
Trainee,
Smart Business,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Smart Design and Smart Society Research Areas
Pertti Aula
Research Area Manager,
Smart Design and Smart Society,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Sanna Peltonen
Senior Researcher,
Smart Design,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Janne Pekkala
Concept Designer,
Smart Design,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Veera Hautala
Designer,
Smart Design,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Ella Holappa
Specialist / Service Designer,
Smart Design,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Anne-Mari Tornberg
Specialist, Learning Design,
Smart Design,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Arto Ruokonen
Specialist,
Smart Design,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Stinke Itäniemi
Project Specialist,
Smart Society,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Jessica Nygård
Project Specialist,
Smart Society,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Seppo Ainasoja
Project Manager,
Smart Design,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Lotta Alhonnoro
Project Manager,
Smart Design,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Björn Pundars
Project Manager,
Smart Design,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Hannele Pelli
Project Manager,
Smart Society,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
International RDI
William O'Gorman
Manager of International RDI and Hub Development,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
william.o.gorman@vamk.fi
+358 50434 8745
Marianne Laurila
Senior Researcher,
International RDI,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Tanja Oraviita
Project Manager,
International RDI,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
Kartik Sharma
Project Planner,
International RDI,
RDI and Business Unit/RDI Administration
