FOBI: FOREST AND PHOTONICS SESSION

 NB! Please note that in this session only posters are accepted.

FOREST AND PHOTONICS Designing Forested Environments in 2040 session is hosted by the University of Eastern Finland and Business Joensuu in collaboration with the other members and partners of Forest Joensuu and Photonics Joensuu innovation ecosystems. 

The session brings together leading companies,  researchers and experts in the field to jointly identify technology solutions to the future challenges of using forest resources: 

  • What kind of smart forestry planning measures and value chains reconcile the procurement of wood biomass, the goals of carbon sequestration and the preservation of biodiversity while taking economic, social and ecological sustainability into account?
  • What kind of data sources and monitoring approaches are needed to evaluate the impacts of the adopted measures?
  • How can we prepare for risks elevated by climate change in order to safeguard the vitality and production of forests?
  • How could the forest bioeconomy side streams and circular economy opportunities be better utilized?
  • How do photonics, the science and technology of light, contribute to forestry today and tomorrow?
  • What role could artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies potentially play as enabling technologies?
Forest & Photonics event marketing picture with organiser logos

Forest and Photonics Session Program:

Thursday, Oct 31, 2024, UEF Metria-building

SESSION I: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT​
12.30-13.00 Keynote: Forest Monitoring in Europe, Jo Van Brusselen, Senior researcher, Climate-Smart Forestry Team in the Bioeconomy Unit, European Forest Institute (EFI)
13.00-13.20 Applications of proximal imaging spectroscopy in forestry and wood science, Markku Keinänen, Research Manager, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, University of Eastern Finland (UEF)​
13.20-13.40 Making forest operations more sustainable with Lidar sensors on harvesting equipment, Mauricio Acuna, Research Professor of AI and automation in forest operations (LUKE) ​
13.40-14.00 Benefits of models based on causal understanding vs. data-driven artificial intelligence for forest inventory and planning, Jari Vauhkonen, Professor of forest planning and  an adjunct professor of forest remote sensing, University of Eastern Finland (UEF)​

14.00-14.30 Coffee / Networking break / Poster Session​

SESSION II: DESIGNING FORESTED ENVIRONMENTS FOR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY​
14.40-16.00 Panel discussion

Industry speed dating and company pitching event

Friday, Nov 1, 2024, Joensuu Science Park

8.00-9.00  Business speed dating​
9.00-9.30  Key Note
9.30-10.30 Company pitching programme

Check further information about the timetable and session speakers here