Steering Committee

Our Steering Committee members are:

• Dr Jussi Pihlajamäki (Chair), UEF Vice Rector, Research and Innovation
• Dr Jouni Kekäle, Chief Senior Specialist ​
• Dr Anu Liikanen, Director of Research and Innovation Services
• Professor Markus Forsberg, Vice Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences ​
• Professor Kari Lehtinen, Dean, Faculty of Science and Forestry ​
• Professor Tommi Laukkanen, Vice Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies ​
• Professor Päivi Eriksson, Programme Coordinator, UEF Business School ​
• Professor Tarja Malm, Programme Co-coordinator, A.I. Virtanen Institute, UEF ​
• Dr Kaisa Unkila, Head of Services, Neurocenter Finland

​Doctoral researchers’ representatives (2026):​

• Member: Doctoral Researcher Hannaneh Moradi
• Deputy Member: Doctoral Researcher Aidan Mason-Mackay

​Project representatives​:

• MSc Paula Inkeroinen, Project manager, UEF Research Services ​
• Dr Piritta Parkkari, Impact manager, UEF Business School ​