Management group and steering committee

Management Group

• Professor Jyrki Saarinen (Chair)
• Vice Dean, professor Markku Hauta-Kasari (School of Computing)
• Professor Markku Kuittinen (Department of Physics and Mathematics)
• Professor Elina Oksanen (Department of Environmental and Biological sciences)
• Professor Mika Suvanto (Department of Chemistry)
• Professor Tanja Tarvainen (Department of Technical Physics)

Steering Committee

• Dean, professor Kari Lehtinen (Chair)
• Pekka Auvinen (Vice President, Karelia University of Applied Sciences)
• Tomi Haring (CEO, Business Joensuu)
• Veli-Pekka Ihanus (Financial Manager, Business Finland)
• Petri T. Keronen (Head of Department, Riveria vocational education and training (VET))
• Sami Laakkonen (Director of Strategy, Joensuu City)
• Dr. Veli-Pekka Leppänen (CEO, Nanocomp Oy)
• Juha Purmonen (Executive Director, Photonics Finland)
• Professor Jyrki Saarinen (Center for Photonics Sciences)
• Maarit Siitonen (Specialist in regional development, business and innovations, Regional Council of North Karelia)
• Anssi Viinikainen (Plant Manager & Site Leader, Thermo Fisher Scientific Finland)