Our people

FinEst Centre team

Our team consists of researchers, experts and innovators specializing in various fields related to smart cities.

Prof. Ralf-Martin Soe

Founding Director and Assistant Professor
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

Keywords
DS4SSCC-DEP project
grant development
research collaboration
smart cities
Dr. Einari Kisel

Head of Partnerships and Strategy
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

Keywords
business strategy
partnership
RESTO project
TREASoURcE project
Külle Tärnov, MBA

Head of Innovation, Estonia
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

Keywords
Smart City Challenge
Well-being Diagnostics service
Henry Patzig

Deliverables Manager
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

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CityScape project
DS4SSCC-DEP project
partnership
Anne Ilu

Marketing and PR manager
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

Keywords
communications
marketing
media contact
Reili Lehis

Communications and Community Manager
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

Keywords
communications
community
content creation
Anna Suzdalev

Head of Administration
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

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general information
Heart of FinEst Centre
Dr. Kalle Toiskallio

Head of Research Delivery
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology
Aalto University

Keywords
research coordination
research to be applied
Matti Hämäläinen

Head of Innovation, Finland
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Forum Virium Helsinki

Keywords
living lab
mini-piloting
phd school

FinEst Centre for Smart Cities is managed by the Board of Founders (or Steering Committee) who has the overall responsibility for the technical, financial, administrative and dissemination aspects. The Steering Committee has following representatives since 01.09.2020
  • TalTech: Tiit Lukk (Vice Rector for Research, Chair)
  • Aalto University: Marko Nieminen (Professor at the Department of Computer Science)
  • Forum Virium Helsinki: Kerkko Vanhanen (Programme Director)
  • Ministry of Climate: Ülle Rätsep (Executive Officer)
  • Ministry of Education and Science: Toomas Murulo (Advisor)

Advisory Board is a high-level steering group of external research and innovation experts who provide strategic guidance to FinEst Centre for Smart Cities.
  • Chair: Rainer Kattel (UCL-IIPP)
  • Francesca Bria (Italian National Innovation Fund, UCL-IIPP)
  • Jarmo Eskelinen (Edinburgh University)
  • Marko Turpeinen (Aalto University, 1001 Lakes)
  • Michael Batty (UCL-CASA)
  • Pontus Westerberg (UN-Habitat)
  • Roope Ritvos (Demos Helsinki)
  • Umberto Fugiglando (MIT Senseable City Lab)
  • Seth Lackman (Fujitsu Estonia; Estonian ICT Association)
  • Anne Sulling (Entrepreneur, Ex-Minister for Entrepreneurship and Ex member of EU’s Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission Board)
  • Marja-Leena Rinkineva (City of Helsinki)

We connect experts and innovators from different organisations and backgrounds dealing with various smart city research areas. To become an affiliated researcher, please contact us.
Serio Agriesti
Smart Mobility
Keywords
CCAM (Cooperative / Connected and Automated Mobility)
Multimodal traffic
Roya Ahmadiahangar
Smart Energy
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Positive energy districts
Palwasha Ahmadzai
Smart City Governance, Urban Analytics & Data Stream
Keywords
Governance of Smart Cities
Intelligent Systems
Luiza Schuch de Azambuja
Smart City Governace
Keywords
Capacity building
Governance of Smart Cities
Innovation Capacities of Smart Cities
Maie Bachmann
Urban Analytics & Data
Keywords
Intelligent Systems
Interoperability
Systems of Systems
Pauline Baudens
Smart Mobility
Keywords
Emerging mobility
Sustainable lighting
Traffic and mobility management
Dominik Beckers
Smart City Governance
Keywords
Governance of Smart Cities
Sustainability Transitions and Cities
Mauro Bellone
Smart Mobility
Keywords
CCAM (Cooperative / Connected and Automated Mobility)
Emerging mobility
Pramod Bhusal
Built Environment
Keywords
Integrative lighting
Lighting in built environment
Mohammadreza Doostmohammadian
Urban Analytics & Data Stream
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Intelligent Systems
Systems of Systems
Nasim Eslamirad
Built Environment, Smart Energy, Data
Keywords
Intelligent Systems
Sustainability Transitions and Cities
Mahardika Fadmastuti
Smart City Governance
Keywords
Governance of Smart Cities
Innovation Capacities of Smart Cities
Interoperability
Anahita Farsaei
Smart Energy
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Positive energy districts
Sustainable energy
Andrea Ferrantelli
Smart Energy
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Traffic and mobility management
Zero-energy and zero-emission buildings
Kary Främling
Urban Analytics & Data Stream
Keywords
Intelligent Systems
Systems of Systems
Ivo Fridolin
Built Environment, Urban Analytics & Data Stream
Keywords
Human-centered built environment
Public participation
Urban planning
Marietta Gavriljuk
Urban Analytics & Data, Well-being Score pilot
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Internet of Things
Systems of Systems
Urban planning
Hadi Ghanbari
Urban Analytics & Data Stream, Smart City Governance
Keywords
Innovation Capacities of Smart Cities
Positive energy districts
Systems of Systems
Hatef Hajian
Smart Energy
Keywords
Deep renovation
Zero-energy and zero-emission buildings
Tobias Häring
Smart Energy
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Positive energy districts
Pauli Hiltunen
Smart Energy

 

Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Multimodal traffic
Sustainable energy
Matti Huotari
Smart Energy, Urban Analytics & Data Stream, Smart City Governance
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Human Centred smart cities
Traffic and mobility management
Mergime Ibrahimi
Smart Mobility, Urban Analytics & Data
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Emerging mobility
Intelligent Systems
Multimodal traffic
Dmitrii Ingi
Built Environment
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Artificial lighting
Urban planning
Nima Javanshir
Smart Energy
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Human-Centric Smart Cities
Sustainable energy
Qidi Jiang
Smart Energy
Juha Jokisalo
Smart Energy
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Human-Centric Smart Cities
Positive energy districts
Yuchen Ju
Smart Energy
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Sustainable energy
Targo Kalamees
Smart Energy
Keywords
Deep renovation
Positive energy districts
Krister Kalda
Smart Mobility
Petri Kangassalo
Built Environment
Keywords
3D visualization
Urban planning
Tuomas Keyriläinen
Urban Analytics & Data Stream
Martin Kiil
Smart Energy
Risto Kosonen
Smart Energy
Keywords
Deep renovation
Energy flexibility and demand response
Sustainable energy
Vasilis Kostakis
Built Environment, Smart Energy, Governance
Helena Kuivjõgi
Smart Energy
Prof. Jarek Kurnitski
Smart Energy
Keywords
Deep renovation
Zero-energy and zero-emission buildings
Kalle Kuusk
Smart Energy
Keywords
Deep renovation
Zero-energy and zero-emission buildings
Vladimir Kuzmanovski
Smart Mobility
Keywords
CCAM (Cooperative / Connected and Automated Mobility)
Future traffic systems
Prof. Marketta Kyttä
Built Environment
Keywords
Human-centered built environment
Public participation
Dr. Veiko Lember
Smart City Governance, Urban Analytics & Data Stream
Vahur Maask
Smart Energy
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Positive energy districts
Sustainability Transitions and Cities
Ass. Prof. Anu Masso
Urban Analytics & Data Stream, Smart Mobility
Keywords
Interoperability
Traffic and mobility management
Zero-energy and zero-emission buildings
Alo Mikola
Smart Energy
Miloš Mladenovic
Smart Mobility, Smart City Governance
Keywords
Emerging mobility
Governance of Smart Cities
Internet of Things
Prof. Luca Mora
Smart City Governance
Keywords
Governance of Smart Cities
Human-Centric Smart Cities
Internet of Things
Laura Mrosla
Built Environment, Urban Analytics & Data Stream
Dr. Jaanus Müür
Smart City Governance
Steven Nõmmik
Smart City Governance
Keywords
Governance of Smart Cities
Innovation Capacities of Smart Cities
Dr. Pilvi Nummi
Built Environment
Keywords
Sustainable lighting
Tuule Mall Parts
Smart Energy
Paulo Pinho
Built Environment
Keywords
Integrative lighting
Lighting in built environment
Andrew James Roberts
Smart Mobility
Claudio Roncoli
Smart Mobility
Keywords
Future traffic systems
Traffic and mobility management
Argo Rosin
Smart Energy
Keywords
CCAM (Cooperative / Connected and Automated Mobility)
Energy flexibility and demand response
Positive energy districts
Muhammad Atiullah Saif
Smart Mobility, Built Environment, Smart City Governance
Prof. Raivo Sell

Tenured Associate Professor

Tallinn University of Technology

D.Sc. Aija Staffans
Built Environment
Silver Sternfeldt
Built Environment, Urban Analytics & Data
Keywords
Building physics
Human-centered built environment
Urban planning
Sanna Syri
Smart Energy
Keywords
Positive energy districts
Sustainability Transitions and Cities
Sustainable energy
Sara Thabit
Smart City Governance
Keywords
Future traffic systems
Governance of Smart Cities
Human-Centric Smart Cities
Martin Thalfeldt
Smart Energy
Keywords
Energy flexibility and demand response
Intelligent Systems
Zero-energy and zero-emission buildings
Francesco Tonnarelli
Built Environment, Smart City Governance
Keywords
Governance of Smart Cities
Human-Centric Smart Cities
Urban planning
Nikiforos Tsiouris
Smart City Governance
Keywords
Governance of Smart Cities
Human-Centric Smart Cities
Andres Udal
Smart Mobility, Urban Analytics & Data Stream
Keywords
Intelligent Systems
Multimodal traffic
Tuuli Uudeberg
Urban Analytics & Data Stream
Kaija Veskioja
Smart Energy, Smart City Governance, Urban Analytics & Data
Keywords
Sustainability Transitions and Cities
Sustainable energy
Systems of Systems
Dmitri Vinnikov
Smart Energy
Karl-Villem Võsa
Smart Energy