• Professor Jussi Paakkari Vice President, R&D, ICT, VTT, Chairman
• Professor Harri Haapasalo, Dean (research), Faculty of Technology
• Professor Kalervo Hiltunen, Biocenter Oulu
• Professor Jari Oksanen, Dean (research), Faculty of Science
• Professor Matti Pietikäinen, Scientific Director of Infotech Oulu
• Dr. Susanna Pirttikangas, representative of young researchers
• Professor Helena Aksela, Department of Physical Sciences (retired in February 2013)

The Governing Board; from the left: Haapasalo, Pietikäinen,
Pirttikangas, Paakkari and Hiltunen.

• Jussi Paakkari, VTT, Oulu
• Patrik Floreen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT)
• Panu Jalas, Fairchild Semiconductor
• Pekka Heinonen, Nokia
• Jorma Lilleberg, Renesas Mobile
• Erkki Oja, Aalto University
• Asko Pietarila, Tekes, Oulu
• Roope Raisamo, University of Tampere
• Kauko Suhonen, Powernet
• Ari Takanen, Codenomicon
• Veikko Seppänen, University of Oulu
• Sinikka Eskelinen, University of Oulu

• Professor Markku Juntti, Department of Communications Engineering, Director of the Doctoral Program, Chairman
• Research Professor Pentti Karioja, VTT
• Professor Juha Kostamovaara, Department of Electrical Engineering
• Professor Kari Kuutti, Department of Information Processing Science
• Professor Matti Latva-aho, Department of Communications Engineering
• Professor Juha Röning, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

The doctoral program board; from the left: Karioja, Röning, Kuutti, Kostamovaara and Juntti. Also the Scientific Director
Matti Pietikäinen (right) takes part in the meetings.

Scientific Director

• Professor Matti Pietikäinen, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Doctoral Program Director and Assistant Scientific Director

• Professor Markku Juntti, Department of Communications Engineering

Coordinator

• Dr. Tapio Repo, Infotech Oulu

Secretary

• Sari Tossavainen, University of Oulu, Department of Computer Science and Engineering