Research group

Wireless Communications and Cybersecurity

For the past two decades, the research group has had the same strategy: to develop test platforms and test environments for digitalisation infrastructures to support product and service development in companies and other organisations. The work started in 2005 with testing wireless transmission platforms, followed by a focus on dynamic spectrum use in areas such as cognitive radio devices, and finally, around 2015, a shift to 5G, IoT and security. The research team’s projects built a 5G test network, which is still being used for piloting and testing activities with companies using communication networks.

From 2020 onwards, the work has evolved more towards autonomous systems and cybersecurity.

Key research areas

  • Autonomous and intelligent systems: building the knowledge and infrastructure for autonomous and remotely operated marine vessels, including a combination of wireless systems, sensing, connectivity, IoT, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
  • Cybersecurity: developing cybersecurity and cybersecurity training for IoT and industrial systems. Key activities will include cybersecurity testing of complex systems, cybersecurity monitoring and the use of threat intelligence and digital twins for proactive cybersecurity.

The strength of the research group is its multidisciplinary approach to applied RDI activities and close cooperation with other research groups at Turku University of Applied Sciences. Close cooperation with companies and organisations developing and using new technologies is key. We will take human-in-the-loop into account, for example in the form of situational awareness of the monitoring operator in remote drone monitoring/operations or cyber security monitoring.

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Networks

Our Experts

  • Päivi Mattila

    Chief Advisor
    +358 50 470 7804
    paivi.mattila@turkuamk.fi
  • Tommi Tuomola

    Lecturer (Main occupation)
    +358 50 517 5400
    tommi.tuomola@turkuamk.fi
  • Tero Jokela

    Chief Advisor
    +358 40 355 0940
    tero.jokela@turkuamk.fi
  • Suvi Kivelä

    Senior Advisor, Project Manager
    +358 40 355 0525
    suvi.kivela@turkuamk.fi
  • Poppy Skarli

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 44 907 4982
    poppy.skarli@turkuamk.fi
  • Pia Satopää

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 40 355 0823
    pia.satopaa@turkuamk.fi
  • Pekka Talmola

    Senior Advisor
    +358 22 633 50
    pekka.talmola@turkuamk.fi
  • Päivi Oliva

    Advisor, Project Manager
    +358 50 598 5606
    paivi.oliva@turkuamk.fi
  • Olli Ojala

    Laboratory Engineer
    +358 50 598 5727
    olli.ojala@turkuamk.fi
  • Mojtaba Jafaritadi

    Principal Lecturer
    +358 40 355 0301
    mojtaba.jafaritadi@turkuamk.fi
  • Mikko Kiuru

    Senior Lecturer, Project Manager
    +358 50 475 2219
    mikko.p.kiuru@turkuamk.fi
  • Mika Koivunen

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 50 598 5371
    mika.koivunen@turkuamk.fi

The research focuses on autonomous vehicles

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Education

The Turku University of Applied Sciences Project Office offers support and guidance throughout the life cycle of an RDI project. Our project experts have years of experience and strong expertise in national and international funding programmes. We have more than 200 projects running every year, and our RDI activities have received more than €10 million in external funding.