Connect & Collaborate Event Series

The FAME Flagship warmly welcomes all interested companies and organisations to a 3-day Connect & Collaborate Event Series on 26-28 August 2025!

The FAME Flagship’s Connect & Collaborate Events bring together the Flagship’s scientific expertise and representatives from industry, hospitals, research institutions, and wider society to create connections, share knowledge, and envision future innovations.

Aimed at company representatives from research, product development, and operations management, this event series will focus on R&D-related challenges, scientific solutions, and real-life applications.

All events will take place at the Aalto University Otaniemi campus in Espoo, with each day focusing on a different theme:

Day 1, 26 August: Remote Sensing and Geospatial Solutions

Day 2, 27 August: Mathematics for Industrial Modelling, Simulation, and Optimisation

Day 3, 28 August: Medical Imaging and Technology

12:30 Coffee 

13:15 Opening and introduction of the FAME Flagship by Director Tanja Tarvainen 

13:30 Presentations 

  • Iolanda Ialongo, Finnish Meteorological Institute: Satellite assessment of emissions from energy transition mineral mining
  • Aku Ursin, University of Eastern Finland: Monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions in facility scale using laser tomography 
  • Elias Willberg, University of Helsinki: Spatial big data on a human scale to understand fair and sustainable societies

14:30 Coffee 

15:00 Presentations 

  • Tuomo Kauranne, Arbonaut 
  • Miika Kostamo, Phi-Lab 
  • Saara Vauramo, Ramboll

16:00 Panel discussion: Satellite Remote Sensing and Geospatial Solutions: Expanding data volumes and increasing societal needs 

16:30 Discussion with snacks & coffee 

18:00 Ending 

12:30 Coffee 

13:15 Opening and introduction of the FAME Flagship by Deputy Vice Director Samuli Siltanen

13:30 Presentations 

  • Jari Hämäläinen, LUT University: Optimized fluid flows 
  • Antti Hannukainen, Aalto University: Solving large-scale eigenproblems 
  • Antti Solonen, Danfoss 

14:30 Coffee 

15:00 Virpi Mikkonen, Business Finland

15:15 Presentations 

  • Tanja Tarvainen, University of Eastern Finland: Tomography using light and sound
  • Timo Holopainen, ABB
  • Roberto Zamora, Quanscient 

16:30 Discussion with snacks & coffee 

18:00 Ending 

12:30 Coffee 

13:15 Opening and introduction of the FAME Flagship by Vice Director Nuutti Hyvönen

13:30 Presentations 

  • Sakari Kettunen, Planmeca 
  • Lauri Parkkonen, Megin 
  • Jouni Ihme, Innomentarium 
  • Pasi Sorvisto, SPARK Finland

14:30 Coffee 

15:00 Presentations 

  • Ville Kolehmainen, University of Eastern Finland 
  • Alejandra Sierra Lopez, University of Eastern Finland: Multiscale imaging of the brain
  • Samuli Siltanen, University of Helsinki: Math and AI as tools in medical imaging R&D 
  • Hanna Renvall, Aalto University: Magnetoencephalography – From university to clinic and back
  • Miika Nieminen, University of Oulu: Technological advancements to improve radiological imaging  
  • Jussi Tohka, University of Eastern Finland: Predictive brain image computation
  • Jukka Peltola, Tampere University: Advancements in Mathematical Modeling in Medical Imaging Enhancing Patient Outcomes in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy 

16:15 Saara Hassinen, Technology Industries of Finland 

16:30 Discussion with snacks & coffee 

18:00 Ending 

More information on the venue will be sent in early summer. You can register for the days you are interested in or for all days via the following link:

Let’s build foundations for tomorrow’s solutions – together!

For more information, please contact: FAMEcoordinator@uef.fi  

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The FAME Flagship is a multidisciplinary consortium that encourages open scientific discussions and values diversity of viewpoints and perspectives. As FAME strives for the betterment of society with a focus on responsible and sustainable solutions, we foster a welcoming community that treats each other equally regardless of an individual’s characteristics and engages in respectful and tolerant dialogue with our members, partners, collaborators, academia, and the society at large.