Inaugural lectures by new professors on 15 May 2025

In their inaugural lectures, our new professors provide an introduction to their field of research and discuss the latest achievements, key questions and directions for future research. For the University, inaugural lectures are an occasion to welcome new professors to the university community.

In 2025, our new professors delivere their inaugural lectures on Thursday 15 May. As last year, the lectures will be divided among the three campuses (City centre, Hervanta, and Kauppi) in the morning, and we will gather for a joint celebration at the Main Building's Main Auditorium on the City centre campus in the afternoon.

At the beginning of the afternoon event, the procession will enter the auditorium accompanied by music, after which the President will open the event. After speeches by two new professors, all new professors will be presented with flowers on stage, and the event will conclude with a musical performance. Afterwords cake and coffee will be served in the foyer of the Main Auditorium. 

Dress code for the audience: business casual.

Please register for the afternoon event. (No registration is required for the morning lectures.)

The morning lectures can be followed via this link (each session will appear at 10 am in it's own link)

The afternoon event can be folowed via this link

Morning lectures at 10-12

City centre campus, Main building, Main Auditorium ​

• Hirvonen Maija, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences (ITC): Problem: eine relevante Störung. Kieli- ja käännöstieteellisiä näkökulmia ongelmiin ja niiden ratkaisemiseen​
• Kumpulainen Sanna, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences (ITC): Tiedonhaku työtehtävissä​
• Ranta Klaus, Faculty of Social Sciences (SOC): Psykoterapian kouluttaminen​
• Toivo Raisa, Faculty of Social Sciences (SOC): Paholaisia, salaliittoja ja muita vaarallisia kokemuksia vuosisatojen takaa: yhteiskuntahistorian tutkimuksesta nykypäivässä​. 

City centre campus, Main building, Auditorium A1​

• Jääskeläinen Aki, Faculty of Management and Business (MAB): Parempaa toimitusketjujen hallintaa tekoälyn avulla ​
• Laukkanen Marita, Faculty of Management and Business (MAB): Environmental taxation, emissions and business activity​
• Leino Helena, Faculty of Management and Business (MAB): Kaupungit ympäristöpolitiikan uudistajina​
• Ruohonen Janne, Faculty of Management and Business (MAB): Juridiikka ja yrityksen hallitustyön muuttuva toimintaympäristö​

Hervanta campus, Festia building, Main Auditorium

• Fickler Robert, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (ENS): Structuring Light and Matter Waves – Exploring Fundamental Quantum Features for Novel Technologies​
• Kokko Marika, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (ENS): Yhdyskuntien materiaalivirtojen tehokkaampi hyödyntäminen – Raaka-aineita jätteiden sijaan​
• Pieters Roel, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (ENS): Human-Robot Collaboration​
• Santala Ville, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (ENS): Synteettinen biologia mullistaa biotekniikan​
• Ghabcheloo Reza, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (ENS): Robot Control​

Hervanta campus, Tietotalo building, Auditorium TB104

• Paunonen Lassi, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences,  (ITC): Dynamics and Control: A Mathematical Journey​
• Vanne Jarno, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences (ITC): Videokeskeinen yhteiskuntamme (Our Video-Centric Society)​
• Huuhka Satu, Faculty of Built Environment (BEN): Millainen on kiertotaloudellinen rakennus?​

Kauppi campus, Arvo building, Auditorium F115​

• Kivekäs Ilkka, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET): Nenä ilman kulkureittinä​
• Louvanto Karolina, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET): Kohdunkaulansyövän seulonnan uudet tuulet​
• Vehkaoja Antti, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET): Puettavat mittalaitteet terveyden seurannassa​

Joined event at 13.30-14.30

City centre campus, Main building, Main Auditorium ​

• Salmi Lipiäinen Miika, Faculty of Management and Business (MAB): Why you should embrace the Experience Economy​
• Sarlin Essi, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (ENS): Bridging scales: From interfacial phenomena to long-term polymer composite behaviour​

Read more about our new professors.