IEM Talks

IEM Talks is an interview series featuring people connected to Industrial Engineering and Management at Tampere University. The series introduces their academic and professional paths, research interests, career experiences, current work, and reflections on developments in industry, technology, management, and society.

Through personal interviews, IEM Talks provides a closer view of the people behind research, teaching, and collaboration in Industrial Engineering and Management. Interviewees may include professors, researchers, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, teachers, alumni, collaborators, and other professionals connected to the field.

The interviews discuss how careers develop, how research interests and ideas emerge, which experiences and decisions shape professional paths, and how academic work connects with industry and society. The series also gives interviewees an opportunity to share experiences and advice with students, researchers, and professionals at different stages of their careers.