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ulu Southern Institute is, with the exception of the University Centre of Kajaani, the only regional unit of the University of Oulu. It is located in the Oulu South region, which
is 50-150 km south of Oulu. The purpose of the unit is to
promote academic research, education and regional development in
ulu Southern Institute is, with the exception of the University
its area of influence in order to foster the growth and development of
Centre of Kajaani, the only regional unit of the University of Oulu.
industry and commerce. Oulu South region is well-known for its strong
It is located in the Oulu South region, which is 50-150 km south
entrepreneurship and active business life. There is a small number of
of Oulu. The purpose of the unit is to promote academic reinternational or global companies, and most of the enterprises are
search, education and regional development in its area of influence in order
small or medium sized. Their production is, however, notable and their
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Central Ostrobothnia and Oulu and with regional development organizations.
The Oulu South Educational Network is also cooperating actively to develop
the region. This collaboration has proven to be beneficial for the region.
Team: Eelis Kokko, Martti Saarela, Tanja Risikko,
Eija Korjonen, Eija-Riitta Niinikoski
Photography: Tii Amperla, Oulu Southern Institute
Layout and image processing: Tii Amperla
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Researchers at the Institute have proven their quality and skilfulness especially by the EU FP7 program. The digital holography research group continued the coordination of the six
million-euro Real 3D project. The underground neutrino
astroparticle physics research group continued as a partner of
the European LAGUNA consortium with the aim of showing
that the Pyhäsalmi mine is the most favourable location for very
large research instruments in the future. These instruments will
be financed and built by the European scientific community in
one of the seven possible locations.
O F
Approximately 94 percent of the Institute’s funding came from
sources external to the University of Oulu, and just six percent
came as basic funding from the university. The top projects financed by the EU’s 7th Framework Programme and structural
funds (ESF and ERDF) of EU and those financed by TEKES
(Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) proceeded and continued to employ Institute’s personnel in 2009.
Other important sources of funding included the main university, the State Provincial Office of Oulu (Department of Education) and the Council of Oulu Region. Companies’ role as
co-financers in TEKES projects increased in importance, but
funding from the local communities and the associations of local subregions was, however, the foundation of R&D work at
the Institute.
O V ER V I E W
The discussion of the imbalanced financing of the Aalto
University and the other universities was realized in the difficulties in securing financing for the other universities. Oulu
Southern Institute organized a remarkable donation of 200,000
euros to the University of Oulu through the Kerttu Saalasti
foundation. Local communities are participating in the donation
by repaying the capital to the foundation during the next three
years.
G ENER A L
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n 2009, active, successful research and development work
continued at the Oulu Southern Institute despite the continuing structural change of the Finnish university institution and the heated discussion around it. This caused some
uncertainty regarding the work of the Institute.
The University’s quality assurance system was updated
during 2009 and audited at the end of the year. It was
shown to be well-done and it fulfilled the criteria for acceptance. The Institute’s quality team performed excellently in developing the quality system of the unit. The
University rewarded the Institute for its outstanding work
with praise and a monetary prize. In addition, the Institute
was rewarded at the University’s opening ceremony for
its high-quality regional development work and for its
entrepreneurial attitude to the work.
In conclusion, the year 2009 was a success at the
Institute.
Personnel and Cooperators
The personnel of the Institute comprised 45 research
managers, researchers and other staff members at the
end of 2009. Seven members of the personnel have
doctorate degrees in their discipline, and 25 have other
university degrees. Their intellectual contribution to the
development of the Oulu South area should not be underestimated.
Oulu Southern Institute carries out regional development
work, which is the social service function of the University of Oulu as determined by the Universities Act and
emphasized by politicians at the end of 2009 and
beginning of 2010. The new Act passed in August 2009
should contain a clearer definition of this third task
of universities. Institute representatives attempted to
append a cla-rification of this to the Act but were not
successful.
The Institute’s most important collaboration partner in
2009 was again the Educational Municipal Federation
of the Kalajokilaakso Region (KAM). Co-operation with
the Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences
and its CENTRIA Research and Development unit con-
tinued fruitfully in the RFMedia laboratory in Ylivieska.
Representatives of local companies and employer
organizations participated more actively than ever before
in the work of project steering groups and various
seminars and workshops.
The Institute cooperated very closely with vocational education organizations and local units of the Universities of
Applied Sciences of Central Ostrobothnia and Oulu as
well as with regional development organizations. Members of Oulu South Educational Network cooperated very
actively to develop the region. This collaborative approach
has proven to be beneficial for the region.
Cooperation with the councils and regions of Central Ostrobothnia and Pietarsaari was conducted under
the “Bothnia cooperation umbrella”. The most important
cooperation areas were analyzed and development teams
began their work. The goal is to use the sparse human
and financial resources in cooperation in the most fruitful way. Professor Jorma Rantanen prepared a report
in 2008 concerning cooperation possibilities between
Oulu Southern Institute, the University Centre Chydenius
of Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied
Sciences, and the Educational Municipal Federation of
the Kalajokilaakso, Central Ostrobothnia and Pietarsaari
areas. The cooperation between these organizations and
regions and also between other Finnish and foreign organizations and regions will be more and more important
in the future. This is possible with hard work and enthusiasm. It is the only way to build our common future.
Successful R&D work
The FMT research group (Future Manufacturing
Technologies) continued their research in laser-assisted
production technologies of the future for the metal and
thin sheet industry at the ELME Studio in Nivala. Again
in 2009 KAM cooperated most actively with the team.
Cooperation with the Technology Village of Nivala, with
the subregional development company NIHAK OY
and with the Raahe and Kemi-Tornio production studios also continued actively. New projects were started
with various sources of funding in cooperation with
companies. The role of internatioal partners in the projects was further strengthened in 2009 and has continued by placing one of the researchers of the team in
the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany
in 2010.
RFMedia laboratory at the Ylivieska Technology Village has for years been the main location of R&D
work in ICT at the Oulu Southern Institute. The most
important projects in 2009 were carried out in cooperation with the Centria research and development
unit of the Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied
Sciences. The six million-euro Real 3D -project (Digital
holography for 3D and 4D real-world objects, capture,
processing, and display) has been financed by the EU
Seventh Framework Program. The research group led by
Thomas Naughton has conducted high-class work with
nine European research groups and companies. International cooperation has been active with an extensive
international exchange of researchers.
The astroparticle physics research group continued
to set up its research instrument, EMMA (Experiment
with MultiMuon Array) in the Pyhäsalmi mine, which
is Europe’s deepest working mine with a highly qualified infrastructure. Astroparticles are observed 85 meters under the ground level to filter out the non-specific
radiation with the help of the soil layer. EMMA is the
only experiment worldwide observing radiation at that
level. The core of the experiment is built from detectors bought from CERN and from Russia. Cooperation
with the University of Jyväskylä and with the Technical
Universities of Munich and Karlsruhe was active in 2009.
A memorandum of understanding was signed in 2009
between the Universities of Jyväskylä and Oulu and the
company Kalliosuunnittelu Oy Rockplan Ltd and the
Canadian owner of the mine, Inmet Mining Ltd, about
the research work performed by EMMA and LAGUNA
(Large Apparatus for Grand Unification and Neutrino
Astrophysics) experiments in the mine.
LAGUNA is a consortium consisting of European particle
physicists and rock mechanical engineers. The consortium received 1.7 million euros in funding from the EC
for a two-year perdiod (June 2008 - June 2010) to conduct an infrastructure study. This continued intensively in
2009. In this infrastructure study, technical possibilities
and limitations, costs and timing of the construction of
massive large-volume detectors deep underground are
being investigated for seven possible underground sites
in Europe.
The Technology Education group of the Institute continued its work at the Teknokas Center in Ylivieska providing continuing technology education in Finland as professional development of teachers. In 2009 the intent
was to expand the work to secondary vocational education with funding from the Finnish National Board of
Education. Cooperation was conducted most actively with
the city of Tampere at its technology center Hermia. The
special expert speaking at the seminars was Managing
Director and designer Ristomatti Ratia.
International cooperation at the Oulu Southern Institute continued and was intensified further in 2009.
Rese-archers from St. Petersburg (State Polytechnical
University), South Korea (Gwangju Institute), India,
Poland and Ireland visited Ylivieska for varying periods.
The FMT research group maintained cooperation with
the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and
with the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden.
The Future
Oulu Southern Institute kept its annual planning and
development days for personnel at the Oulanka Biological station in Kuusamo in September. The seminar
participants also visited Pentik center in Posio, where
entrepreneurs Anu and Topi Pentikäinen gave an interesting lecture about the history of the company. The growth
of the company from a small seed to an international
success story may give everybody an excellent example
of the importance of skilfulness, strong will and an uncompromising attitude on the development of an organisation.
Finally, Oulu Southern Institute participated actively in
regional development work with the members of the
Oulu South Educational Network (OEK) in 2009. A new
strategy for the umbrella organisation was written during
the year under the leadership of the Institute. The role
of the organisation will be important in the regional development during the new COCO (Cohesion and Competitiveness) Programmes as the developer of education and innovation systems in the Oulu South
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E e l i s Ko k k o , P h D , M B A
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Oulu Southern Institute: main research fields.
Oulu Southern Institute coordinates the Oulu South
Educational Network (OEK), which is a virtual organization based on an agreement signed by the educational
organizations of the region. The aim of the OEK network
is to continuously increase the expertise and innovation
activities, thereby enhancing success in the region and
all of Northern Finland.
Oulu Southern Institute provides student counselling
and organizes examinations for distant learning students
and plans Masters and Bachelor degree programmes for
adults in the region in cooperation with different faculties
of the universities.
One of the Oulu Southern Institute’s key tasks is the development of the regional innovation environment. New
ways of making national and international (academic)
knowledge available for local entrepreneurs and other
actors is planned and implemented by experts at the
Institute. SMEs and development organizations are offered new possibilities to participate in R&D projects and
international collaboration.
In 2009, research group members published 40 scientific publications, including 11 refereed articles in international scientific journals and 21 refereed articles in international conference publications or combined works. n
D e v e l o p m e nt
T
he main research fields of the Oulu Southern
Institute are technology education, astroparticle physics, wireless data transmission and
communication, digital media, digital holography, and future manufacturing technologies. Research
activities are conducted in cooperation with the faculties
of the University of Oulu or other universities and other
national and international partners. The research groups
are led by research managers, who are merited experts
in their fields.
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Contact: Esa-Matti Järvinen, PhD
R e s e a rch D i re c t o r
[email protected]
h t t p : / / w w w. o u l u . f i / t e k n o k a s
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Researchers of Teknokas are developing the contents
and methods as well as materials and equipment for
technology education. One of the main activities is to arrange continuing professional development in technology education to primary and secondary school teachers,
and to support them in implementing the cross-curricula
theme of technology education in their teaching and in
school culture. Thus, the center is responding to the challenges of technology education posed by the reformed
curricula. The activities also include the promotion of innovation potential of SMEs by organizing activities promoting innovation processes for the personnel of companies.
The content areas include automation and robotics,
mechanisms, structures, electronics, energy, design and
chemistry. As technology normally develops through innovations, the main goals of technology education also
include the development of children’s, students’ and
adults’ skills in observing and solving problems related to
the built environment. At the same time technology education encourages them to develop their own creativity.
Cooperation partners include Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences, Design Museum and the
Finnish National Board of Education, which launched
an evaluation of cross-curricular themes in the National
Core Curriculum for Basic Education and invited Oulu
Southern Institute to be an expert member of technology
education in the evaluation forum. The center has several
international partners and collaborates widely in the field
of technology education research.
The nationwide TEKNOKAS Innovation and Technology Education programme (started 2008) continued
and the Teknokas Continuing Education Programme
2009-2011 began in April. Cooperation with Technology Centre Hermia in Tampere and the city of Tampere
was further strengthened. In Finland’s capital region the
Teknokas activities and cooperation were also substantial. The results of that work are published in Finnish
and international scientific journals. The training material
package “Keksitään lisää” was produced in cooperation
with Kerhokeskus Koulutyön tuki ry and with designer
Ristomatti Ratia. The material is included in the outcomes of the EU Year of Innovation and Creativity 2009,
in which Teknokas was one of the actors.
International Seminars and Exchange Activities
Cooperation was conducted with Design and Technology Education lecturer Dr. Keith Good from Greenwich
University, England. Prof. Good visited Ylivieska in September and gave a lecture and workshop for teachers
participating in the Teknokas continuing training course.
The Teknokas group visited the International Technology Education Association Conference and exhibition in
Louisville (KY), USA, in March and the Design and
Technology Education Conference and exhibition in
Birmingham, England, in November.
The training material package “Keksitään lisää” was
translated and published in English as “Let’s Invent
More”. This was done in collaboration with Jyväskylä University UPDATE -project (Understanding and Providing a
Developmental Approach to Technology Education). The
material was introduced and an invited lecture was given
in the International Technology Education Conference
in Madrid in November. The material package has also
been translated into the Catalan, Spanish and Estonian
languages. n
TE K N O K A S
T
EKNOKAS is the first nationwide innovation
and technology education center in Finland.
It provides nationally and internationally significant know-how and training that serves
teachers, students and employees of enterprises in developing and transmitting technological know-how. It also
enables the region’s youth and industry to know each other better, which will improve the vitality of the region in the
long run.
CU PP R E S EARCH G ROU P
C o n t a c t : Ti m o E n q v i s t , P h D
R e s e a rch D i re c t o r
[email protected]
http://cupp.oulu.fi
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CUPP
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gramme for research (FP7). Over a hundred researchers
provides excellent opportunities to carry out
from ten countries are involved in the project, in which a
research on astroparticle physics. At the
European large-scale research apparatus and its location
present, a larger experiment called EMMA (Experiment
will be selected from the seven available candidates. The
with MultiMuon Array) has been prepared and initial
main research topics of LAGUNA detectors are superno-
measurements have begun. The EMMA experiment is
vae, solar and geoneutrinos and proton decay.
evaluated by the international Scientific Advisory Board
the research activities, including EMMA experiment, in
Pyhäsalmi, are of high scientific quality. The Pyhäjärvi
site is a very prominent candidate to host a largevolume, next-generation liquid detector that is under investigation in the EU - FP7 Design Study LAGUNA, in
which the CUPP research group is participating as a
partner.
The LAGUNA study is comparing three different types of
large-volume liquid detectors and seven possible location
sites across Europe. The detectors are GLACIER (liquid
argon), LENA (liquid scintillation) and MEMPHYS (water
Cherenkov). The sites are Boulby (UK), Canfranc (Spain),
Frejus (France), Umbria (Italy), Pyhäsalmi (Finland),
Slanic (Romania), and SUNlab (Poland). This study
showed that it is possible to build any of those detectors
in Pyhäsalmi. LAGUNA consortium will give its recommendations in the summer 2010. With external funding
rock overburden of 75 meters to filter out low-energy
from the Council of Oulu Region, a detailed study of the
muons of an air shower, with cutoff energy of 45 GeV.
influence of a possible close-by nuclear power plant on
Thus only high-energy muons are detected, which is im-
the LENA detector at Pyhäsalmi was started in 2009.
portant as they carry out much more information about
This study will be completed in 2010. The decision for
the initial collisions than low-energy particles. The main
constructing the detector will be made by the European
research topics are the cosmic-ray composition at the
astroparticle physics organization ASPERA in 2011 or
knee region of the energy of particles and the investiga-
2012.
tion of the so called muon bundles observed at CERN
for the first time. The detector area of EMMA array is approximately 135 square meters divided into nine detector stations of 15 square meters each. The array is able
to measure the muon multiplicity, their lateral distribution
and also the arrival direction of the air shower. In particular, the capability of lateral distribution measurements
makes EMMA different from the other underground cosmic-ray experiments.
The main funding sources of the CUPP research group
in 2009 have been the State Provincial Office of Oulu
(ERDF including state funding), EU-FP7 (LAGUNA
project) and the Council of Oulu Region.
International Seminars and Exchange Activities
The LAGUNA Consortium general meeting was held
in Pyhäsalmi at the beginning of September. The SAB
meeting was held at the end of September. The interna-
LAGUNA Design Study (Large Apparatus for Grand
tional collaboration of the EMMA experiment had several
Unification and Neutrino Astrophysics) is an ongoing
meetings throughout the year. n
two-year infrastructure project of 1.7 million euros fun-
P h ysi c s
EMMA is a new-type, cosmic-ray experiment. It uses the
U n d e r g r o u n d
(SAB). The SAB stated in its last meeting report that
fo r
ded by European Union’s Seventh Framework Pro-
by INMET Mining Ltd, Canada) in Pyhäjärvi
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he 1400-meter-deep Pyhäsalmi mine (owned
R F M E D I A L A B O R ATO RY
C o n t a c t : J o u n i Te r v o n e n , D S c ( Te ch . )
R e s e a rch D i re c t o r
[email protected]
h t t p : / / w w w. r f m e d i a . f i
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R F MED I A
W i r e l e s s D a t a Tr a n s m i s s i o n ( W DT )
Successful cooperation between the two research organisations within RFMedia laboratory continued in
the spearhead focus area of Wireless Product and Testing Applications for Machines and Systems. There have
been several joint projects between Oulu Southern
Institute and CENTRIA under this umbrella funded mainly by TEKES, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology
and Innovations. In 2009 active projects were Ubiquitous
Computing in Maintenance Using Sensors and RFID
Tags (SensoTag), Real Fusion, Comprehensive Testing
(COMPTEST), and LTE Field Test Pilot (LTE FTP).
In the SensoTag project researchers of Oulu Southern
Institute participated successfully in application of WSAN
(Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network) technology. The
results of the project have been presented in two international scientific conferences and in six other technical seminars including the final seminar of the VAMOS
programme of TEKES.
Real Fusion, another joint project studying WSAN technology, began in 2009. The work of the project focused
on new system architectures of the sensor network
technologies in real-time practical environments using
embedded hardware and software interfaces. The project
included two research areas: 1. Industrial real-time environments: monitoring, control and remote diagnostics,
user interfaces, distributed data processing, and 2. Sensor fusion: WSAN, identification and positioning methods.
The aim of the COMPTEST project was to solve the challenges of comprehensive testing due to the increases of
both the complexity of the components and dimensions
of test systems. One task concentrated on items of RF
radiation and leakage in cables and connectors when the
frequencies are higher than before. This task included
both automated measurement campaign with the network analyzer and the radiated emissions from the cables
were measured in a radio anechoic chamber. The emission measurements were carried out in the EMC test
laboratory of the CENTRIA Research and Development
unit. Another task has been to study the telecommunication network start-up with the practical case of mobile
WiMAX. This task included the development of the laboratory test bed and mobile WiMAX field trial in Ylivieska
during the second half of 2009. The COMPTEST project
included research exchange between Oulu Southern
Institute and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea. GIST is the principal investigator of the Korean parallel collaboration project titled Development of Low Power/Low Cost MIMO Receiver for
Mobile WiMAX, which began in 2009.
RFMedia Laboratory joined the Cooperative Traffic ICT
(CT) Research programme in TIVIT (ICT SHOK) in the
autumn 2009 when the second year of CT programme
started. RFMedia Laboratory participates in LTE FTP
project together with three industrial partners. The project
studies the 3G LTE based networks and terminals as one
L AB O R ATO RY
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FMedia Laboratory is a media and ICT knowhow centre located in Ylivieska. The laboratory constitutes research groups of the Oulu
Southern Institute and of CENTRIA Research
and Development, which is the research organization of
the Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences.
The research groups of Oulu Southern Institute are Wireless Data Transmission, Digital Media, and Digital Holography.
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R F MED I A
The development of wireless data transmission knowledge continued also as a part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) project International
RFMedia Research Laboratory. Topics include embedded
wireless data transmission product solutions, testing and
applying of new telecommunication systems, and radio
channel related expertise, e.g. prediction models, radio
channel characterisation and measurements, coexistence
and interference scenarios, radio resource and spectrum
management methods.
Digital Media
Digital Media research within the International RFMedia
Research Laboratory project concentrated in 2009 on
usability issues, especially on human-computer-interaction with mobile devices. New partners, ideas, and practises on usability issues and testing with actual end users
were achieved via participation on the national Living Lab
pilot of networked regional centres (The Regional Centre
Programme).
Visual perception has been studied in cooperation with
the digital holography research group. Furthermore, the
Oulu based company LudoCraft Ltd has been cooperating as an external expertise company in studying the possibilities and required actions when utilising games and
game-like virtual environments to create new research,
development and business activities in Oulu South.
Surveys for both educational organisations and companies were conducted. One of the key activities in 2009
was organizing the Virtual Vieska event.
Innovative GIS Network in Oulu Region (InnoGIS) is a
collaborative ERDF project of Oulu University of Applied
Sciences (School of Renewable Natural Resources). The
other partners in the project in addition to Oulu Southern
Institute are CENTRIA Research and Development and
the University of Oulu (Department of Geography). Oulu
Southern Institute is a responsible partner in the task of
usability, user interfaces and interactive development environment, i.e. the main research topics are the usability
of GIS (Geographic Information System) systems and
social media applications in the innovation network.
I n t e r n a t i o n a l S e m i n a r s a n d E x ch a n g e
Activities
The first joint result seminar of Finish-Korean collaboration projects Comprehensive Testing, COMPTEST and
Development of Low Power/Low Cost MIMO Receiver
for Mobile WiMAX was organised in August 2009 in
Oulu.
Associate Professor Seokjoo Shin from Chosun University, School of Computer Engineering visited RFMedia
Laboratory August 2 - 7, 2009 as a representative of the
Korean collaboration project.
Plan Manager Myoung-Shin Kwak from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) visited RFMedia
Laboratory November 23-December 4, 2009. Ms. Kwak
represented the principal partner of the Korean collaboration project. n
L AB O R ATO RY
technology enabler of 4G wireless broadband access.
The idea is to pilot LTE and other 4G network functionality and added value versus existing telecommunication
networks in traffic environment via concrete end-to-end
use cases and practical field testing pilots.
D I G I TA L H O LO G R A P H Y R E S E A R C H G R O U P
C o n t a c t : Th o m a s N a u g h t o n
S c i e n t i f i c Le a d e r
[email protected]
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Oulu Southern Institute’s digital holography team coordinated in
2009 a European Commission-sponsored FP7 Collaborative Project
on digital holography called Real 3D. The Real 3D – Digital holography for 3D and 4D real-world objects’ capture, processing, and display -project is a research project funded under the Information and
Communication Technologies theme of the European Commission’s
Seventh Framework Programme. It brings together nine participants
from academia and industry in seven countries. This three-year
project marks the beginning a long-term effort to facilitate the entry
of a new technology (digital holography) into the three-dimensional
capture and display markets.
In 2009, the digital holography team also held a European Commission Intra-European Marie Curie Fellowship and Academy of Finland
funding for its digital holography research programme. The main
funding sources of the research in 2009 were EU - FP7, EU - Marie
Curie, and the Academy of Finland.
I n t e r n a t i o n a l S e m i n a r s a n d E x ch a n g e A c t i v i t i e s
Associate Professor Dr. Naveen Nishchal, Indian Institute of Technology, and Dr. Conor Mc Elhinney, National University of Ireland,
Maynooth, each joined the digital holography team for three
months during the summer of 2009. n
H O L O G R A PH Y
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he digital holography team conducts research on visual
perception, image processing, and usability issues of digital
holograms. Digital holograms are a new form of digital media that can capture three-dimensional properties of a realworld physical object or scene in a single image. The full potential of
digital holography for industrial inspection and metrology, bio-imaging
and medicine, and communication and entertainment is only recently
being studied. Members of the team of the Oulu Southern Institute
have pioneered aspects of hologram image processing. The team is
globally one of the only research teams studying visual perception
aspects of digital holography. The team is also actively working on
broad applications of digital holography, including industrial metrology, digital holographic microscopy, bio-imaging, and optical image
processing (including optical encryption and optical computing). One
of the novel research topics involves converting digital holograms
into stereoscopic formats that can be viewed through conventional
means, such as the anaglyph display shown in the picture opposite.
D I G I TAL
F U T U R E M A N U FACT U R I N G T E C H N O LO G I E S
Contact: Kari Mäntyjärvi, M Sc
R e s e a rch D i re c t o r
[email protected]
h t t p : / / w w w. o u l u . f i / f m t
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The key research areas of future manufacturing technologies are laser technology applications in the cutting,
joining and forming of ultra high strength steel materials. Laser technology research is focused on using the
technology for manufacturing products from sheet metal.
The foundation for the expertise was laid by a donated
professorship in 1999-2003, which continued as a permanent position in the University of Oulu, and by two
In 2009 the FMT research group grew to a group of
fourteen people. Eight of them worked in Nivala and
the other six in Oulu at the main university campus. The
group has presented and published its research results
in twenty international conference proceedings, with the
three most recent publications in 2009.
The main funding sources of the research in 2009 were
EU (ERDF) and TEKES (Finnish Funding Agency for
Technology and Innovation).
International Seminars and Exchange Activities
FMT group has an active cooperation with Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and with the University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. n
TECHN O L O G I E S
The main objective of the research activities is to develop new production technologies and implement them
in manufacturing industry and products in the Oulu South
region. Educational activities in the university as well as
in the vocational education are enhanced in the field of
production technology. The research group promotes
cooperation with educational organizations of the region
by carrying out joint development projects.
research and development projects: New production
methods in sheet metal industry and Expertise in Laser
and high speed machining technology. The development project “Innovative Production Technologies” began in 2007 and is focused on production methods and
processes of the future. This project is administrated
by the Educational Municipal Federation of the Kalajokilaakso Region and funded by the European Regional
Development Fund. In 2009, the research activities are
elaborated in two research projects: Usability of UltraHigh-Strength Steels and Roll Forming of Tailored Heat
Treated Ultra High-Strength Steel Strips, both funded by
the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES). The project, “Expertise of Forming High
Strength Steels”, administrated by the Oulu Southern
Institute and funded by European Regional Development
Fund, began in December 2009. The research activities
in 2009 were focused on the properties of the new materials and on developing new processing applications
for them. The ELME research and development projects
are carried out in cooperation with the industry. They are
partly funded by companies and the municipalities of the
Oulu South region.
M A NU F A CTUR I N G
The research group was founded in 2000. Since then,
research facilities have been established, research and
cooperation practices have been developed, and research
projects have been started and conducted. Research activities take place in the ELME Studio in Nivala in close
cooperation with Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences, Nivala Vocational College and with Nivala
Technology Village Ltd. The ELME studio belongs to the
Centre of Expertise Programme (OSKE) in Finland and is
a part of the national ProMetal network. Part of the FMT
research group operates at the main campus of the University of Oulu. The research activities in Oulu are carried
out in close cooperation with the Production Technology Laboratory of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
F UTURE
T
he electronics’ mechanics and metal research
group (ELME) focused its research topics on
the Future Manufacturing Technologies (FMT).
In 2009 the FMT group further elaborated its
research activities in the field of innovative production
technologies.
R E G I O N A L D E V E LO P M E N T
Contact:
Eija-Riitta Niinikoski, MA
Ta n j a R i s i k k o , D S c ( Te ch . )
Harri Jokela, M Sc
Development Manager
R&D Development Manager
E d u c a t i o n a l C o o rd i n a t o r
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
h t t p : / / w w w. o u l u . f i / o e i n s t
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The collaboration network was further expanded when the higher
education organizations jointly agreed on collaboration topics in the
Bothnia region. In education, research and innovation activities there
are four emphasized themes: 1) entrepreneurship, 2) adult education,
3) wellbeing, culture and tourism, and 4) energy, environment and
sustainable development.
e d u c a t io n
To increase the attractiveness and competitiveness of the area, the
institutions of higher education in Oulu South and Bothnia regions
have created joint strategies. First Oulu South Higher Education
Strategy was written in 2001 and has been updated for the third time
in 2009 to meet the future challenges. The main emphasis is on applied
research and rapid transfer of expertise and technology to the enterprises and other organizations. Oulu South Higher Education Strategy
is a central part of the regions’ new overall Cohesion and Competitiveness Programme (COCO).
an d
Oulu Southern Institute is an active actor in the regional innovation
environment. It promotes and organizes academic research, education and community development. The Institute cooperates with the
region’s enterprises as well as public development agencies and
educational organizations. The aim is to improve the innovation actors’
competence and networking in order to foster the growth and success of the region.
d e ve l o p m e n t
According to the statistics in 2009, there were about 4 700 companies in Oulu South. Entrepreneurship is notable in the region. Also,
young people are very entrepreneurially oriented. The enterprises are
mostly microsized or small companies. Roughly 93% of the companies have less than 10 employees, 7% of the companies have 10
to 250 employees and there are only three large companies in the
region.
R e gio n a l
I
ndustrialized rural areas and an active, international business life
are characteristic of the Oulu South region in Northern Finland,
located in the southern part of the Oulu province in the county of
Northern Ostrobothnia. Population of the area is roughly 90,000
inhabitants, and the relative number of young people is highest in
Finland.
O u l u S o u t h re g i o n c o m p r i s e s t h e N i v a l a - H a a p a j ä r v i ,
Yl i v i e s k a a n d H a a p a v e s i - S i i k a l a t v a s u b re g i o n s
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Regional Development group members attended a factfinding and benchmarking trip to Bilbao in Spain in October. A report of the trip was published by the nationwide
Innovation Network in November. EU Comission’s new
R&D Programmes, funding possibilities and good practices were surveyed in various events including Regions
Oulu Southern Institute carries out surveys of educational needs in cooperation with entrepreneurs and their
organizations. Based on the results, the institute plans
and realizes necessary development actions. Furthermore, the institute offers student counseling and guidance of academic studies including examination possibilities for distance learning students.
Oulu Southern Institute is an active member of the Oulu
South Educational Network, which is a virtual organization based on an agreement signed by the educational
organizations of the region. Other active members of
the network are the regional units of the Universities of
Applied Sciences of Central Ostrobothnia and Oulu (in
Ylivieska and Oulainen, respectively), the Educational
Municipal Federations of Kalajokilaakso and SiikaPyhäjoki regions and the regional units of the Summer
University of Northern Ostrobothnia (in Ylivieska and
Pyhäjärvi).
The first Oulu South Higher Education Strategy was
composed in 2001 as a joint understanding of the goals
of the members of Oulu South Educational Network.
The third updating process was completed at the end
of 2009. Oulu Southern Institute organizes an annual
seminar with the Kerttu Saalasti Foundation. The 2009
seminar, held in June, focused on the topic Towards the
International Research Center. n
e d u c a t io n
Collaboration with Nordregio expanded as Oulu Southern
Institute took part in a project called Regional universities and university colleges (regional HEIs), their regional
impact on innovation, attractiveness and economic performance. Collaboration in ELME Studio was studied as
one example of the regional impact of universities and
a lecture was given at an international conference in
Reykjavik, Iceland in June. The project report (Higher
education institutions as drivers of regional development
in the Nordic countries) and the case studies (Interaction
between higher education institutions and their surrounding business environment - Six Nordic case studies) are
published by Nordregio (www.nordegio.se -> Publications).
Education is one of the most meaningful ways to develop
regions. The educational level in Oulu South is relatively
low. The percentage of people over 15 years that have a
post-secondary (university, polytechnic) education is only
17 %, which is clearly lower than the national average
(25 %). However, eagerness to acquire a higher level of
education is quite high according to the surveys done in
recent years.
an d
Oulu Southern Institute participates in Regional trajectories to the knowledge economy - Nordic-European
comparisons, a Nordic project (REKENE). It combines
in-depth work in firms and in their regional context of
public actors, higher education institutions, networks of
firms and other actors. The project produces new academic knowledge while also delivering input to practice
and policymaking.
Education and Student Counseling
d e ve l o p m e n t
International Activities
for Economic Change and Research Connection 2009
conferences.
R e gio n a l
Oulu Southern Institute has a coordinating and catalyzing
role in the Oulu South innovation environment. In 2009,
the institute’s regional development team has planned
several new initiatives together with collaboration partners. These include for example the research and development program for micro and small and medium
enterprises and entrepreneurship, which will be started
in 2010.
The international partners of Oulu Southern Institute
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T h e M o s t I m p o r t a n t I n t e r n a t i o n a l P a r t n e r O rg a n i s a t i o n s i n 2 0 0 9 :
Australia: Griffith University, Sydney University (TEKNOKAS)
The Institute of High-Energy Physics in the Academy of China (CUPP)
Denmark:
Region Sjælland, Roskilde University (REKENE), University of Århus (CUPP)
France:
Laboratoire Souterrane de Modane, University of Paris (CUPP)
Germany:
Bremer Institut für Angewandte Strahtechnik (Real 3D),
HOLOEYE Photonics AG, Germany (Real 3D),
Technische Hochschule München, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (CUPP),
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FMT),
Great Britain:
Greenwich University, Open University Milton Keynes, University of Central England,
Aberdeen University (TEKNOKAS), Institute for Underground Science at Boulby (CUPP)
Holland:
Eindhoven University of Technology (TEKNOKAS),
Iceland:
Akureyri Region Business Agency, University of Akureyri (REKENE)
Ireland:
Italy:
National University of Ireland, Maynooth County Kildare (Real 3D)
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Napoli (Real 3D),
Laboratori Nazionali di Gran Sasso (CUPP)
Poland:
Warsaw University of Technology (Real 3D)
Russia:
Spain:
Nuclear Research Institute of the Academy of Russia in Moscow
Radium Research Institute of V.G.Klop in St. Petersburg
The Institute of High-Energy Physics in Protvino (CUPP)
St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University (WDT)
Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfanc (CUPP)
South Korea:
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (WDT)
Sweden:
Teknikens Hus Luleå (TEKNOKAS)
Luleå University of Technology, Svensk Vertygsteknik Ab (FMT)
University of Karlstad, Stockholm County Council, University of Stockholm,
University of Linköping, Nordregion (REKENE)
Switzerland :
CERN (CUPP)
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lyncée Tec SA (Real 3D)
Turkey:
Bilkent Universitesi Bilkent Ankara (Real 3D)
USA:
Millersville University Pennsylvania (TEKNOKAS)
Pa r t n e r s
China:
I n t e r n a t io n a l
O
ulu Southern Institute has an outstanding national and international network of partners. International cooperation includes e.g. conducting joint projects, exchanging researchers and teachers and
publishing scientific articles. Active cooperation is performed in various European and Asian countries, in the United States of America, and in Australia.
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M e m b e r s o f t h e B o a r d i n 2 0 07 - 2 0 0 9 a n d t h e i r Pe r s o n a l D e p u t y M e m b e r s
Kari Kuutti, professor, Department of Information Processing Science, chairman
deputy Kari Pankkonen, development manager
professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
deputy Erkki Salonen, professor
Jarmo Rusanen, professor, Department of Geography deputy Toivo Muilu, professor
Juhani Niskanen,
professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering deputy Jussi A. Karjalainen, professor
Mikko Isohanni, administrative manager, Faculty of Education
deputy Pauli Siljander, dean
Kari Rummukainen, professor, Department of Physical Sciences deputy Kalevi Mursula, professor
Olavi Jakkula, development director, Planning and Development unit
deputy Matti Joensuu, development manager
Eelis Kokko, director, Oulu Southern Institute
Kari Valtanen, mayor, Nivala, vice chairman
deputy Esa Jussila, managing director, Nivala-Haapajärvi subregion
Pekka Pietiäinen, mayor, Pyhäjärvi/ Nivala-Haapajärvi subregion
deputy Maija-Liisa Veteläinen, mayor, Haapajärvi/
Nivala-Haapajärvi subregion
Jouko Luukkonen, mayor, Haapavesi/ Siikalatva subregion
Asko Ojamäki,
deputy Hannu Saarinen, managing director, Siikalatva subregion
mayor, Ylivieska/ Ylivieska subregion
deputy Timo Kiema, managing director, Ylivieska subregion
Secretary of the board is Development Manager Eija-Riitta Niinikoski. There are three expert members representing the economics of the Oulu South region in the board; Merchant Martti Liuska (deputy Tapio Uusitalo),
Managing Director Jyrki Niinikoski (deputy Jouko Hannula), Engineer Matti Tallgren (deputy Veli-Matti Karikoski).
R e so u r c e s
a n d
Juha Röning, A d m i n is t r a t io n
O
ulu Southern Institute is the sole regional unit of the University of Oulu. It was initially established in
2000 and became permanently established in 2004. The Institute is led by the director with the help
of the board. Board members are nominated by the rector of the University of Oulu, and they represent the cooperating departments and faculties of the University and the region. The board has two
meetings annually. Chairman of the board is Professor Kari Kuutti.
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Others 1 %
A d m i n is t r a t io n
Norden 0,04 %
Enterprises 0,34 %
EU/
Comission
(FP7) 8 %
Ministry of Education and other
State Administrations 1 %
Income financing 2009.
Budget / University
of Oulu 6 %
Finnish Academy
of Science 3 %
Finnish Funding
Agency for
Technology and
Innovations
(TEKES) 17 %
Municipalities
23 %
Provincial
Federation10 %
Foundations 2 %
a n d
County Administrative
Board 37 %
R e so u r c e s
The budget of Oulu Southern Institute in 2009 was about 2.7M€; approximately 6 % of the budget came from the
University of Oulu as basic financing and 94 % of it was financed by different sources of project funding e.g. EU:
Comission´s 7th Framework Programme (FP7) and Structural Funds (ESF, ERDF, Interreg), Finnish Academy of
Science, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovations (TEKES), various foundations, funding from municipalities, regional public organisations and private companies.
Internal services 1 %
Rent 5 %
Capital assets 1 %
Expenses 2009.
Other
7%
Material 5%
Outsourcing
services 9 %
Personnel 67 %
Travel 5 %
The main expenses consisted of personnel costs. Oulu Southern Institute rents the facilities for its activities.
There were 45 full-time employees in the institute at the end of 2009. More than 15 % of them had doctorate
degrees and approximately 56 % had other university degrees (MSc or MA), the rest were students or had other
required qualification. R&D Manager Tanja Risikko finalised her doctorate degree and defended her doctoral thesis
“Safety, Health and Productivity of Cold Work: A Management Model, Implementation and Effects” and qualified as
a Doctor of Science (Tech.). Personnel of the Oulu Southern Institute work in three cities in the Oulu South region
(Nivala, Ylivieska, Pyhäjärvi) and at the main campus in Oulu.
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Quality Assurance System in Oulu Southern Institute
O
ulu Southern Institute was chosen as one of
the internal quality units of the University of
Oulu for the year 2010, and got monetary
acknowledgement on the basis of systematic
development of the QA system and documentation during 2009. According to the feedback, the Institute has
recognized well the critical tasks and the developmental
needs of its operations. In the feedback, it was also mentioned that according to the Institute’s Quality Handbook,
the quality work seems to be an essential part of the Institute’s normal operation.
The Institute’s QA system covers all functions and operations, which are described in the Quality Handbook. The
QA system is based on the recognized characteristics
and established QA methods of the whole university organization. The whole personnel of the Institute participated in documenting the QA system. The University of
Oulu’s QA system was audited in November 2009. The
Institute prepared for the audit by organizing internal trainings for all research groups and administrative bodies.
There are three guiding principles in the Oulu University´s
QA system: collaboration, enhancement-led evaluation
and promotion of good practices. The fundamental functions of the university are education, research and social engagement. Oulu Southern Institute concentrates
on social engagement. To be able to serve the needs of
partners and interest groups, the Institute has described
its responsibilities and operations very accurately in the
Quality Handbook. The Institute’s QA system consists of
both common elements and research group-specific information.
The University of Oulu passed the audit implemented by
the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation (FINHEEC),
which evaluated the University’s QA system. n
Ke r t t u S a a l a s t i Fo u n d a t i o n
T
he Kerttu Saalasti Foundation was established
in 2000 by the municipalities and educational
organisations of the Oulu South region together with the University of Oulu. The foundation supports the work done by the Oulu Southern Institute by granting scholarships and fostering collaboration between the Institute and the region.
Counsellor of Education Mrs. Kerttu Saalasti (19071995), whose father was President Kyösti Kallio, was a
member of Finnish Parliament and Minister of Education.
The establishment of the University of Oulu in the 1950s
was one of her most significant achievements.
The biography of Kerttu Saalasti was published by the
foundation in December 2008. The name of the book,
Yhteinen hyvä – paras hyvä, tells about Kerttu Saalasti´s
thinking; in different situations she wanted to find the
common good and consider it the best. The biography
was written by Dr. Tytti Isohookana-Asunmaa. n
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R e s e a r c h
R e s e a rch a n d D e v e l o p m e n t P r o j e c t s i n 2 0 0 9 a n d
Th e i r M a i n F i n a n c i n g R e s o u r c e
a n d
D ev e l o p m e n t
P r oj e c ts
I N
2 0 0 9
TEKNOKAS - Nationwide Technology Education EU-ESF, Ministry of Education,
Ministry of Employment and the Economy
International RFMedia Research Laboratory Ubiquitous Computing in Maintenance
Using Sensors and RFID Tags Comprehensive Testing – COMPTEST Innovative GIS Network in Oulu Region (InnoGIS)
Cooperative Traffic ICT
(CT)/LTE Field Test Pilot (LTE FTP)
EU-ERDF
TEKES/VAMOS program
TEKES/ERDF
EU-ERDF
Real Fusion
TEKES/Ubicom program
Real 3D Holographic image processing and visual perception
of digital holograms
EU-FP7
Finnish Academy
Holomobile Marie Curie
Cosmic-ray experiment EMMA
LAGUNA: Capacities/infrastructures/Design Study
The influence of a possible close-by nuclear power plant on the LENA detector at Pyhäsalmi
EU-ERDF
EU-FP7
Council of Oulu Region
Innovative production technologies - INTO Usability of ultra-high-strength steels - ULLE
Roll Forming of Tailored Heat-Treated Ultra High-Strength
Steel Strips – ULLA
Investigation on the Usability of Ultra High Strength
Structural and Wear Resistant Steels - KuURak
EU-ERDF
TEKES
EU-ERDF/TEKES
Expertise of Forming Ultra High Strength Steels – ROLLE
EU-ERDF
Developing the innovation environment in Oulu South region Regional trajectories to the knowledge economy
Nordic-European comparisons, REKENE EU-ERDF
TEKES/Tivit Oy
EU-ERDF/TEKES
Nordic Council
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Naughton Thomas J, Sheridan JT. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Vol. 26, No. 9, 2009, pp. 2033-2042. Analysis of phase encoding for optical encryption - Monaghan DS, Situ G, Gopinathan U, Naughton Thomas J,
Sheridan JT. Optics Communications, Vol. 282, No. 4, 2009, pp. 482-492.
The combined walkthrough: Measuring behavioral, affective, and cognitive information in usability testing - Partala T,
Kangaskorte Riitta. Journal of Usability Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2009, pp. 21-33.
Optical computing - Naughton Thomas J, Woods D. Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 215, No. 4, 2009,
pp. 1417-1430.
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Perceptual quality of reconstructions of digital holograms: extending depth of focus by binocular fusion - Näsänen
Risto, Metso A, Lehtimäki Taina M, Naughton Thomas J. Perception, Supplement, vol. 38. 32nd European Conference
on Visual Perception, Regensburg, Germany, 24-28 August 2009, pp. 154-155. P u b l i c a t io n s
Speed up of fresnel transforms for digital holography using pre-computed chirp and GPU processing - Pandey N, Kelly
DP, Naughton Thomas J, Hennelly BM. Optics and Photonics for Information Processing III, Proc. SPIE 7442, 744205,
San Diego, USA, August 2009, Iftekharuddin KM, Awwal AAS (eds.), pp. 744205 1-11. Study of lateral distribution function of charged particles in EAS at the knee region - Petkov VB, Sarkamo Juho, Räihä
Tomi, Dzhappuev DD, Lidvansky AS. Proceedings of the 31st ICRC, Lodz 2009, Manios A et al. (eds.), pp. 1-4.
Stereo vision based approach for extracting features from digital holograms - Pitkäaho Tomi, Naughton Thomas J.
FRINGE 2009: The 6th International Workshop on Advanced Optical Metrology, Nürtingen, Germany, 14-16 September 2009, pp. 562-567. Multispectral lensless digital holographic microscope: imaging MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cell cultures - Ryle
JP, Molony KM, McDonnell S, Naughton Thomas J, Sheridan JT. Optics and Photonics for Information Processing III,
Proceedings of SPIE vol. 7442, 744206, San Diego, USA, August 2009, Iftekharuddin KM, Awwal AAS (eds.), 744206
1-11. Cosmic-ray experiment EMMA: Tracking analysis of the first muon events - Räihä Tomi, Enqvist Timo, Joutsenvaara
Jari, Karjalainen J, Kuusiniemi Pasi, Loo Kai, Olanterä Lauri, Sarkamo Juho, Heikkilä E et al. Proceedings of the 31st
ICRC, Lodz 2009, Manios A et al. (eds.), pp. 1-3. RFID and wireless sensor and actuator networks in advanced production applications - Tervonen Jouni, Luimula M,
Pieskä S, Pitkäaho Tomi, Alaspää J. The 5th International Conference Mechatronic Systems and Materials MSM-2009,
Vilnius, Lithuania, 22-25 October, 2009, pp. 117-118. Total
Refereed, international
Other, international
Other, domestic
Article (total)
40
32
6
2
Scientific Journal
11
11
0
0
Other Journal
2
0
0
2
Combined Work
2
2
0
0
25
19
6
0
Conference Publication
2 0 0 9
Smart wheel loader based on RFID and positioning technologies - Pieskä S, Luimula M, Alaspää J, Pitkäaho Tomi,
Tervonen Jouni. Conference Proceedings of 8th International Conference and Workshop on Ambient Intelligence and
Embedded Systems, AmiES 2009, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 23-25 September, 2009. 38
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ulun Eteläisen instituutti on aktiivinen toimija alueensa innovaatioympäristön kehittämisessä. Se toimii yhteistyössä alueen yritysten, kehittämis- ja koulutusorganisaatioiden
kanssa. Toiminnan tavoitteena on alueen kilpailukyvyn ja
menestyksen vahvistaminen.
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Korkeakoulujen rakenneuudistuskeskustelu jatkui edelleen voimakkaana vuoden 2009 aikana. Keskustelu kohdistui ennen kaikkea opetusministeriön ohjailemaan yliopistojen väliseen resurssien jakoon, jossa Aalto-yliopisto
selviytyi voittajana. Oulun Eteläisen instituutti hoiti hyvin
oman osuutensa Oulun yliopistorahaston varojen kerryttämisestä yhdessä alueen kuntien kanssa organisoimalla
olosuhteisiin nähden merkittävän 200 000 euron lahjoituksen yliopistorahastoon.
Instituutin toiminnassa oli edelleen mukana keskimäärin
45 henkilöä. Heistä seitsemän oli tohtorin tutkinnon ja
25 muun korkeakoulututkinnon suorittaneita. Yksikkö sai
yliopiston avajaisjuhlassa palkinnon toteuttamastaan yhteiskunnallisen palvelutehtävän suorittamisesta. Tämän
lisäksi instituutti palkittiin vuoden aikana suorittamastaan
laatujärjestelmän kehittämistyöstä. Instituutin laatukäsikirja toimii myös henkilökunnan perehdyttämismateriaalina.
Instituutin rahoituksesta 94 % oli yliopiston ulkopuolista
rahoitusta, jossa korostuu EU:n 7. puiteohjelman, Suomen
Akatemian ja TEKES:in myöntämä rahoitus. Yliopiston
perusrahoituksen lisäksi Oulun läänihallituksen sivistysosaston ja Pohjois-Pohjanmaan liiton rahoitus on tukenut
ratkaisevasti instituutin toimintaa. Alueen kuntien ja seutukuntien rooli rahoittajana on myös ollut merkittävä.
Vuosi 2009 oli kokonaisuudessaan aktiivisen, kansainvälisen toiminnan sävyttämä. Instituutti toimi Real 3D
puiteohjelmahankkeen koordinaattorina ja LAGUNA
–tutkimuskeskushankkeen partnerina osallistuen eurooppalaisen neutriinoastrohiukkasfysiikan tiedeyhteisön jäsenenä tulevaisuuden suurta mittalaitetyyppiä ja
sijoituspaikkaa arvioivaan työhön, joka eteni v. 2009
nopeasti. Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy:n kaivos Pyhäjärvellä oli
esillä yhtenä varteenotettavimmista tutkimuskeskuksen
sijoituspaikkavaihtoehdoista. Hankkeen tilanteesta informoitiin vuoden aikana pääministeriä, ministeriöiden
virkamiehiä, kansanedustajia, valtionvarainvaliokunnan
työ- ja elinkeinojaostoa ja sivistys- ja tiedejaostoa sekä
tutkimus- ja innovaationeuvostoa. EMMA-kokeen, joka
on maailman ensimmäinen ja ainoa maan alle vastaavalle
syvyydelle (85 m) asennettu kosmisia säteitä tutkiva koe,
rakentaminen jatkui CERN:stä ja Venäjältä hankittujen
tuikeilmaisimien asentamisella kaivokseen rakennettuihin
mittausasemiin.
Instituutin tulevaisuuden tuotantoteknologioiden tutkimusryhmän elektroniikan mekaniikan ja metallin tutkimus- ja kehittämistoiminta jatkui voimakkaana Nivalan
ELME Studiossa yhteistyössä Kalajokilaakson koulutuskuntayhtymän ja Nivalan Teollisuuskylä Oy:n kanssa.
Yhteistyö yritysten kanssa oli merkittävää ja toiminnassa
TEKES-rahoituksen rooli korostuikin edelleen.
Kokonaisbudjetiltaan kuuden miljoonan euron Real 3D
-hanke oli merkittävin ICT-alan kehittämisympäristössä
toteutetuista hankkeista RFMedia-laboratoriossa, joka on
instituutin ja KPAMK:n CENTRIA- tutkimus- ja kehitysyksikön yhteinen toimintaympäristö. Se on samalla eräs
valtakunnallisestikin edistyneimmistä ammattikorkeakoulun ja yliopiston yhteistyöhankkeista.
Instituutin teknologiakasvatustoiminta (TEKNOKAS) jatkui myös vuoden 2009 aikana näkyvänä valtakunnallisena toimintana. Yhteistyötä tehtiin mm. Helsingin, Espoon,
Vantaan ja Oulun kaupunkien kanssa. Tampereen teknologiakeskus Hermia oli edelleen yksi keskeisimmistä
yhteistyökumppaneista. Teknologiakasvatuksen innovaatiotyöpajoja suunniteltiin toteutettavaksi ammatillisella
toisella asteella.
Oulun Eteläisen korkeakoulukeskus, jonka toimintaan
instituutti osallistui aktiivisesti, vahvisti v. 2009 aikana
ennestäänkin merkittävää rooliaan Oulun Eteläisen alueellisen yhteistyön ja kehittämistoiminnan toteuttajana.
Jatkossa korkeakoulukeskus vastaakin alueen KOKOohjelman innovaatiotoiminnan toteuttamisesta ja kehittämisestä. n
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Ad m i n i s t r a t i o n ,
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Eelis Kokko, Director
Eija-Riitta Niinikoski, Development Manager
Tanja Risikko, R&D Development Manager
Harri Jokela, Educational Coordinator
Martti Saarela, Planner
Maarit Uimaniemi, Departmental Secretary
Eija Korjonen, Project Secretary
Tii Amperla, Graphic Designer
Leena Eskola, Research Trainee
Te ch n o l o g y E d u c a t i o n ( T E K N O K A S )
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Arto Karsikas, Project Planner
Esko Piippo, Project Planner/ Graphic Designer
Heli Vaara, Project Planner
Jorma Kivi, Project Engineer
Fu t u r e M a n u f a c t u r i n g Te ch n o l o g i e s
Kari Mäntyjärvi, Research Manager
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Markku Keskitalo, Researcher
Jarmo Mäkikangas, Researcher
Anu Väisänen, Researcher
Mikko Hietala, Researcher
Antti Määttä, Researcher
Antti Järvenpää, Researcher
Jari Niskanen, Research Assistant
Sanna Viirelä, Project Engineer (leave of absence)
Ritva Saukko, Project Engineer
Underground Physics
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Sirpa Räsänen, Project Secretary
Pasi Kuusiniemi, Researcher
Juho Sarkamo, Researcher
Tomi Räihä, Researcher
Jari Joutsenvaara, Project Planner
Kai Loo, Researcher
R FMedia Laboratory
Jouni Tervonen, Research Manager
Virve Sorvoja, Researcher
Marjut Koskela, Research Assistant
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Konstantin Mikhaylov, Researcher
Jussi Väisänen, Researcher
Thomas Naughton, Research Manager
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Risto Näsänen, Researcher
Tomi Pitkäaho, Researcher
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