D.Sc. Ahti Karjalainen
Project Leader of DeNuSa from 12.11.2022
Academic education: Doctor of Science in Technology (Technical Physics), Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2010. M.Sc. (Industrial Electronics), Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2005.
Work Experience:
Researcher in DeNuSa, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, since Aug 2021 Visiting Researcher Helsinki University 2022-present
Industrial internet Specialist, Visma Consulting, 2018-2020
Partner and Senior Electronics Engineer, Distence Oy, 2011-2018
Research assistant to Doctor of Science, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2003-2010
Research activities:
Detector for Nuclear Safety responsible of electronics hardware (2021-present)
Various Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) hardware and software projects (2010-2020)
Development of ultrasound measurement accuracy with reference transducer (2008-2010)
Project leader in PIEKO-project where responsible of ASIC developed (2006-2007)
Development testing of electronics for CERN CMS experiment RPC detector readout (2005).
Dr. Aneliya Karadzhinova-Ferrer
Project Leader of DeNuSa 01.02.2022-12.11.2022
Aneliya Karadzhinova-Ferrer, PhD., has spent the last decade developing next generation detectors and sensors with a collaborative network of colleagues, teams and projects that are based in Europe, North America and Asia. With a reputation of excellence based on her record of achievement, she has been recruited on to many projects including: the creation and completion of the Center for Detectors, Sensors and Electronics (CDSE) in Zagreb, providing the international IDEA Project with a novel design that has successfully resolved major issues with their Dual Readout Calorimeter, testing and developing new electronic fabrication techniques for combatting Single Event Effects with the University of Sevilla, developing and testing Cadmium Telluride X-Ray detectors with the Helsinki Institute of Physics and many more. In 2021, she was once again invited by her Alma mater, University of Helsinki, to continue her Cadmium Telluride research efforts with the RADDESS Project and is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Lappeenranta University of Technology.
Throughout her career, Dr. Karadzhinova-Ferrer has found that outreach activities are important for the success of research and development projects. Giving back to the scientific community through volunteer work has been key to her outreach efforts. In September 2021, she was nominated and now proudly serves on the CERN CMS Collaboration Board Advisory Group. She has had the pleasure of being the Chair of the Organisation Committee of the CERN Career Networking Event for 2019, a member of the CERN CMS Career Committee since 2019, a member of the CERN CMS Young Scientists Committee since 2018, a co-convener of the Snowmass Career Pipeline and Development Group and was elected Deputy Chair of the CERN CMS Young Scientists Committee for the term of September 2020-2021.
In February 2022, Aneliya was recruited as the new Project Leader of the DeNuSa project after the tragic passing of the projects’ founder, Jaakko Härkönen.
Docent Eija Tuominen
Academic education: Doctor of Science in Technology (semiconductor physics), Helsinki University of Technology 2003, M.Sc (nuclear and energy physics), Helsinki University of Technology 1993.
Work Experience: Laboratory Director at Helsinki Institute of Physics Detector laboratory, since 2009. Project leader at HIP for “CMS Upgrade project” 2000-2008 (2000-2003 at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland). Laboratory Manager at Helsinki University of Technology Electron Physics Laboratory 1999-2000. Project Officer at United Nations World Food Programme Guatemala 1997-1999. Project Leader at Helsinki University of Technology 1995-1997. Information Officer at NEMO Renewable Energy Research Programme at Helsinki University of Technology Nuclear Physics Laboratory 1993-1995.
Research activities: Some 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals about radiation detectors and some 900 physics articles about high energy physics. Referee of funding applications for EU Marie Curie Sklodowska Actions MCSA, Research Foundation Flanders FWO, Paris Region Fellowship Program and European Science Foundation ESF. Guest editor in “Frontiers in Sensors”. Referee of manuscripts for several scientific journals. Supervisor for several doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s theses. Member of organizing committees of several scientific conferences. Member of the committee preparing the Finnish Strategy for Nuclear Energy Research 2014.
Professor Panja Luukka
Academic education: Doctor of Science in Technology (Semiconductor Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 2006. M.Sc. (Electronics Production Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 2002.
Work Experience: Professor, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, since 2019. Project leader and research coordinator of CMS Upgrade-project, Helsinki Institute of Physics, since 2016. Senior scientist, CMS Upgrade-project, Helsinki Institute of Physics, 2013-2016. Scientific advisor, ADAM (Applications of Detectors and Accelerators to Medicine) SA, Geneva, Switzerland, 2009-2012. Postdoc scientist, CMS Upgrade-project, Helsinki Institute of Physics, 2007-2012. Researcher, CMS Tracker-project, Helsinki Institute of Physics, 2000-2006. Employee in the assembly, Planar International Ltd. 1997-1998.
Research activities: CMS Collaboration Board Secretary and Deputy Chair. Member of CMS Collaboration Management Board, CMS Collaboration Executive Board, CMS Collaboration Finance Board, CMS Tracker Editorial Board, CMS Tracker Conference Committee, CMS Tracker Upgrade Steering Group, CMS Tracker Phase I Upgrade Management Board, CMS Tracker Finance Board, CMS Collaboration Diversity Office, RD50 Collaboration Board, and Advisory Board of SpeCom Oy, Espoo. About 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals dealing with semiconductor processing, High Energy Physics instrumentation, semiconductor material characterization and radiation hardness of silicon detectors. More than 1000 physics articles with the CERN CMS Collaboration. Reviewer of articles for ”Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A”. Supervisor and pre-examiner for several doctoral thesis. Supervisor for several bachelor and master’s thesis.
M.Sc ( engineering ) Marko Arenius
Marko has more than 20 years professional consulting experience. His areas of expertise areas include project and program management, focusing on large scale industrial and R&D projects. For the last 15 years he has worked within the nuclear industry including on the construction of a new build nuclear power plant (Olkiluoto 3), on the world’s first underground nuclear waste repository and in nuclear related research facilities. During this time, he has been responsible for the development of project management tools and processes, including project management software, and for project data management. He has worked as project management officer, group leader and project management / project controls specialist.