DSII - Doctoral School of Industry Innovations

Congratulations M. Sc. (Tech) Erkka Virtanen for graduating from DSII! 🎉

The doctoral dissertation of M. Sc. (Tech) Erkka Virtanen in the field of Materials Science titled “Initiation and Growth of Subsurface Fatigue Cracks in Large-size Bevel Gears” will be publicly examined at the Tampere University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (ENS)

📌 Where: Hervanta campus, Konetalo, K1702
📅 When: Friday 26.6.2026 at 12:00

Virtanen did his dissertation in collaboration with Tampere University and Ata Gears Oy.

DSII doctoral researchers took a well-deserved break from research and enjoyed a boat trip to Viikinsaari, a lake island just off the shores of Tampere, for a day of recreation in good company 🌞 

🌿 We enjoyed a walk around the island, recharging in the island's serene and protected nature reserve area.

⛳The day also included some friendly competition in the form of a DSII mini golf tournament. 

A warm thank you to everyone who joined DSII Summer Day!

👉 We're hiring!
Position: Doctoral Researcher Power Electronics

Tampere University, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences is seeking a Doctoral Researcher to complete a four-year dissertation project under the joint supervision of a university professor and a company representative. The partner company for this position is GE Vernova.

GE Vernova is a leader in energy technology, focuses on innovative solutions in power generation, grid infrastructure, and energy storage to support the transition to sustainable energy systems.

The purpose of the job is to create new knowledge for academia and industry in the field of power electronics. The position requires a background and/or interest and/or experience in power electronics (power converters, modulation methods), control theory (modern control theory, optimal control), mathematics and optimization (convex and nonconvex optimization), embedded programming, and microprocessors.

At the university, the work will be supervised by Associate Professor Dr. Petros Karamanakos.

➡️ Read more about the job and apply by 30.6.2026: https://tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_A&jid=3096

At DSII’s May meeting, we welcomed Ville Korpiluoto from Solita, who discussed the role of research in digital consulting. The session also featured a presentation by DSII doctoral researcher Herbert Hartl, who shared progress in his research on ultrafine aerosol measurements.

Herbert Hartl is conducting his research as part of the DSII Scale-up pilot program, a collaboration between Tampere University, University of Helsinki, and Tamlink. The initiative is funded by the Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation and participating companies. Hartl's research is carried out in collaboration with Airmodus.

A big thank you to all participants! 😄

DSII recently had the opportunity to visit Tammervoima’s waste power plant Tarastenjärvi, a key piece of energy infrastructure in Tampere region ♻️

Tammervoima plant offers an example of how society’s unavoidable waste can be transformed into useful thermal and electrical energy. The plant is jointly owned by Tampereen Energia and Pirkanmaan Jätehuolto.

➡️ Read DSII doctoral researcher Lauri Aaltonen's blog post of our visit: dsii.fi

"The visit offered a valuable peek into the operations of a waste-to-heat power plant. It served as a reminder that improving sustainability is not just developing new technologies, but also continuously improving the systems that already exist."

A big thanks to Tammervoima for having us!

DSII's most recent graduate Panagiotis Korkos shares how determination and being innovative guided him through his doctoral studies.

💡 The goal of Korkos’s research was to create a data driven method for detecting faults in the hydraulic pitch system of wind turbines, using only data coming from already installed systems in the wind turbines.

➡️ Read Korkos's journey here: https://www.dsii.fi/post/a-wind-powered-odyssey-through-doctoral-studies

Korkos has done his doctoral research in collaboration with Tampere University and Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy.

DSII’s monthly doctoral researchers’ meeting provoked ideas and discussion by combining a research presentation with a look at practical innovation environments.

DSII doctoral researcher Ville Karlsson gave a presentation on the research he is doing in collaboration with Huawei Finland and Tampere University to find solutions to the issue of energy consumption in Standard Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs).

The meeting concluded with a visit to FabLab Tampere, where we explored digital fabrication technologies and learned how ideas can be developed into physical prototypes.

💡 We're hiring! 💡

👉 Position: Doctoral Researcher in Biotechnology

Tampere University hires a Doctoral Researcher to complete a four-year dissertation project. The partner company for this position is AMYRA Biotech AG.

AMYRA is a Swiss company pioneering innovative digestive enzyme supplements and therapeutics that support the digestive capabilities of the intestinal brush border membrane (BBM).

This position will create new knowledge for academia and industry in the fields of digestion, nutrition, and gastroenterology.

The position is located at the Tampere University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology

➡️ Read more about the job and apply: dsii.fi