http://www.tbrc.fi/ Technology Business Research Center Technology Business Research Center News http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=966 2012-04-12 14:00:00 Jyri Vilko, Master of Science in Technology, will defend his doctoral dissertation at the Lappeenranta University of Technology on April 12th at 12 noon, room 1382. His dissertation is titled Approaches to Supply Chain Risk Management: Identification, Analysis and Control. Professor Hannu Kärkkäinen from Tampere University of Technology, Finland will act as opponent. Professor Jukka Hallikas of Lappeenranta University of Technology will act as custodian. Päivi Nuutinen http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=943 2011-12-19 11:00:00 Matti Karvonen, Master of Science in Technology, will defend his doctoral dissertation at the Lappeenranta University of Technology on December 22 at 12 noon, room 1383. His dissertation is titled Convergence in Industry Evolution. Professor Josu Takala, University of Vaasa, Finland will act as opponent. Professor Tuomo Kässi of Lappeenranta University of Technology will act as custodian. M. Sc. (Tech) Matti Karvonen has worked in many TBRC projects, more information: http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/researchers/?SID=170 Päivi Nuutinen http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=932 2011-11-18 09:00:00 Jussi Kasurinen, Master of Science in Technology, will defend his doctoral dissertation at the Lappeenranta University of Technology on November 18, 2011, at 12 noon, room 1381. His dissertation is titled Software Test Process Development. Professor Markku Tukiainen, University of Eastern Finland, and Accociate Professor, Ph.D. Robert Feldt, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, will act as opponents. Professor Kari Smolander of Lappeenranta University of Technology will act as the custodian. M. Sc. (Tech) Jussi Kasurinen has worked in TBRC project MASTO - Adaptive Reference Model for Software Testing Organizations. More information: http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/researchers/?SID=272 Päivi Nuutinen http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=924 2011-10-07 14:00:00 Master of Science (Econ) Mika Vanhala defends his doctoral thesis with the title: Impersonal trust within the organization: what, how, and why? Dissertation will take place in auditorium 1382 at the Lappeenranta University of Technology on October 24th, 2011 at 14 o'clock. More info: http://www.lut.fi/fi/lut/events/2011/sivut/20111007_vaitosmikavanhala.aspx M. Sc. (Econ) Mika Vanhala has worked in TBRC projects InnoSpring Access and InnoSpring Janus. More information: http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/researchers/?SID=226 Päivi Nuutinen http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=907 2011-08-05 10:00:00 The multidisciplinary research institutes of Lappeenranta University of Technology – the South Karelian Institute, NORDI and TBRC – organised an open seminar entitled “Open your research – Science across boundaries” June 8th, 2011 at Lappeenranta University of Technology. The seminar discussed and presented multidisciplinary research from different perspectives. The opening words by Vice-rector Veli-Matti Virolainen were followed by three presentations on interesting multidisciplinary research topics and projects. The presentations, which were given by Valentina Fava, Pami Aalto and Outi Cavén-Pöysä, will be found below. o “Big Business and Cold War: Fiat in the USSR (1965-1985)” Valentina Fava, Ph.D. in economic and social history, University Researcher, Helsingin yliopisto o “Interdisciplinary cooperation within the framework of the Northern Dimension Institute: Examples from energy sector research” Pami Aalto, Dr., Jean Monnet Professor, University of Tampere o “Why would I want to check my pulse on my watch?” - A multidisciplinary journey to discover consumers’ motives Outi Cavén-Pöysä, Adjunt professor (HU and LUT) More info of the seminar: http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events/index.php?nid=892 Päivi Nuutinen http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=904 2011-06-22 15:00:00 Master of Science (Econ) Heidi Olander defends her doctoral thesis with the title: Formal and informal mechanisms for knowledge protection and sharing Dissertation will take place in auditorium 1381 at the Lappeenranta University of Technology on June 30th, 2011 at 12 o'clock. More info: http://www.lut.fi/fi/lut/events/2011/sivut/20110630_vaitos_olander.aspx M. Sc. (Econ) Heidi Olander starts as a project manager in a new TBRC project in July, 2011. More information: http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/researchers/?SID=224 & http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/projects/?PCID=31&PID=86 Päivi Nuutinen http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=899 2011-06-07 14:00:00 Master of Science (Tech) Mika Immonen defends his doctoral thesis with the title: Public-Private Partnerships: Managing organizational change for acquiring value creative capabilities Dissertation will take place in auditorium 1382 at the Lappeenranta University of Technology on June 10th, 2011 at 12 o'clock. More information: http://www.lut.fi/ M. Sc. (Tech) Mika Immonen has worked as a researcher in many TBRC projects, at the moment in Älykop project. More information: http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/researchers/?SID=187 & http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/projects/?PCID=31&PID=77 Päivi Nuutinen http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=895 2011-05-31 12:00:00 Welcome to hear about new business possibilities created by integration of the forest and healthcare industries. In the interactive agenda there are presentations about user driven R&D, the future of medical supply and home care, smart homes as business environment and future packing solutions that are already in use. Päivi Nuutinen http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=892 2011-05-25 15:00:00 A joint seminar of the multidisciplinary LUT research units South Karelian Institute, NORDI and TBRC at Lappeenranta University of Technology, Hall 1303, on June 8, 2011 12.45 Coffee 13.00 Opening words by Vice-Rector Veli Matti Virolainen 13.10 Presentations o “Big Business and Cold War: Fiat in the USSR (1965–1985)” Valentina Fava, Ph.D. in Economic and Social History, University Researcher, University of Helsinki, http://www.helsinki.fi/collegium/english/staff/Fava/fava.htm o “Interdisciplinary cooperation within the framework of the Northern Dimension Institute: Examples from energy sector research” Pami Aalto, Dr., Jean Monnet Professor, University of Tampere o “Why would I want to check my pulse on my watch?” - A multidisciplinary journey to discover consumers’ motives Outi Cavén-Pöysä, Adjunct Professor (HU and LUT) 14.10 Comments o Pertti Kolari, South Karelian Institute o Minna Martikainen, NORDI o Jukka Hallikas, TBRC Discussion. All are welcome to join this open seminar. No pre-registration is required. Inquiries: South Karelian Institute/Tanja Karppinen, tanja.karppinen@lut.fi, NORDI/Leila Armila, leila.armila@lut.fi, TBRC/Päivi Nuutinen, paivi.nuutinen@lut.fi Seminar programme: The South Karelian Institute is a multidisciplinary research unit at Lappeenranta University of Technology the purpose of which is to produce internationally esteemed research in humanities and social sciences and publications on high-ranking forums. The Northern Dimension Research Centre, NORDI, is a Lappeenranta University of Technology research unit which coordinates and promotes university research involving Russia and related international scientific co-operation. The Technology Business Research Center, TBRC, is a research unit coordinating collaboration with the business sector and the technology and business research efforts of the different faculties at Lappeenranta University of Technology. Päivi Nuutinen http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/news__events//?nid=878 2011-03-18 15:00:00 The closing seminar of the Bioenergy -project will be held in Lappeenranta University of Technology on 25th of March, 2011 Programme & information (in Finnish): More information about the project Sähkön ja lämmön yhteistuotanto biopolttoaineilla: http://www.tbrc.fi/eng/projects/?PCID=31&PID=79 Päivi Nuutinen