Curriculum Vitae of Hannu H. Kari/Academic and industrial background

(per 22.02.2006)

Academic background:

1998-> Helsinki University of Technology
  • 1.9.2002: professor on Mobility (5-year term)
  • 1.10.2001-31.8.2002: professor on Mobility (pro tem)
  • 1.9.1999-31.5.2001: professor on Telecommunications (pro tem)
  • 1.1.2000-31.5.2001: Director of TML laboratory
  • 1.3.1999-31.12.2002: Director of TOTI-institute (5-year term)
  • 1.1.1998-28.2.1999: Director of TOTI-institute (pro tem)
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    1990-1992:

    Post graduate studies in Computer Science department at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (with Fulbright scholarship)

    1988-1989

    Part time teacher at HUT at EE department

    1986-1988

    Part time teacher at HUT at EE department

    1983

    Part time laboratory assistant at HUT at EE department

    Industrial background:

    2002->

    Teleware
    Technology educator on GPRS related topics. About 5 courses per year.

    2001-> 2002

    Lifix Systems
    Technology adviser. Member of Technology Advisory Board. Board meeting few times per year.     13.6.2000-31.12.2003

    SSH Communications Security
    Research director and Technology adviser. Part time position one day per week.
    Development of mobile security products.

    2000-> 2003

    Nixu
    Technology adviser. Member of Technology Advisory Board. Part time position, two days per month.
    Advisor on Charge Gate -product development for content based billing on mobile and fixed networks.

    15.11.2000-30.11.2002

    First Hop
    Senior technology adviser. Part time position, two days per month.
    Advisor on Wireless Accelerator -product development for transport protocol acceleration of low speed mobile networks and content manipulation to minimize transmission costs.

    2000-> 2001

    IO-box
    Technology adviser. Few meetings per year

    2000->

    Stratos Ventures
    Technology adviser. Few meetings per year

    1.8.1994-31.12.1997


    Nokia Telecommunications/
    Nokia Cellular Systems/
    Wireless data server systems
  • System Architect in GSM data applications /Full time position.
  • One of the main designers of the GPRS standard (General Packet Radio Service), one of the GSM extensions.
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    14.9.1992-31.8.1994


    Nokia Information Systems/
    Nokia Data Systems/
    ICL Personal Systems
  • Local Area Network (LAN) development in office automation environment/Full time position.
  • ICL Distinguished Engineer -award April 1993
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    1.8.1990-13.9.1992


    Nokia Data Systems/
    ICL Personal Systems
  • I had my two-years sabbatical in the USA at Texas A&M University for my PhD research. At the same time, I was working as a consultant in Nokia.

    • 1.7.1986-3.8.1990


    Nokia Information Systems/
    Nokia Data Systems
  • Local Area Network (LAN) development in office automation environment/Full time position.
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    1.6.1984-2.9.1986

    EKE Automation Ltd
  • Local Area Network (LAN) development in flexible manufacturing system (FMS) environment/Full time position.
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    1.1.1983-31.5.1984

    Valmet Automaatio Ltd
  • Local Area Network (LAN) development in process control environment/Full time position.
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    1981-1982

    Altim Control Ky
  • Local Area Network (LAN) development in process automation environment/Part and full time position.
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