Curriculum Vitae of Hannu H. Kari/Research

(per 22.02.2006)

Research related activities of Hannu H. Kari

Achievements

 I consider the following to be my main achievements:
  • Participation in the GPRS standardization (one of the ten persons who actually wrote the GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) standard to connect GSM-mobile phones to Internet) 1994-1997
  • Development of the PLA (Packet Level Authentication) -concept (to secure network infrastructure against internal and external attacks) 2002-2005
  • Raising public and scientific awareness of the vulnerability on the Internet (My prediction "Internet is collapsing" has woken people worldwide to think about reliability issues of Internet)
  • Working as director of TOTI-research institute (development of project management and reporting tools at HUT) 1998-2002
  • GPRS Accelerator product developed at FirstHop (participation as technical adviser on the development project) 2000-2003
  • ChargeGate product developed by Nixu (participation as technical adviser on the development project) 2000-2002
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    Degrees

    I have received from Helsinki University of Technology three degrees: Master of Science (in Technology) 1986, Licentiate of Science (in Technology) 1989, and Doctor of Science (in Technology) 1997. More detailed information is:
  • 1997: Doctor of Science (in Technology): "Latent Sector Faults and Reliability of Disk Arrays" in Computer Science Department at Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland.
  • 1989: Licentiate of Science (in Technology) Hannu H. Kari: "Diskless Workstations in a Local Area Network". Helsinki University of Technology, department of Electrical Engineering.
  • 1986: Master of Science (in Technology): Hannu H. Kari: "Tapaus EKENET". Helsinki University of Technology, department of Technical Physics. In Finnish.
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    My scientific research history

     I have worked many years at the university and also in industry. I have consistently worked on network technology related research and development projects. I started working on computer networks already in 1981 when I joined the first company, Altim Control, that manufactured process control automation solutions. Also in Valmet Automation (1983-1984) and Eke Automaatio (1984-1986), I was working with process automation networks. After graduating from HUT in 1986, I started working at Nokia with office automation networks. One of the developments project was Nokia's own NetNet -network. As part of Nokia's education program, I finalized my Licentiate thesis in 1989 on Diskless workstations that we developed together with Microsoft. As part of my section manager duties, I was also the project manager for Nokia when we developed diskless workstation concept for Microsoft. They then put our software into distribution as part of standard OS/2 and LAN Manager operating systems.

    I had a two years sabbatical from Nokia in 1990-1992, when I was doing my PhD -research at Texas A&M university. I received scholarships from HUT, ASLA-Fulbright, Jenny and Antti Vihuri Foundation, and Finnish Cultural Fund. During that time I was also working for Nokia as a part time researcher on disk array technology, that became also my main research area at the university.

    When I returned to Finland in 1992, I got again a section manager position at ICL Personal Systems (that had bought Nokia's PC manufacturing in Finland). During that time, my main task was to adjust all operating systems (Windows, OS/2, etc) for ICL PCs. Also, our group designed all software for our disk array controller. At that time, I had 14 persons working in my team.

    After returning back to Nokia Corporation in 1994, I started working on standardization at Nokia Telecommunication. In addition to participating actively as a main delegate of Nokia Telecommunication at European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) standard, I was completing my dissertation. The year 1997 was very busy, as I defended my dissertation and at the same time, the first version of the GPRS standard was finalized. Many patent applications were filed in those years, most of them just a few days or even hours before the ideas were presented to our competitors.

    At the beginning of the 1998, I returned to HUT where I had earlier worked as part time research assistant and lecturer (1982-1989). Now, I became the first full time director of the TOTI (Telecommunications and Software Engineering) -research institute. One of my main tasks at the beginning was to establish good practices in project reporting, budget supervision, and personnel management. TOTI -institute had only the director and one secretary for managing over 100 researchers in projects. Hence, the office had several dozens of projects running simultaneously. The main task for the director was to set up new research projects and negotiate funding and contracts with industry.

    Although being a director at TOTI -institute was a full time job, I was also asked to work as a professor (pro tem) at Telecommunications Software and Multimedia (TML) laboratory as some of its professors were having leave of absence. Hence, I was working in two positions at the same time at HUT: director of institute and also professor. Additionally, I got also the responsiblity of the director of laboratory. I considered that my main duty as a director was to lead the laboratory over a tough transition phase from one era to another. For example, I had to manage very dynamic personnell situation, since so many persons were leaving the university and we had to fullfil our obligations with our industrial partners. Also, unsecure future caused restlessness on the people.

    After handing off the tasks at TML laboratory to my successor (prof. Petri Vuorimaa), I moved to my current position at the laboratory for Theoretical Computer Science (TCS) in which I first worked as professor (pro tem) and since 1.9.2002 as nominated for a five-year-term professor working on the area of mobility management.

    While working at HUT I have kept my close relation with the industry as I have worked in several medium sized ICT companies as a technology adviser and research director. This has given me a good opportunity to utilize my expertice as well as build good research relations between the industry and academic world.

    Academic research projects

     In last five years, I have led a large number of research projects. For detailed list, see below. The cumulative amount of work in these projects is in the order of 80 person years. Approximately, one third of my supervised Master's Theses, all three Licentiate Theses and my only Doctoral thesis are from these projects. In addition, several other professors have supervised their students in my projects. Summary of the research project volumes is here:
  • Funded by Academy of Finland: one project (budget 120 kEUR)
  • Funded by National Technology Agency of Finland: four projects (total sum of budgets over 1.93 MEUR)
  • Funded by industry: three projects (total sum of budgets over 290 kEUR)
    •  Research projects funded by Academy of Finland
  • 2003-2005: UbiComp: Privacy issues in wireless world (budget about 120 000 EUR)
    •  Research projects funded by National Technology Agency of Finland (Tekes)
  • 2006-2007: PLA: Packet Level Authentication -architecture for network infrastructure (100%-ly funded by Tekes) (budget 480 000 EUR)
  • 2002-2005: GO-CORE: Mobility management in wireless networks (Mobile IP, Ad hoc networks and network mobility) (budget about 600 000 EUR)
  • 2002-2004: Brocom: Efficient and secure multicast data delivery engine in wireless environment (budget about 150 000 EUR)
  • 1999-2001: GO: Service Architecture for the Nomadic Internet Users of the Future. This project had several subprojects studying special problems of wireless communication and mobility. The initial idea of the project was generated and the project funding was arranged/negotiated by Hannu H. Kari. The first two years, the project was in TOTI-Institute under the supervision of Hannu H. Kari. The third project year started August 2001 in IDC-Institute. The budget of the GO-project totalled in three years over 3 MEUR. (GO-CORE subproject budget about 700 000 EUR)
  • 1998-2000: MART: Mobile Ad-hoc Routing Testbed -project. This project studied ad-hoc networks and routing of packets in ad-hoc networks. This project developed a MART-node that provides wireless access using IEEE 802.11b technology. Over 80 MART-nodes installed in Otaniemi area. (budget about 100 000 EUR)
    •  Research projects funded by industry/government
  • 2003-2005: CAN: Core Ad hoc Networks, and survivability of military communication (with Finnish Defence Forces)
  • 2004: AdHoc: Ad hoc Networks and routing protocol (with Finnish Defence Forces) (budget about 35 000 EUR)
  • 2002: 007: Routing and security issues in military-grade ad-hoc networks (with Finnish Defence Forces)
  • 2000-2001: AHAA: The focus of the AHAA project is on network architecture and management of mobile ad hoc networks in a hostile environment. (with Finnish Defence Forces)
    • Other research projects in years 1998-2001 (total sum of research budgets about 1.9 MEUR, out of which majority comes from National Technology Agency of Finland (Tekes))
  • 1998-2001: ABACI: Requirements engineering for product families
  • 1999-2001: ESAPS: Engineering Software Architectures, Processes and Platforms for System-Families
  • 1999-2001: SCOMS: Software configurable multidicipline switch
  • 1999-2001: Calypso: Programmable broadband networks
  • 1999-2001: IP-MAN: Management issues in large IP networks
  • 1999-2000: PDPA: Protocol Design Pattern Algorithms
  • 1999: TOVE: New network infrastructures
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    Industrial research projects led by Hannu H. Kari

    My main industrial research project was the GPRS standardization effort in which I participated during years 1994-1997. Most of the patents listed on the publication list are from that time.

    During 2000-2003, I have participated two major development projects in the role of technology adviser. Both of these products are protected with patents.
  • GPRS accelerator (developed in FirstHop) to enhance wireless communication over low speed Internet connections
  • ChargeGate (developed in Nixu) to develop content based billing for mobile and fixed Internet service.

    • Publications

     Detailed information on publications is found in a separate document

    Summary of my publications:
  • International journals: 5
  • International conference papers: 33
  • Theses: 3 (Master's, Licentiare, and Doctoral)
  • Books: One chapter (in Finnish)
  • Patents: 32
  • Organized workshops: 1
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    Management of scientific research

     My management experience can be divided into two categories: in the academic world and in the industry.

    Management experience at academic world

     Since 1998, I have worked at Helsinki University of Technology, first as a director of TOTI (Telecommunications and Software Engineering) research institute (from 1998-2002), and later as a professor (pro tem) as well as director of the Telecommunications Software and Multimedia (TML) laboratory. At the moment, I have my five-year term professor position at the Laboratory for Theoretical Computer Science.

    During my time at the research institute, I was responsible for the personnel management of the institute, as well as for signing all contracts with companies and employees. The total volume of TOTI instutute from 1998 to 2002 was over 11 MEUR and the number of employees was at maximum over 100. One of the important tasks for the director of the research institute was to initiate new research projects. A good example of this is GO-project, that lasted for almost six years from 1999 to 2005, summing up to over 4 MEUR research budget and almost 80 person years. This money was distributed to four different laboratories and used by seven professors.

    Being a director of laboratory (1.1.2000-31.5.2001) gave me a good experience of managing large research laboratory during the time when economical situation at HUT was difficult. The number of projects was declining and research budget of the laboratory decreased radically. That led into a situation where we had to close our research unit with 40 persons at Lappeenranta. That was my duty and we managed to close down the unit smoothly.

    As an ordinary professor, managing research projects is a normal everyday job. However, the main task is not just managing personnel, but finding money from various sources. So far, I have managed to get funding both from academic sources (such as Academy of Finland, National Technology Agency of Finland) and also industrial sources (such as Nokia, Finnish Defence Forces). Naturally, I, as a professor, must carry the main responsibility for the scientific leadership and direction of the research projects and give supervision to graduate and post-graduate researchers.

    Management experience at industry

     My earlier management skills at Nokia Information Systems (1988-1990) and ICL Personal Systems (1992-1994) were related on working as a section manager at research and development divisions. Size of the groups I led varied from ten to fifteen persons. When doing the standardization work at Nokia Telecommunication (1994-1997), I was working as a system architect that is responsible for designing future standards so that they best fit the company's needs. As a system architect I was also responsible for transferring knowledge from standardization committees to the company in order to design best possible products.

    Later, while working as a professor at HUT, I have utilized my skills on the area various in ways. First, I have acted as a technology adviser for various companies (such as Nixu, FirstHop, IO-box) when they were developing new commercial products. During this time I have made also six technology 'due diligence' evaluations (for Stratos Ventures and 3i venture capitals) to help them to make decision about whether to invest money on startup companies.

    At the moment, I'm involved with two new startup companies with a small share (1% each). The first one, Mobile Safe Track, develops locating services, e.g., to find a lost children. The second one, Smart Concept Finland, develops new kinds of messaging services for mobile users. My main interest in both companies is to utilize my expertice in developing new secure solutions for mobile Internet markets. My main concers are privacy of individuals and reliability of services. Hence, my wide background on computer networks, reliability analysis, mobility management, protocol design, wireless networks, security, and performance analysis are easy to utilize in these new research projects.

    Management experience

    Hence, my management experince can be categorized in the following lists:

    General management positions at research institutions
  • Director of Telecommunications and Multimedia Software laboratory at HUT
  • Director of TOTI research institute at HUT
  • Group leader at ICL Personal Systems
  • Group leader at Nokia Information Systems
  • Responsible professor for several research projects at HUT
    •  Research management
  • Director of TOTI research institute at HUT
  • Research director at SSH Communications Security
  • Technology adviser at Nixu
  • Technology adviser at FirstHop
  • System architect at Nokia Telecommunications
    •  Technology advisory board memberships
  • Member of Technology Advisory Board at Nixu
  • Member of Technology Advisory Board at Lifix Systems
  • Member of Technology Advisory Board at CSC
  • Technology Advisory at Stratos Ventures
  • Technology Advisory at FirstHop
  • Technology Advisor at IO-box
    • Negotiating research financing
  • Director of TOTI research institute at HUT
    •  Evaluating feasibility of research projects and companies
  • Technology adviser at Stratos Ventures
  • Technology Due Diligence -evaluator for venture capitals
    •  Standardization
  • Primary delegate of Nokia Telecommunication in ETSI (European Telecommunications Standard Institute) for GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) standardization
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    Other scientific merits of Hannu H. Kari

    Academic and industrial evaluations

    I have written an evaluation statement for the following professor positions:
  • 2005: Evaluation for two candidates for professor position on area of "tietojärjestelmät, erityisesti tietoturva (computer systems, especially security)" (position number 2777) at Oulu University, Finland.
  • 2004: Evaluation for eleven candidates for position of "professor/senior lecturer in developing IT-products" at KTH, Sweden.
  • 2004: Evaluation for one candidate for associate professor position on area of "Wireless Security" position number L24005 at Aalborg University, Denmark.
  • 2003: Evaluation for one candidate for permanent full professor position on area of "Internet technology and communication systems" (dnr 930-2003-0289) at KTH, Sweden.
    • Additionally, I have written other evaluation reports:
  • 2005: Statement for Finnish Competition Authority on "Usage of wireless technologies on TAXI applications"
  • 2004: Statement for the Parlament of Finland on document "Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2004; Government report 6/2004".
  • 2002: Statement for Finnish Competition Authority on "Purchasing broadband access services for a medium sized city in Finland"
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    Memberships

     I am/have been a member of the following advisory boards:
  • 2005 onwards: Finnish delegate on behalf of National Emergency Service Agency at EU CI2RCO project dealing with Critical Information Infrastructure Research Co-ordination
  • 2005-2008: Chairman of the board of Institute for Digital Communications (IDC) at HUT
  • 1999-2003: Member of scientific advisory board (SAB) of of Finnish IT Center for Science
  • 2000-2003: Member of Technology Advisory Board of Nixu
  • 1994-1997: Main delegate of Nokia Telecommunications at GPRS standardization at European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
  • 2001-2003: Chairperson of Mensa Finland
  • 2000-2003: Chairperson of editorial council of TestIt-magazine by Stellatum
  • 1998-2002: Chairperson of technical advisory board of Otaverkko Oy (HUT partly owned ISP operator in Otaniemi area)
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    Presentations and lectures

     I have been active in public discussion on various topics related to my research areas. To name a few examples: discussion on feasibility of 3rd generation mobile networks; reliability and problems in Internet; ways to implement broadband Internet access on countryside; and trustworthy information in Internet. On these issues I have been asked to give presentations in various fora. Additionally, I have been interviewed several times by the Finnish TV and radio, but also the international media, from the Netherlands, Taiwan, UK, France, and Kuwait. My interviews have been printed in magazines like The Times and L'Express.

    International conferences and workshops

  • 2005: Invited speech: "Security Problems and Requirements in Healthcare Systems with Smart Cards/Terminals", European Union E-Health seminar, Venice, Italy, September 2005.
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Opportunities and Security Threats of Smart Cards and Mobile Smart Cards in Healthcare Systems", European Union E-Health seminar on NETC@RDS, Helsinki, Finland,june 2005.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Battlefield Internet - Is Internet collapsing now or later?", Security Forum Workshop 2004, Espoo, Finland, April 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Packet Level Authentication (PLA)", Security Forum Workshop 2004, Espoo, Finland, April 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech, "Military-grade wireless ad hoc networks", Office of Naval Research, Washington DC, USA, April 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Internet is deteriorating and close to collapse - What we can do to survive?", Data Security Conference 2004, Helsinki, Finland, November 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "New technologies: Are we already too dependant on Internet?", Cisco System's Cisco iVision -seminar, Tallin, Estonia, March 2004.
  • 2003: Invited speech: "Securing Communication in Wired and Wireless Military Networks: Packet Level Authentication (PLA)", Data Security Conference 2003, Helsinki, Finland, October 2003.
  • 2003: Invited speech: "Packet Level Authentication (PLA) - New Way to Handle Access Control in Wireless Networks", Data Security Conference 2003, Helsinki, Finland, October 2003.
  • 2003: Invited speech: "Securing Communication in Wired and Wireless Military Networks", IDG security workshop, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2003.
  • 2003: Invited speech: "Context Aware Management Architecture", Civilian Information Technology for Military Operations (CITMO) workshop, Ronneby, Sweden, April 2003.
  • 2002: Invited speech: "Wireless Networks in Military, Governmental, and Civilian environments", Data Security Conference 2002, Helsinki, Finland, October 2002.
  • 2001: Plenary presentation: "Wireless Networks and ecured Communication s Building Blocks or Virtual Communities" at Commercenet 2001 seminar in Taipei, Taiwan, July 2001.
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    Invited presentations at other universties

  • 2004: "Military-grade wireless ad hoc networks", University of Maryland, USA, April 2004.
  • 2003: "Military-grade wireless ad hoc networks", KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, May 2003.

    • National conferences/workshops

    Here is a list of selected presentations from 2000-2005 in Finnish seminars and workshops:

    Presentations related on future of 3rd generation mobile phone networks:
  • 2002: Invited speech: "Does teleoperator have future on wireless Internet services?", IIR Teleconnector 2002, Helsinki, Finland, November 2002.
  • 2001: Invited speech: "To UMTS of not to UMTS", Finnish Information Processing Association seminar, Helsinki, Finland, April 2001.
  • 2001: Invited speech: "Extinction of Dinosaurs - End of the Era of Telecom Operators", TietoEnator seminar, Helsinki, Finland, November 2001.
    •  Presentations related on reliability of Internet systems:
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Internet collapses or not? Opportunities and threat of Internet", TIVA (Information preparedness) seminar, Helsinki, Finland, November, 2005.
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Does Internet really collaps?", TIVA (Information preparedness) seminar, Helsinki, Finland, May, 2005.
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Internet at year 0", Teleware Corporate security seminar, Helsinki, Finland, May, 2005.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Internet is deteriorating and close to collapse - What we can do to survive?", Data Security Conference 2004, Helsinki, Finland, October 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Does Internet have any more use in serious business? Thousand and one ways to collaps Internet", Teleware Telecommunication seminar, Helsinki, Finland, September, 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Countdown of Internet has started - Use Internet as long as you can", Teleware Corporate security seminar, Helsinki, Finland, May, 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Thousand and one ways to collaps Internet", Workshop Ministery of Interior on Network security, Helsinki, Finland, September 2004.
  • 2004: Invited Speech: "Digital content in Internet: Problems, Solutions, and future", Applinet seminar, Espoo, Finland, October 2004.
    • Presentations related on wireless and security in Internet:
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Reliable information distribution using multichannel data delivery", Data Security Conference 2005, Helsinki, Finland, October 2005.
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Multichannel data delivery: basis for reliable decision making and for efficent means to distribute digital content", Teleware Wireless Forum, Helsinki, Finland, November 2005.
  • 2003: Invited speech: "Does Wireless LAN depress us?", Finnish Information Processing Association seminar, Helsinki, Finland, April, 2003.
  • 2003: Invited speech: "Privacy in wireless networks", Teleware seminar, Helsinki, Finland, May 2003.
  • 2003: Invited speech: "Privacy in wireless networks", Finnish Information Security Association seminar, Helsinki, Finland, March, 2003.
  • 2003: Invited speech: "Security of mobile users", Security seminar, organized by SSH, F-Secure, and Stonesoft, Helsinki, Finland, February 2003.
  • 2002: Invited speech: "Mobile user's security. How to prepare yourself with security needs and problems?", Finnish Information Processing Association seminar, Helsinki, Finland, September, 2002.
  • 2002: Invited speech: "Security risks in the future", Finnish Information Processing Association seminar, Helsinki, Finland, February, 2002.
  • 2002: Invited speech: "Utilizing Wireless LANs in an Industrial Environment", Spinno Wireless Bridge -workshop, Espoo, Finland, December 2002.
  • 2002: Conference presentation: "IPsec based Mobility Solution", IPsec conference, Paris, France, December 2002.
  • 2002: Conference presentation: "Cost reduction and productivity increase by applying security solutions", IPsec conference, Paris, France, December 2002.
  • 2002: Conference presentation: "Location privacy", IPsec conference, Paris, France, December 2002.
    • Presentations related on broadband access services in Finland:
  • 2005: Invited speech: "MPLS - a mean to connect networks?", Regional broadband internet seminar, Jalasjärvi, Finland, November 2005.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Broadband networks - key for future services", Regional broadband internet seminar, Tampere, Finland, November 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Broadband networks - key for future services", Regional broadband internet seminar, Joensuu, Finland, October 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Broadband networks - key for future services", Regional broadband internet seminar, Helsinki, Finland, September 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Broadband networks - key for future services", Regional broadband internet seminar, Pello, Finland, August 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Services and future of broadband access networks", Regional broadband internet seminar, Helsinki, Finland, June 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Dependency on Internet - are we already too dependant on Internet?", Regional broadband internet seminar, Seinäjoki, Finland, May 2004.
  • 2004: Invited speech: "Future of broadband access networks", Regional broadband internet seminar, Kauhajoki, Finland, May 2004.
    • Presentations on various topics:
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Children and information society", Children and Information society seminar, Tampere, Finland, November 2005.
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Multichannel data delivery in governmental use", National emergency service day (VIRVE), Espoo, Finland, March 2005.
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Information as a weapon", National ITK-conference for teachers, Hämeenlinna, Finland, April, 2005.
  • 2005: Invited speech: "Tools for building secured services in Internet", HST-seminar (Electrical identification card), Helsinki, Finland, May 2005.

    • Conference organization committees

    I have been a member in the following conference organization committees:
  • 2001: ICAD 2001 The Seventh International Conference on Auditory Display Helsinki University of Technology, Finland 29th of July - 1st of August 2001
  • 1999: DAIS'99 (Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems) Conference
    •  Additionally, I organized a three-day workshop in Otaniemi, Espoo in April 2004: SFW2004 (Security Forum Workshop 2004). It focused on military and civilian operations and network security issues. There were about 40 participants, majority foreigners.

    Awards and scholarships

     Following awards and scholarhips have been granted to me:
  • 2006-2007: Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes): Securing IP-based network infrastructures using Packet Level Authentication (PLA) -technique -research project, 100%-ly Tekes funded strategic research project, 480 000 EUR
  • 2004: Office of Naval Research, ONRIFO, USA: travel scholarship 1900 EUR
  • 2003-2005: Academy of Finland (Suomen akatemia): Privacy in Ubiquitous Service and their Development -research project, 120 000 EUR
  • 1991: Finnish cultural foundation (Suomen kulttuurirahasto) scholarship 60 000 FIM
  • 1991: Jenny & Antti Wihuri foundation (Jenny ja Antti Wihurin säätiö) scholarship 60 000 FIM
  • 1990: Asla-Fulbright scholarship 80 000 FIM
  • 1989: Award for fast graduation at Helsinki University of Technology. 5000 FIM
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