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Olav Tirkkonen is associate professor in communication theory at the Department of Communications and Networking in Aalto University, Finland, where he has held a faculty position since August 2006. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in theoretical physics from Helsinki University of Technology in 1990 and 1994, respectively. Between 1994 and 1999 he held post-doctoral positions at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, Copenhagen, Denmark. From 1999 to 2010 he was with Nokia Research Center (NRC), Helsinki, Finland, most recently acting as Research Fellow. In 2016-2017 he was Visiting Associate Professor at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. He has published some 200 papers, is the coinventor of some 80 families of patents and patent applications and is coauthor of the book "Multiantenna transceiver techniques for 3G and beyond".
The current research interests of the communication theory group, a research group led by Professor Tirkkonen, are in wireless networks, physical layer processing, coding theory and quantum information processing. The development of wireless systems keeps opening up new frontiers and enabling the use of methods of increasing sophistication to optimize system performance on all layers in Radio Access Networks (RANs).
Current topics include
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 7 Jun 1994
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 5 Jun 1990
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
Tirkkonen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/11/2023 → 31/10/2026
Project: RCF Academy Project targeted call
Tirkkonen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2023 → 31/03/2026
Project: BF Co-Research
Tirkkonen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2023 → 30/06/2025
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Tirkkonen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2023 → 30/06/2025
Project: EU: Framework programmes funding
Tirkkonen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2024
Project: RCF Other
Tirkkonen, O. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Tirkkonen, O. (Examiner)
Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
Tirkkonen, O. (Opponent)
Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
Tirkkonen, O. (Opponent)
Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
Tirkkonen, O. (Opponent)
Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
Tirkkonen, O., Kazemi, P. & Al-Tous, H.
05/01/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Solin, A., Joutsela, M., Jalas, M., Kähäri, P., Kibler, E., Niinimäki, K., Koveshnikov, A., Lund, P. D., Kuittinen, M., Kuula, M., Järvinen, M., Nyberg, K., Tirkkonen, O., Kirjavainen, S., Suominen, A., Viikari, V., Lindberg, D., Korkeamäki, T. & Rintamäki, J.
25/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
20/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Sihvola, A., Tirkkonen, O., Zenger, K. & Werner, S.
02/03/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
01/03/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance