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Artistic and research interests
Riku Jäntti is a Full Professor of Communications Engineering at Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering, Finland. He received his M.Sc (with distinction) in Electrical Engineering in 1997 and D.Sc (with distinction) in Automation and Systems Technology in 2001, both from Helsinki University of Technology (TKK). Prior to joining Aalto (formerly known as TKK) in August 2006, he was professor pro tem at the Department of Computer Science, University of Vaasa. Prof. Jäntti is a senior member of IEEE. He was also IEEE VTS Distinguished Lecturer (Class 2016). The research interests of Prof. Jäntti include low-power wireless systems, machine type communications, Cloud based Radio Access Networks, spectrum and co-existence management, quantum communications and RF Inference.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 15 Jun 2001
Licentiate degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 13 Dec 1999
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 15 Sept 1997
External positions
Co-founder, Klick Technologies Oy
2015 → …
Keywords
- Radio resouce management
- Cognitive radio
- Wireless Communications
- Communications engineering
- 5G
- Machine type communications
- Cloud Radio Access Networks
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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6G Transceiver and Radio Design
Nimr, A., González, L., Svensson, T., Atzeni, I., Famaey, J., Mahmood, N. H., Vitucci, E. M., Berardinelli, G., Desset, C., Tervo, N., Hotopan, G. R., Ratajczak, P., Dardari, D., Droulias, S., Alexiou, A., Gouda, B., Tentu, V., Madapatha, C., Parambath, A. V. & Guo, H. & 32 others, , 1 Jan 2026, 6G to Build a Sustainable Future. Wiley-IEEE Press, p. 101-166 66 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Ambient IoT: Backscatter-Based Connectivity Topologies and Outage Behavior
Al-Nahari, A., Jäntti, R., Mishra, D. & Zhou, Y., 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 12, p. 2369-2382 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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AmbShield: Enhancing Physical Layer Security with Ambient Backscatter Devices Against Eavesdroppers
Zhang, Y., Yang, Y., Kaveh, M., Jantti, R., Yan, Z., Niyato, D. & Han, Z., 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 21, p. 4547-4562 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Backscatter Devices Assisted Channel Charting
Saba, N., Garau Burguera, P., Liao, J., Al-Tous, H., Tirkkonen, O. & Jäntti, R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. IEEEResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Demo: Energy Neutral Backscatter Device Utilizing High Performance Commercial Components
Koskinen, K., Liao, J., Ruttik, K. & Jäntti, R., 1 Jan 2026, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on 6G Networking, 6GNet 2025. Phan-Hui, D.-T., Aguiar, R. L., Dotaro, E., Mahmoodi, T. & Secci, S. (eds.). IEEE, p. 100-102 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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DIWICO: Disrupting Industrial Wireless Connectivity
Jäntti, R. (Principal investigator), Ngo, Q. (Project Member) & Ruttik, K. (Project Member)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2028
Project: Other Domestic (20 FC)
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MAPELA: Matkapuhelinverkon, droonien ja generatiivisen tekoälyn hyödyntäminen pelastustoimen reaaliaikaisen tilannekuvan tuottamisessa
Jäntti, R. (Principal investigator), Saba, N. (Project Member), Sehad, N. (Project Member), Virrankoski, R. (Project Member) & Dang, Y. (Project Member)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2026
Project: Other Domestic (10 AC)
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-: PSR/MAPELA/Muut kulut
Jäntti, R. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2026
Project: Domestic funds and foundations
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6GARROW: 6G Ai-native integRated Ran-cOre netWorks
Jäntti, R. (Principal investigator), Dowhuszko, A. (Project Member), Yellapragada, S. (Project Member), Flinck, H. (Project Member), Costa Requena, J. (Project Member), Borenius, S. (Project Member), Ruttik, K. (Project Member), Rakhmania, A. (Project Member), Toimela, A. (Project Member) & Wang, Y. (Project Member)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: EU_HEFWP
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AMBIENT-6G: TOWARDS STANDARDIZED ULTRA-LOW-POWER 6G CONNECTIVITY FOR THE AMBIENT IOT
Jäntti, R. (Principal investigator), Liao, J. (Project Member), Sheverdyaev, A. (Project Member), Zhang, Y. (Project Member), Koskinen, K. (Project Member), Rakhmania, A. (Project Member), Kaveh, M. (Project Member), Ngo, Q. (Project Member), Xie, B. (Project Member) & Al-nahari, A. (Project Member)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: EU_HEFWP
Prizes
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Best Demonstration Award
Koskinen, K. (Recipient), Liao, J. (Recipient), Ruttik, K. (Recipient) & Jäntti, R. (Recipient), 19 Dec 2025
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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Best Paper Award, at COCORA 2011
Jäntti, R. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Best Paper Award, at IPSN 2014
Jäntti, R. (Recipient), 2014
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Best Paper Award, at the 8th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
Jäntti, R. (Recipient), Jul 2004
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Zheng Chang (University of Jyväskylä), Finland
Jäntti, R. (Examiner)
2017Activity: Academic assessments › Statement of assessment of docentship
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Romain Favraud (Eurecom), France
Jäntti, R. (Examiner)
2017Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
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Joonas Säe, Tampere (University of Technology), Finland
Jäntti, R. (Examiner)
2017Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
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Isameldin Suliman (University of Oulu) Finland
Jäntti, R. (Member)
2016Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
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Seong-Lyun Kim
Jäntti, R. (Host)
8 Aug 2016 → 11 Aug 2016Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Press/Media
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Sähkömoottoreita ilman harvinaisia maametalleja – Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiö jakoi tutkimusrahaa
Xu, Y., Oksanen, J., Martin Yerga, D., Lai, R. W. F. & Jäntti, R.
15/12/2025
1 item of Media coverage
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Findings from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Provides New Data about Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Toward Autonomous Multi-uav Wireless Network: a Survey of Reinforcement Learning-based Approaches)
23/01/2024
1 item of Media coverage
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Reports from Aalto University Add New Data to Findings in Technology (Secrecy Performance Analysis of Ris-aided Smart Grid Communications)
11/01/2024
1 item of Media coverage
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Study Findings on Technology Are Outlined in Reports from COMSATS University Islamabad (Secure Transmission In Cellular V2x Communications Using Deep Q-learning)
08/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
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Study Findings on Sensor Research Described by Researchers at Aalto University (SecrecyPerformance Analysis of Backscatter Communications with Side Information)
09/11/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance