Activities and Rewards

Positions

EURO Representative

The Finnish Operations Research Society, Association of European Operational Research Societies, 2024, ongoing

As representative, I represent the Finnish Operations Research Society on an international level. I take part in the yearly board meeting of the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO). I hold the right to vote in the yearly board meetings of EURO.

Treasurer

The Finnish Operations Research Society, 2024, ongoing

As treasurer, I am responsible for the finances of the society. I am also a member of the society's current board.

President

The Finnish Operations Research Society, 2023

As president, I was in charge of calling board meetings and making sure the board promoted the interests of operation research researchers, practitioners, and enthusiast residing in Finland. I was also the main coordinator of the FORS50 conference, which was held at the University of Jyväskylä in honor of the 50-year-anniversary of the society.

Rewards and Nominations

Award for best pitch related to information and communication technology or telecommunications

Millenium Graduate Student Contest, 2022

The reward was given by the Nokia Foundation, and consisted of a certificate and cash reward of 5000 euros. The finalists gave the pitch live during the Millennium Innovation Forum 2022. The pitch I gave during the event can be viewed on YouTube.

Grants

Full scholarship from the Vilho, Yrjö and Kalle Väisälä Fund

Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, 2020

The scholarship consisted of 28,600 euros to work full time on my PhD. The grant covered a year's worth of full-time work.