Jarno Niemelä

Jarno Niemelä has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of wireless communication systems and networks. Jarno started their career at Tampere University of Technology as a part-time lecturer in 2007 and later became a research fellow, focusing on research, teaching, and acquisition of funding. Jarno also had a brief stint as a visiting researcher at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2012.

In 2009, Jarno joined Elisa as a technology manager, where they were responsible for radio access network planning and optimization. Jarno continued their tenure at Elisa in various roles, such as head of automation and service manager, overseeing technical and financial aspects of the radio network. Jarno also served as a program manager for automation and optimization of mobile access.

Prior to their time at Elisa and Tampere University of Technology, Jarno worked as a senior researcher at Magister Solutions Ltd., specializing in radio network planning consultancy, and as a senior consultant at European Communications Engineering (ECE) Ltd., providing radio network planning and optimization consultancy services.

Overall, Jarno Niemelä has shown expertise and versatility in the field of wireless communication systems and networks, with a focus on research, teaching, and management of radio access networks.

Jarno Niemelä earned their M.Sc. and Dr. Tech. degrees in Telecommunications and RF electronics from Tampere University of Technology, where they studied from 1999 to 2003 for their M.Sc. and from 2003 to 2006 for their Dr. Tech. degree. Prior to that, their education history includes attending Reserviupseerikoulu, although the specific duration or degree obtained from this institution is unknown.