Kirsi Aaltola

Kirsi Aaltola is the Director of Development and International Programs at HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy/HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd since December 2021. Prior to this role, Aaltola served as a Research Team Leader at VTT from January 2020 to December 2021, managing significant research initiatives. Aaltola has extensive experience in managing EU projects as the Senior Manager for Research at Laurea University of Applied Sciences from 2014 to 2019, focusing on areas including cybersecurity and crisis management. Early career roles include Training Officer at Crisis Management Centre Finland and Researcher at Centria University of Applied Sciences, alongside client management experience at NettiTieto Oy. Aaltola holds a PhD in Cognitive Science and Information Technology and a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Teaching from the University of Jyväskylä.