Mari Puhakka

Mari Puhakka has extensive experience in software engineering, currently serving as a Software Engineering Manager at Synopsys Inc since March 2010, where responsibilities include managing a full-stack R&D team focused on software quality and security testing. Previously, Mari held roles as a Lead Software Engineer, overseeing the development of software integrations and user interfaces for a fuzz testing tool, and as a Software Engineering Manager, leading a project to create a web service and dashboard for managing testing activities. Prior experience includes a position as a Research Assistant at the University of Oulu, where Mari worked on a time series visualization tool. Mari holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Oulu, earned in 2010.