Department information

Patrik Floréen, PhD Director for Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT and University Lecturer, Adjunct Professor at Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Contact Information

Director

Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT

Mailing address: P. O. Box 9800, FI-02015 TKK, Finland

Forthcoming mailing address: P. O. Box 19800, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland

Street address: Spektri Business Park, Pilotti Building, Metsänneidonkuja 4, 02130 Espoo

Office: 2036

Phone: +358 9 4702 8664

Mobile: +358 50 301 6409

Fax: +358 9 694 9768

Email: Patrik.Floreen(at)hiit.fi

University Lecturer, Adjunct Professor

Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki

Mailing address: P. O. Box 68, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland

Street address: Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2B, 00560 Helsinki

Office: A316

Phone: +358 9 191 51183

Mobile: +358 40 570 0444

Fax: +358 9 191 51120

Email: Patrik.Floreen(at)cs.helsinki.fi

Basic Information

From 1.8.2009 I am Chief Research Scientist at HIIT and University Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki.

I lead the research group Adaptive Computing at HIIT.

Short CV: Patrik Floréen obtained his PhD in Computer Science from University of Helsinki in 1992. His research interests are context-aware computing and distributed algorithms. He has authored more than 60 scientific publications. Dr. Floréen has been the scientist in charge for several research projects funded by the Academy of Finland, Tekes, industry and the EU. He is currently Chief Research Scientist at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT and leads the Adaptive Computing research group founded in 2003. In addition to working at University of Helsinki and Helsinki University of Technology since 1986, he has been postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University 1993-94, Secretary General for the Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering at the Academy of Finland 1995–97 and Scientific Officer at the European Commission in Brussels 1997-2001. He has a permanent position as University Lecturer in Computer Science at University of Helsinki since 2003 and is Adjunct Professor at the same department since 1995.

Curriculum Vitae (Long version)
My research group Adaptive Computing
My full list of publications
My research group's publications
Personal information

Upcoming Events

I will be leading the arrangements for the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive), taking place in Helsinki in May 2010.

Past Events

• 2nd IMUx workshop at Pervasive 2008 in Sydney, 19.5.2008.
• IMUx workshop at Pervasive 2007 in Toronto, 13.5.2007.
• Workshop on Context Awareness for Proactive Systems (CAPS 2005), 16-17 June 2005.

Teaching Activity

Current Teaching

• Supervisor at the course Scientific Writing.
• Supervisor of MSc theses.

Past Teaching since 2001

• Supervisor or second reader of many MSc and BSc theses.
• Data Structures, Spring term of 2009. Home page in Finnish is here.
• Adaptive Computing Research Seminar, 6.9.2006-3.5.2007, Every other Wed 14-16, C220 (autumn 2006), B119 (spring 2007).
• HOPS tutoring, group starting 2006.
• Context-aware computing, 6.9.-9.12.2005; see course page.
• Classification, 13.9.-29.11.2004, Mon 10-12, Exactum B222.
• Supervisor of Scientific Writing Swedish group, Spring 2004.
• Seminar: Algorithms for Ad Hoc Networking, 15.9.-24.11.2003, Mon 10-12, TKTL B450.
• Context-aware computing, 15.9.-21.11.2003.
• Seminaari: Algoritmiikan tutkimusseminaari, 16.9.2002-9.5.2003, ma 10-12, TKTL B453.
• Seminaari: Algoritmiikka ja koneoppiminen, 5.3.-3.6.2002.
• Opintopiiri: Kolmogorov-kompleksisuus, Spring 2002.
• Ohjelmoinnin ja laskennan perusmallit - Muuntokoulutettaville, 26.2.-26.3.2002.
• Ohjelmoinnin ja laskennan perusmallit, 16.1.-21.2.2002.
• Tietojenkäsittelytieteen esittely, 17.1.-2.5.2002.
• Seminaari: Kryptografia, 11.9.-7.12.2001.
• Supervisor of Scientific Writing Swedish group, Autumn 2001.

 

Last updated 19.11.2009

Patrik.Floreen(at)cs.helsinki.fi