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Patrik Floréen
Vice-Director
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Patrik Floréen is Vice-Director of Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT and Manager for National Collaboration and External Relations at the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI. His research interests are in intelligent information retrieval and context-aware computing. He has authored more than 80 publications, with more than 1000 citations. His h-index is 20. He has a permanent position as University Lecturer in Computer Science at University of Helsinki since 2003 and is Docent at the same department since 1995. Floréen is member of the Board of Svenska Tekniska Vetenskapsakademien i Finland.
Person profile
His research interests are in intelligent information retrieval and
context-aware computing. He has authored more than 80 publications, with
more than 1000 citations. His h-index is 20.
Dr. Floréen has been the scientist in charge for several research
projects funded by the Academy of Finland, Tekes, industry and the EU.
He has a permanent position as University Lecturer in Computer Science
at University of Helsinki since 2003 and is Docent at the same
department since 1995.
Background
Patrik Floréen obtained his PhD in Computer Science from University of Helsinki in 1992. Floréen was Director of HIIT in 2009-10
and Interim Helsinki Node Director for EIT ICT Labs in 2010 and Vice-Director of HIIT also for the period 2010-2015.
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.
Background
Patrik Floréen obtained his PhD in Computer Science from University of Helsinki in 1992. Floréen was Director of HIIT in 2009-10
and Interim Helsinki Node Director for EIT ICT Labs in 2010 and Vice-Director of HIIT also for the period 2010-2015.
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.