- Energy Systems
The Research Exhibition of Energy and After Work
Wednesday 18.3
Free of charge
What is the latest in energy related academic research in the Vaasa region? Find out at the Research Exhibition of Energy!
University of Vaasa cooperates with companies, communities and other universities as well as research institutions. The forms of research cooperation can be, for example, commonly funded research projects or research which has been commissioned. Research cooperation in the university is done in the academic schools, the research platforms, the research groups, the affiliated institutions as well as by individual researchers.
The event consists of researchers disseminating their work and a small after work with some drinks!
The event will also include the award ceremony for the University of Vaasa Science Communication Award, which is given annually to a researcher or doctoral researcher who has excelled in popularising research to the public, found innovative ways to communicate science to diverse audiences, and actively contributed to societal debate.
The exhibition is free for visitors and brought to you by the research platforms of University of Vaasa; Digital Economy, InnoLab , Preparedness and Resilience & VEBIC. Welcome!
List of posters & presenters
AI-Based Conditional Monitoring & Predictive Maintenance for Offshore Wind Farms
School of Technologhy and innovations and Digital Economy
Presenters: Camilla Wahlberg, Hossein Naderian, Muhammad Hassan, Mazaher Karimi
AI-Based Conditional Monitoring & Predictive Maintenance for Offshore Wind Farms
Electrical Engineering
Presenters: Hossein Naderian, Muhammad Hassan, Mazaher Karim
AI-based Control for Educational Buildings: CO₂-Based Ventilation with Online Occupancy Signals for IAQ Management
School of Technology and Innovations / Energy Technology
Presenters: Masoud Haddad, Seyedehsan Musavizadeh, Xiaoshu Lü
AI-Driven Data Center: Application-Aware management system + Deep Reinforcement Learning optimization
School of Technology and Innovation / Cyber-Physical Systems Research Group
Presenters: Hussain Kahil, Petri Välisuo
Best4Grid – Vehicle battery storage for green transport and grid stability in the Nordics
School of Marketing & Communication & School of Technology and Innovations
Presenters: Mona Enell-Nilsson
Capacitor+
Ecosystems and Innovation
Presenters: Riccardo Notarangelo, Philip Holtkamp, Marko Koski
Circular Economy & Ecosystem
School of Management
Presenters: Odara Abeysinghe, Marko Kohtamäki
Data-driven Performance Analysis of offshore wind turbines – Implications for efficiency and grid stability
School of Technology and Innovation, Digital Economy
Presenters: Camilla Wahlberg, Qi Chen, Xiaoshu Lv
DIGI-ME – From Concept to Operational Ecosystem: Design and implementation of the digital ecosystem for transformative innovations (DETI)
School of Management
Presenters: Sniazhana Diduc , Rumy Narayan & Claire Stead
Energy Harvesting Collectors for Urban Road Pavement
Energy Technology
Presenters: Anne Mäkiranta, Birgitta Martinkauppi, Xiaoshu Lü, Ville Tuomi, Jussi Keskikuru & Pekka Ruuskanen
Energy-centric conferencing: NordiCHI2026 explores Pulse, the Energy that Drives us
Computing Sciences, School of Technology and Innovations
Presenters: Laura Havinen, Susanne Hägglund
FOR-BLEND Forest Residues to Sustainable Fuel: Hydrotreated Pyrolysis Oil Blending
School of Technology and Innovation
Presenters: Hasan Ali, Carolin Nuortila, Katriina Sirviö, Elena Wikberg, Huaying Wang-Alho, Fatimoh Balogun
From next generation energy to monitoring assets from space – ESA startup and innovation support programs in Finland
Ecosystems and Innovations
Presenters: Riccardo Notarangelo, Miika Kostamo, Kaisa Ahonen
GreenWB – Sustainable Living Labs for Regional Entrepreneurial Cooperation
School of Technology and Innovation, Digital Economy
Presenters: Camilla Wahlberg, Ahm Shamsuzzoha, Phung Nguyen
HOCLOOP – Geothermal energy solution based on a horizontal closed loop
School of Technology and Innovations & School of Marketing and Communication
Presenters: Mona Enell-Nilsson
HumAIn: Human-AI interaction & innovation NEXUS – Thematic infrastructure for human-centered AI and robot development
School of Marketing and Communication
Presenters: Rebekah Rousi, Jani Boutellier, Rayko Toshev, Laura Havinen, Ville Vakkuri, Joni-Roy Piispanen, Rakibul Hasan, Hanna Hietikko, Krista Penttilä, Tinja Myllyviita
InnoWind – Innovative maintenance and service business for offshore wind infrastructure
Digital Economy
Presenters: Camilla Wahlberg, Ali Arslan, Qi Chan, Johanna Haveri, Mazaher Karimi, Xiaoshu Lu, Hossein Naderian, Jyri Nieminen, Janne Pekkala, Sanna Peltonen, Jari Ratilainen, Giang Tran, Petri Välisuo and Cem Özcan
Integrated Hydrogen-Argon Power Cycle (iHAPC): the next big thing for the energy sector
School of Technology and Innovations – Energy Technology – Efficient Powertrain Solutions
Presenters: Ksenia Siadkowska, Lauri Nyystilä, Jonne Haapakoski, Sajid Ahammed, Maciej Mikulski,& iHAPC Team
Markets of biochar: Opportunities for utilization of side-streams and carbon capture
School of Technology and Innovations, Industrial Management
Presenters: Ville Tuomi, Hafiz Haq, Giang Trang
MINCA project: Methods for discovering emission cuts in supply chains
School of Technology and Innovations, Industrial Management
Presenters: Mikael Mäenpää, Camilla Wahlberg, Ahm Shamsuzzoha, Oskari Huttunen, Vaiva Stanisauskaite, Giang Trang, Pirjo Yli-Viitala
NewHeatIntegrated – Highly flexible and modular PCM based thermal energy storage system for efficient heating applications in the built environment
School of Technology and Innovations & School of Marketing and Communication
Presenters: Mona Enell-Nilsson
Nordic Energy Capital (NEC): Integrating Satellite, Building, and IoT Data for Urban Energy Insights (WP6)
Digital Economy
Presenters: Vaiva Stanisauskaite, Cem Özcan, Elham Ahmadi, Amit K. Shukla, Petri Välisuo, Sema Cil, Terhi Mäki-Turja, Minhaz Uddin, Pradeep Bonda, Jyri Nieminen
Novel AI-Enhanced and User-Centric Energy-Efficient System Control
School of technology and innovation, Renewable energy and built environment
Presenters: Xiaoshu Lu, Teppo Rasku, Michael Heidenreich
Novel Power Infra Concept
School of Technology and Innovation
Presenters: Katja Sirviö
Offshore Wind-Powered Waste-to-X system for Green Hydrogen and E-Fuels: Design, Advanced Optimization and DL-Forecasting
School of Technology and Innovations
Presenters: Ali Shokri Kalan, Seyedehsan Mousavizadeh, Eetu Parkkinen & Xiaoshu Lü
PEAK
VEBIC
Presenters: Milla Hannula, Giovanna Pinilla De La Cruz, Mona Enell-Nilsson, Antti Mäenpää, Rodrigo Rabetino & Wajahat Ali
Petroleum Resource Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: European Insights for Advancing Good Governance, Human Rights, and Sustainability
School of Management
Presenters: Ama Opoku Acquah
QUANTUM+ Project Exploring Quantum Technologies for Higher Education & Business Professional
School of Technologhy and innovations
Presenters: Ahm Shamsuzzoha, Shirin Akter & Eliash Ahmed
Regime Shifts A Resilience-Oriented Model for Implications for Storage-Enabled Resilience
School of Technology and Innovations
Presenters: Qi Chen, Xiaoshu Lu
Regulation and Permitting of Renewable Energy Projects in the European Union and Finland – Legal Certainty and Administrative Processes for Clean Energy Project
School of Management
Presenters: Veera Rosendahl
SMAR3TS – Staff Mobility to Action Resilient, Restorative, & Regenerative Transitions & Societies
School of Marketing and Communication
Presenters: Mona Enell-Nilsson
State-of-the-Art Hydrogen–Argon Power Cycles: Toward Near-Zero Emissions and Superior Thermal Efficiency
School of Technology and Innovations – Energy Technology – Efficient Powertrain Solutions
Presenters: Sajid Ahammed, Jérémy Archier, Iman Chitsaz, Ksenia Siadkowska, Amin M. Andwari, Maciej Mikulski
STRAIND – Bridging Strategic Spatial Policies and Returning Industrial Policies for Innovation and Growth
School of Management
Presenters: Johanna Kalliokoski, Helka Kalliomäki, Antti Mäenpää, Jari Kaivo-oja, Yrjö Myllylä, Lisa Wätzold
TENTA – Tools for Enterprises to Leverage Artificial Intelligence
School of Technology and Innovation, Digital Economy
Presenters: Camilla Wahlberg, Jani Boutellier, Masud Fahim, Essi Nousiainen, Kaisa Penttinen, Mikko Ranta and Kannan Selvan
TRUST – Enhancing Wireless Communication & Sensing with Secure, Resilient, and Trustworthy Solutions
School of Technology and Innovations & Digital Economy
Presenters: Susanna Litmanen, Noman Chowdhury, Kannan Selvan, Elham Ahmadi, Mahmoud Elsanhoury, Jaakko Yliaho, Johanna Haveri, Jani Boutellier
VEPE
VEBIC
Presenters: Milla Hannula, Giovanna Pinilla De La Cruz, Katja Sirviö





List of Posters
Research poster exhibitors will be listed soon
The Research Exhibition of Energy and After Work
University of Vaasa cooperates with companies, communities and other universities as well as research institutions. The forms of research cooperation can be, for example, commonly funded research projects or research which has been commissioned. Research cooperation in the university is done in the academic schools, the research platforms, the research groups, the affiliated institutions as well as by individual researchers.
The event consists of researchers disseminating their work and a small after work with some snacks and drinks.
The exhibition is free for visitors and brought to you by the research platforms of University of Vaasa; Digital Economy, VEBIC and InnoLab. Welcome!
Organisers