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Katja Sirviö
Dissertation 13.12.2021
Electricity grid actors, such as electricity grid companies, energy sellers and consumer customers, as well as emerging operators, such as aggregators and prosumers, face issues such as what role or roles they have and which kind of systems meet their operational needs in evolving electricity distribution networks. According to a new doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa, Finland, the development stages and functional descriptions of the electricity distribution network must be modelled.
Yliopiston marmoriportti
News 10.12.2021
The challenge campaign in support of the University of Vaasa received an impressive opening when the board of the university donated 13,200 euros to the ongoing fundraising campaign in honour of the end of its term. The board also decided to challenge others to support the University of Vaasa by donating or speaking out on behalf of the fundraising campaign.
Valeria Boldosova
Dissertation 07.12.2021
With the increasing digitalization in manufacturing industries, companies start to integrate big data analytics into business processes and sell smart services. However, people tend to resist change, remain sceptical about unknown products and technologies and avoid new ways of doing work. According to Valeria Boldosova's doctoral dissertation, using deliberate storytelling in the workplace might help to deal with these problems.
Eveliina Salmela
Dissertation 03.12.2021
According to Eveliina Salmela’s new dissertation, it is possible to gain useful information through online communities, provided that the message is correctly formulated and polite, and the person presenting the question is willing to contribute to the community. The study provides new information on the ways in which users of heat pumps utilise online discussion forums to find answers to a variety of questions.