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University of Vaasa campus
Dissertation 02.06.2026
A doctoral dissertation by Mikko Suorsa, to be defended at the University of Vaasa, reveals that the energy retail sector is an essential yet vulnerable part of the energy industry’s value chain and of critical infrastructure. Having received comparatively little attention in cybersecurity efforts, the sector requires strengthened resilience, and the study introduces concrete methods to achieve this. It is one of the first studies to focus specifically on energy retail organisations.
Leena Viitaharju
Dissertation 01.06.2026
Business relationships between small food businesses and their large-scale clients are often characterised by a power imbalance. However, a recent doctoral dissertation by Leena Viitaharju at the University of Vaasa shows that small businesses can improve their position by building trust systematically and actively managing their business relationships.
Zhe Zhu
Dissertation 20.05.2026
The rise of generative AI has sparked widespread concern about job security and the future of human work. In his doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, Zhe Zhu reveals that when employees trust the system and see it as a helpful partner rather than a threat, AI can actually increase work engagement and help build more sustainable careers.
Riikka Lehesvuo
Dissertation 18.05.2026
Rules and guidelines for healthcare professionals alone are not enough to ensure patient safety. In her doctoral dissertation for the University of Vaasa, Riikka Lehesvuo suggests that a healthcare professional’s ability to adapt to changing situations and communicate with the patient can be significant factors in providing safe services.
Jussi Tanskanen
Dissertation 13.04.2026
The well-being of a supervisor is reflected through supervisor-subordinate relationships in employee motivation and performance, and consequently, in the company’s competitiveness. In his doctoral research at the University of Vaasa, Project Researcher Jussi Tanskanen demonstrates that an exhausted leader lacks the resources to maintain high-quality relationships with subordinates, leading to a collapse in employee dedication. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in today’s intensive work environment and remote work settings.
Akpojoto Siemuri
Dissertation 16.03.2026
While satellite navigation has become an essential part of modern life, it still struggles to work reliably indoors and in dense urban environments where high-rise buildings deteriorate signal propagation. In his doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, Akpojoto Siemuri investigates how adaptive machine learning and advanced sensor fusion methods can improve positioning accuracy, robustness, and efficiency.
Terhi Raikas
Dissertation 15.01.2026
The role of environmental organisations in Finland has shifted from local environmental disputes toward global climate and nature issues. Although new official channels for participation have opened up for organisations, their potential remains partially underutilised. According to Terhi Raikas’s doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, legislative reform would benefit both authorities and organisations.
Pius Ewoh
Dissertation 08.12.2025
A new doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa argues that healthcare cybersecurity will remain fragile unless technology, humans and organisational processes are treated as a single unified system. According to Pius Ewoh, the healthcare sector needs socio-technical solutions rather than purely technical defences to protect patient data and maintain trust.