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Dr. Arash Hajikhani is a Research Team Leader in the Business Foresight and Strategy area at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Adjunct Professor at LUT University (Finland). Dr. Hajikhani's research focuses on innovation and technology management with a particular focus on quantitative and data-driven methods for measuring and assessing Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) systems. His prior research has been funded by the European Commission via H2020, Foundation for Economic Education, Research Foundation of Lappeenranta University of Technology. He worked as Visiting Scholar at The Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research facilitates, Stanford University and The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.
He has practical knowledge and ten years of working experience in utilizing data analytics methods such as text analytics, network analysis and machine learning to transform big data into valuable insight that benefits the decision-making processes. He has been working and publishing on various aspects of utilizing novel and large data sources to design informative metrics on economical, societal, and technological shifts. His work in promoting automated and algorithmic use of data for spotting technological change and innovation systems has been published in top-tier journals such as Scientometrics, Journal of Business Research, Association for Computing Machinery and Journal of Cleaner Production as well as open-source code repositories.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, Doctor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
May 2014 → Oct 2018
Award Date: 22 Oct 2018
Doctorate, Visiting Scholar Stanford University (Scandinavian Center for Organizational Studies), Palo Alto, CA (United States), Stanford University
Dec 2016 → Jul 2017
Doctorate, Visiting scholar Georgia Tech University (Sheller Business School), Atlanta, GA. (United States), Georgia Institute of Technology
Jul 2016 → Nov 2016
Master, Master of Science M. Sc. (Tech.) in Industrial Engineering and Management, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
Aug 2011 → Nov 2013
Master, Master of Science (Erasmus Exchange), Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
Sep 2012 → Apr 2013
Skills and expertise
- Data Science
- Impact Assessment
- Innovation Management
- Innovation Measurement
- Innovation Policy
- Innovation Systems
- Social Network Analysis
- Econometrics
- Bibliometrics
- Technological Change
- Patent Data
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Text Analytics
- Statistics
- Spatial Analysis
- Python
- R
- Strategic Foresight
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BIGPROD: Addressing productivity paradox with big data: implications to policy making
Suominen, A., Hajikhani, A., Ashouri, S. & Deschryvere, M.
1/12/19 → 30/04/22
Project: EU project
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CRIEG: Company Resilience in the Era of Globalization
Deschryvere, M., Suominen, A., Hajikhani, A., Bäck, A. & Ashouri, S.
1/11/21 → 1/11/24
Project: Business Finland project
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GENDER STI: Gender Equality in Science, Technology and Innovation Bilateral and Multilateral Dialogues
Rilla, N., Hajikhani, A., Bhatia, R., Merisalo, M., Sanchez Nieminen, G. & Salonen, T.
1/11/20 → 31/10/23
Project: EU project
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INNOSDG: Mapping Sustainable Development Activity; Its Evolution and Impact in Science, Technology, Innovation and Businesses
Hajikhani, A., Pihlajamaa, M., Suominen, A., Pajula, T. & Cole, C.
1/09/20 → 1/03/23
Project: Business Finland project
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Venäjän teknologiapolitiikka ja -osaaminen globaalissa teknologiakilpailussa
Suominen, A., Hajikhani, A. & Lehtinen, S.
1/02/21 → 28/02/22
Project: Finnish government project
Research output
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Innovation for Sustainability: Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis
Albareda, L. & Hajikhani, A., 23 Feb 2019, Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business in Association with Future Earth: Business Transformations Towards a Better World. Bocken, N., Ritala, P., Albareda, L. & Verburg, R. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 35-57 23 p. (Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter or book article › Scientific › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Emergence and development of the cleantech industry: A cognitive construction approach
Bergman, J. P., Hajikhani, A. & Blomqvist, K., 31 May 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 233, p. 1170-1181Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Impact of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Discussions in Smart Cities: Comprehensive Assessment of Social Media Data
Hajikhani, A., 18 Mar 2020, In: Smart cities. 3, 1, p. 112-137 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Understanding and leveraging the social network services in innovation ecosystems: Dissertation
Hajikhani, A., 2018, Lappeenranta University of Technology. 209 p.Research output: Thesis › Dissertation › Collection of Articles
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Mapping inclusive innovation: A bibliometric study and literature review
Mortazavi, S., Eslami, M. H., Hajikhani, A. & Väätänen, J., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Business Research. 122, p. 736-750 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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The Science Map of Finland
Hajikhani, A. (Creator) & Suominen, A. (Creator), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 1 Dec 2018
Dataset
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Finland's Knowledge Creators Mobility Data
Hajikhani, A. (Creator), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 20 May 2020
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SFINNO® - Database of Finnish Innovations
Sari Vainikainen (Administrator), Nina Rilla (Administrator), Juha Oksanen (Administrator) & Arash Hajikhani (Administrator)
Facility/equipment: Service