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Personal profile
Short bio
Dr. Arho Suominen, Ph.D., is Principal Scientist at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Industrial professor at Tampere University (Finland). Dr. Suominen’s research focuses on qualitative and quantitative assessment of innovations systems with a special focus on data mining methods. His recent work has focused on modelling science and technology systems through large data collections using tech mining methods. He also work with novel metrics to assess innovation systems either at an societal, technological or economics level.
His prior research has been funded by the European Commission via H2020, Academy of Finland, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology, Turku University Foundation and the Fulbright Center Finland. Through the Fulbright program, he worked as Visiting Scholar at the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Suominen has published work in several top level journals such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Science and Public Policy, Scientometrics, Journal of Systems and Software, Futures, foresight and Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Dr. Suominen has a Doctor of Science (Tech.) degree from the University of Turku and holds an Officers basic degree from the National Defence University of Finland.
Research interests
HIGHLIGHTS
- Run projects of creating strategic insights from data to C-level industry clients andgovernment decision-makers.
- Published in top-tier scientific journals on creating strategic insights from data, scenario development, using qualitative methods in foresight and on technological emer-gence.
- Major competitive research grants and awards included, European Union H2020grant, the Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher Grant and ASLA-FulbrightResearch Grant for Junior Scholar.
- Lecturer at university and years of experience as a public speaker in different eventsin Finland and around the world.
Education/Academic qualification
EDUCATION, Doctorate, University of Turku
Award Date: 30 Nov 2011
External positions
Industry Professor, Tampere University
1 Sep 2019 → …Fingerprint
Network
Projects
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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.
1/09/20 → 1/09/22
Project: Business Finland project
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VNK_T&K: R&D activities of companies and prerequisites and steps for achieving 4% R&D intensity
Suominen, A., Deschryvere, M. & Lehenkari, J.
1/06/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Consultancy
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BIGPROD: Addressing productivity paradox with big data: implications to policy making
1/12/19 → 30/11/21
Project: EU project
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INNOPACT: Advanced methods for the impact assessment of technological and business experimentation
van der Have, R., Hajikhani, A., Deschryvere, M., Suominen, A., Hyytinen, K., Rilla, N. & Lehenkari, J.
1/06/19 → 1/06/21
Project: Business Finland project
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IPSTRA: Immaterial propertys righs status in Finland 2020: background to IPR-strategy Aineettomien oikeuksien tilanne Suomessa 2020: IPR-Strategian taustoitus
Suominen, A. & Deschryvere, M.
1/06/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Finnish government project
Research Output
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Alustat ja ekosysteemit - 10 keskeistä näkökulmaa
Valkokari, K. (ed.), Still, K. (ed.), Aminoff, A., Apilo, T., Auvinen, H., Koivisto, R., Korhonen, H., Palomäki, K. & Suominen, A., 3 Mar 2020, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. 24 p. (VTT White Paper).Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Autonomiset järjestelmät ja teknologiayritysten liiketoiminnan muutos: RAAS Research Alliance for Autonomous Systems, Business Research Task Force White Paper
Martinsuo, M., Hellström, M., Asikainen, S-K., Kohtamäki, M., Pyykkö, H., Saurama, A., Suominen, A., Töytäri, P. & Valjakka, T., Aug 2020, 26 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Evaluating technological emergence using text analytics: Two case technologies and three approaches
Ranaei, S., Suominen, A., Porter, A. & Carley, S., 1 Jan 2020, In: Scientometrics. 122, 1, p. 215-247 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A bibliometric review on innovation systems and ecosystems: a research agenda
Suominen, A., Seppänen, M. & Dedehayir, O., 4 Mar 2019, In: European Journal of Innovation Management. 22, 2, p. 335-360Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
17 Citations (Scopus) -
Application of text-analytics in quantitative study of science and technology
Ranaei, S., Suominen, A., Porter, A. & Kässi, T., 2019, Springer Handbook of Science and Technology Indicators. Glänzel, W., Moed, H. F., Schmoch, U. & Thelwall, M. (eds.). Springer, p. 957-982 (Springer Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter or book article › Scientific › peer-review
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
Activities
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Invited talk at the Executive MBA course on the long-cycles of technological change
Arho Suominen (Speaker)
10 Jan 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Webinar: Circular economy society – building future co-innovation between Japan and Finland
Arho Suominen (Speaker)
27 Aug 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Invited talk on "Data Analytics in the Emerging Technology Adoption and Use" course
Arho Suominen (Speaker)
15 Jan 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Invited talk on Data analytics in quantitative foresight at professional developmentcourse on foresight
Arho Suominen (Speaker)
4 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk