Program Overview

Doctoral Studies in Technical Sciences

The Technical Sciences cover all fields of research under the School of Technology and Innovations at the University of Vaasa, producing Doctors of Science in Technology (D.Sc. (Tech)), Doctors of Science in Business Administration (D.Sc. (Econ)), and Doctors of Science Philosophy (PhD). The goal is to train high-calibre experts capable of independent research work to serve industries, the economic life, the world of academia, and other organisations.

About Doctoral Studies

Doctoral degrees can be completed in the following research fields (main subjects):

• Automation Technology
• Energy Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Telecommunication Engineering
• Industrial Management
• Information Systems Science
• Statistics
• Business Mathematics

Admissions to doctoral studies are available in these fields, with a focus on energy, management, and finance. Basic research and work-oriented applied research are conducted, applying known methods and tools while developing new solutions for problems related to the field of technology and the economy.

Research Areas

The doctoral studies in the field are multidisciplinary, covering every part of technology development from new technical innovations and solutions to product development. This includes studies in sustainable development. Technological scientific knowledge, methodical and computational foundations for solving problems in the field of technological science, and the mathematical and statistical models of economic phenomena are also offered.

National Networks

The university belongs to the following national networks:

• Doctoral Training Network in Electrical Energy Engineering, DTNEEE
• Information Technology INFORTE.FI
• Finnish Doctoral Education Network in Stochastics and Statistics (FDNSS)
• Graduate School of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (L&SCM)
• Doctoral training network in Electronics, Telecommunications and Automation (DELTA)

Research Groups

Research is conducted in research groups. Projects are run by research groups in collaboration with industrial companies and various national and international universities and research institutes.

Research Groups of the School of Technology and Innovations

The research groups of the School of Technology and Innovations are:

• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Smart Electric Systems
• Efficient Powertrain Solutions
• Renewable Energy and Built Environment
• Networked Value Systems (NeVs)
• Mathematical and Statistical Modelling

Key Areas of Expertise

The key areas of expertise of the research groups are:

• Low-carbon energy production
• Electricity networks
• Protection of electricity network and automation
• Measuring technology
• Signal processing
• Wireless data transfer and sensor networks
• Logistics
• Development of products and services
• Environmental technology
• Research of data networks and data modelling
• Quality of wireless telecommunications services and management of radio resources
• Computational geometry
• Data modelling
• Nonlinear optimisation
• Optimisation using genetic algorithms
• Energy-technological characteristics of bio-oils
• Geoenergy
• Optimisation of injection systems for biofuels
• Engine technology
• The mathematical and statistical modelling of technological and economic phenomena