Curriculum Vitae

Jaakko Kauramäki
Lintukorpi 13 B 4
FI-02660 ESPOO
tel. +358-40-5386871
e-mail jaakko.kauramaki@hut.fi
homepage http://www.hut.fi/~jkaurama
Date of birth xx.yy.1980
Marital status: married

EDUCATION

2005-

Doctoral student at Helsinki University of Technology

2001-2005

Master of Science in Technology, M.Sc. (Tech.) from Helsinki University of Technology.

Master's Thesis: titled Effect of Attention on Neural Tuning - grade 5/5

Degree Programme: Communications Engineering (Tietoliikennetekniikka)

Degree Option: Product Development and User Interfaces (Tietoliikenteen tuotekehitys ja käyttöliittymät)

Major Subject: Cognitive Technology (Kognitiivinen teknologia) - average grade 4,35/5,00

Signal Processing for Communications (Tietoliikenteen signaalinkäsittely) - average grade 3,02/5,00

2000-2001

Technical student at Tampere University Of Technology, Information Science as degree programme. I collected 42 cu of basic studies in the first year with average grade of 3,49 (5 being maximum).

1996-1999

Senior High School degree at Saarijärvi Senior High School (Saarijärven lukio).
Grades:
       Native language, Finnish - Eximia Cum Laude Approbatur
       B-language, Swedish - Eximia Cum Laude Approbatur
       A-language, English (long syllabus) - Eximia Cum Laude Approbatur
       Mathematics (long syllabus) - Laudatur
       Humanities and Natural Sciences (reaali) - Laudatur

WORK EXPERIENCE

2005

Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Computational Engineering, 1.4.2005-. Researcher / post-graduate student

2004-2005

Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Computational Engineering, 31.5.2004-31.3.2005. Master's thesis position, work title being research assistant.

2003-2004

F-Secure Corporation, Part-time technical support engineer, 11.9.2003-19.4.2004.

2002-2003

F-Secure Corporation, Call Center Administrator / Summer Trainee 20.5.-19.8.2002 and 19.5.-22.8.2003. Work included giving technical support to both partners and end-users (phone&e-mail).

2001

Summer trainee at Tampere University Of Technology Library 1.6.-31.8.2001. Work included being as a computer assistant in IT helpdesk, computer class maintenance etc.

1996-2000

Various summer & short-term jobs (strawberry field worker, mowing the lawn, church organist, short-term substitute teacher in comprehensive school)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating systems

Windows (all versions: 3.1, 9x, NT, 2000), DOS, UNIX (especially Linux)

Programs

Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel), graphic tools (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro), desktop publishing tools (InDesign, Pagemaker, Acrobat), Matlab, NS2, Internet tools.

Programming languages

Matlab, C++ (basics), Pascal, i386 Assembly

Other skills

HTML-design, computer installation, troubleshooting non-working computers and applications

LANGUAGES

Finnish

Native language

English

Excellent

Swedish

Good

French

Basics

German

Basics

OTHER WORK/EDUCATION

1999-2000

Finnish military service at Keski-Suomen Pioneeripataljoona, Keuruu

Military rank: pioneer (worked as an driver for big army vehicles, got myself BC driver's licence)

1996-1998

I kept couple of computer clubs for children 10-15 of age, teaching basics in computer using and internet. Money I earned from it went to a youth group that I partipicated that time.

HOBBIES

I enjoy doing and trying different things in my spare time. I enjoy music very much, both listening to it and playing the piano. For sports activities I play football and badminton and try to go jogging regularly. Computers are also my hobby, I do various things with them just for fun. I've become fond of the Science Fiction genre, and often read books and watch movies or TV-series on the subject. I participated in Kannonkoski summer theatre in years 1998 and 2000 as an actor.

LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY CHARACTER

I get along with people quite easily. I hate undone jobs and tasks very much, they irritate me as long as they keep undone. I observe new technological inventions and world's state just because I want to be aware of where the world is going.

I like new technology quite a lot. I enjoy experimenting with new equipment and software, but at the same time think if they're really of any use to me or to others. I come along with technology well, although I've become sceptical when it comes to brand new technical equipment. In general, I enjoy solving very different technological problems