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Patrik Floréen, PhD
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Contact Information
- Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki
- Mailing address: P. O. Box 68, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
- Street address: Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2B, 00560 Helsinki
- Office: Exactum A316
- Phone: +358 40 570 0444, +358 50 448 0200
- Email: Patrik.Floreen (at) helsinki.fi
- Department of Computer Science, Aalto University
- Mailing address: P. O. Box 15400, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
- Street address: Konemiehentie 2, 02150 Espoo
- Office: T-building A204
- Phone: +358 40 570 0444, +358 50 448 0200
- Email: Patrik.Floreen (at) aalto.fi
Basic Information
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Short CV: Patrik Floréen obtained his PhD in Computer Science from University of Helsinki in 1992. His research interests are in intelligent information retrieval and context-aware computing. He has authored more than 80 publications, with more than 1000 citations. His h-index is 24. Dr. Floréen has been the scientist in charge for several research projects funded by the Academy of Finland, Tekes, industry and the EU. He has a permanent position as Senior University Lecturer in Computer Science at University of Helsinki and is Docent at the same department. He is member of the Steering Group of the Bachelor Programme in Computer Science at University of Helsinki, 2016-2024. He is Vice-Director of HIIT, a joint research institute of Aalto University and University of Helsinki, for 1.1.2018-31.7.2025. In this position, he is member of the Steering Group of HIIT and secretary of the Board of HIIT. He has been contriuting to setting up the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI, 2017-), currently serving as the Manager for National Collaboration and External Relations. He is also currently member of the Steering Group of the Department of Computer Science at University of Helsinki. Previously, Floréen was Director of HIIT in 2009-10 and Interim Helsinki Node Director for EIT ICT Labs in 2010 and Vice-Director of HIIT 2010-2015. In addition to working at University of Helsinki and Helsinki University of Technology since 1986, he has been postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University 1993-94, Secretary General for the Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering at the Academy of Finland 1995–97 and Scientific Officer at the European Commission in Brussels 1997-2001. Floréen is member of Svenska Tekniska Vetenskapsakademien i Finland.
Teaching Activity
Current teaching
Past Teaching since 2005
- Supervisor of MSc and BSc theses.
- Computing and Society, autumn 2023
- Seminar on History of Computing, spring 2023.
- Introduction to Computer Science, autumn 2022.
- Introduction to Computer Science, autumn 2021.
- Introduction to Computer Science, autumn 2020, autumn 2019, autumn 2018, autumn 2017, autumn 2016.
- Deep Learning, Period 2, autumn 2017.
- Seminar: Pioneers in Computer Science, spring 2016.
- Data Structures and Algorithms, autumn 2015, spring 2015, spring 2014, autumn 2013, spring 2013.
- Study Circle on Natural Language Processing, autumn 2013.
- Data Structures, spring 2012.
- Seminar on Recommender Systems, autumn 2011.
- Networks, Crowds and Markets, spring 2011.
- Johdatus tietojenkäsittelytieteeseen, autumn 2010
- Laskennan mallit, autumn 2010 (while Prof. Kivinen was out of office in November)
- HOPS tutoring, foreign MSc students starting 2010.
- Data Structures, spring 2009.
- Adaptive Computing Research Seminar, autumn 2006 - spring 2007.
- HOPS tutoring, group starting 2006.
- Context-aware computing, autumn 2005.
Patrik.Floreen(at)helsinki.fi