Senior Information Architect, CSC – IT Center for Science

Description of research

I am an interdisciplinary expert focusing on e.g. software solution development, forest-based sector, bioeconomy and circular economy, with working experience from both science and industry. In my present role as a senior information architect at CSC, my current topical focus is the (semantic) interoperability of IT services for research and education. I currently coordinate the EU project FAIRCORE4EOSC. I am experienced in research, software development, team leadership, project management, EU research funding acquisition and scientific writing. I understand both commercial software development and the needs of researchers. I'm an outwardly oriented person, experienced in presenting my work and networking, with knowledge of several languages. I am also one of the main developers of the sustainability impact assessment methodology ToSIA ( http://tosia.efi.int/ ), which was the topical focus of my PhD hobby project. I have also coordinated the software development of the Intregrate+ tools for field training on integrating biodiversity protection with commercial forest management (http://iplus.efi.int/).

Keywords

European Open Science Cloud, Interoperability, Metadata, environmental modelling, research information systems, sustainability science

Affiliations

CSC – IT Center for Science
Unit
Services for Education
Source: ORCID
Title
Information Architect 2019 - 2023

Source: ORCID
Title
Senior Information Architect 2023 -

European Forest Institute
Unit
Bioeconomy Programme
Source: ORCID
Title
Software Development Team Leader 2006 - 2018

Education

Degrees
MSc 1996 - 2008 / University of Helsinki
PhD 2018 - 2022 / University of Eastern Finland

Publications (21)

Granted funding (2)

Core Components Supporting a FAIR EOSCEuropean Commission2022 - 2025
Careers in Sustainability ExcellenceEuropean Commission2012 - 2016

Activities and awards (1)

membership2020
Suominen, Tommi - Research.fi