CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Tech. Jani Ilmari Rönkkönen

Personal data:

· Date and place of birth: March 11, 1977, Rantasalmi, Finland.

· Home address: Jupiterinkatu 5 E, FIN-53850 Lappeenranta, Finland.

· Contact: Gsm: +358505835647

E-mail: jani@ronkkonen.com

· Citizenship: Finnish.

· Languages: 1. Finnish (native), 2. English (fluent), 3. Swedish (basic),

4. German (basic).

· Family status: Married, two children.

Education:

· Lappeenranta University of Technology, Department of Information Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland. Doctor of Technology (Computer Science), 2009. Area of research: Global Optimization., Thesis: Continuous Multimodal Global Optimization with Differential Evolution-based Methods.

· Lappeenranta University of Technology, Department of Information Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland. Master of Science in Information Technology (Diploma Engineer), 2003. Major subject information processing and secondary subject industrial engineering and management. Thesis grade: Excellent (5/5).

· Senior high school, Rantasalmi, Finland. Matriculation examination, 1996.

Notable skills:

· Programming skills

· Ability to write scientific and technical text

· Experience in doing scientific research

· Experience in designing games

· Teaching experience

· Ability to learn and recognize important information fast

· Creative and impugning way of thinking

· Knowledge on optimization

· Knowledge on board and computer games

Areas of scientific interest:

· Global optimization

· Evolutionary algorithms

· Multimodal optimization

Other areas of interest:

· Games and game design

· Computers

· Literature and graphic novels

· Stock markets

Employment:

· 15.2.2010 – Present: Software engineer. Digia Oyj. Software development (Java / Android).

· 1.9.2003 – 31.10.2009: Teaching assistant. Information processing laboratory, Lappeenranta University of Technology. Scientific research on global optimization, teaching responsibilities and Ph.D. thesis.

· 3.6.2002 – 31.8.2003: Research assistant. Information processing laboratory, Lappeenranta University of Technology. Scientific research on evolutionary algorithms and M.Sc. thesis.

· 21.5.2001 – 31.8.2001: Summer trainee. Technology center / Sonera Connectivity Partner, Sonera LTD.

· 5.6.2000 – 31.12.2000: Research assistant in GO-Core project developing Mobile Ipv6 module for Linux. TSE institute, Helsinki University of Technology.

· 4.6.1999 – 29.8.1999: Night watchman. Traveling center Huhtiniemi, Lappeenranta.

· 9.6.1997 – 15.8.1997: Summer Trainee. Gas station Pynnönen & Nurminen, Rantasalmi.

· 9.7.1996 – 19.4.1997: Finnish army service, Karelian Brigade, Vekaranjärvi.

Teaching experience in Lappeenranta University of Technology:

· Fundamentals of Information processing, assistant 2008-2009

· Fundamentals of programming (C programming language), assistant 2003-2006

· Fundamentals of programming (Python programming language), assistant 2006-2007 and 2008-2009

· Evolutionary algorithms, assistant 2003-2007

· Introduction to object oriented programming (C++ programming language), assistant 2003-2005 and 2006-2008, lecturer 2005-2006 and 2007-2008

· Object oriented programming techniques (Java programming language), assistant 2007-2009

Reviewer or program committee member:

· IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation

· The 7th international conference on Simulated Evolution and Learning (SEAL 2008)

· The second international conference on Bio-Inspired Computing: Theories and Applications (BIC-TA2007)

Game designer:

· Winner of the game design challenges of 2006, 2007 and 2008 by Finnish Board game Society.

· Designer of Inquisitio card game published by Tuonela productions in 2009