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Olli Pitkänen, senior researcher
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Olli Pitkänen
Adjunct Professor, D.Sc.(Tech), LL.M
Empirical Law and Economy (ELE) research group leader
Email: olli.pitkanen(a)hiit.fi
Mailing address:
HIIT, P.O.Box 9800, 02015 TKK, Finland
Phone: +358 9 470 28142
Internal: 28142
Mobile: +358503019265
Present Activities
I am planning and working for several research projects in the area of user-driven services and empirical legal studies. I am especially concentrating on legal issues related to future mobile applications and services.
My present projects include OtaSizzle - Ubiquitous Social Media for Urban Communities.
Previously, I have participated in many research projects, like Wireless Festival Eureka/Celtic project, MobiLife EU (IST-511607) project, and MobileIPR.
I have given numerous lectures in various classes at Helsinki University of Technology, University of Helsinki, Lakimiesliiton koulutus, IIR Finland, etc.
I am an adjunct professor (docent) at Helsinki School of Economics (HSE), Information Systems Science.
I am also affiliated (of counsel) with Puiro Snellman Åkerlund Attorneys at Law. I founded Opplex, a law firm that specialized in business law and particularly in IT law. In 2004, Opplex was merged into Puiro Snellman Åkerlund.
Research Interests
My research interests include:
Legal Issues: especially those related to information technology, for example, intellectual property rights (IPR) in software and content; digital rights management (DRM); privacy and data protection.
Information Technology: human-centric mobile and ubicomp services, future scenarios, ICT for development, ethical issues affected by ICT.
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