Biographical note

Dr. Martti Lehto, (Military Sciences), Col (GS) (ret.) works as a Professor (Cyber security) in the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Information Technology. He has over 30 years’ experience as developer and leader of C4ISR Systems in Finnish Defence Forces. He served for 30 years in the Finnish Air Force where his last position was Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Armaments in Air Force Command. Now he is Cyber security and Cyber defence researcher and teacher in the IT Faculty. He teaches in MSc and PhD level in the University of Jyväskylä, National Defence University, and Air Force Academy. He is also Adjunct professor in National Defence University in Air and Cyber Warfare. He has participated Finland’s parliament hearings annually from 2013. His research areas are Cyber Security strategy, Cyber Warfare, Cyber Security in Aviation, Cyber security in the Healthcare system, and Critical Infrastructure Protection. Since 2001 he has been the Editor-in-Chief ofthe Military Magazine.

Dr. Pekka Neittaanmäki works as Professor, UNESCO Chair in the University of Jyväskylä. He was the Professor in Information Technology, Numerical Analysis, and Its Applications, in the University of Jyväskylä, 1988–2019. He worked the Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology in the University of Jyväskylä, 2010–2017, the Head of COMAS (Computing and Mathematical Sciences) Graduate School in the University of Jyväskylä, 1995–1999, 2003–2016, the Chairman of Agora Human Centered Information Technology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä, 2002–2009 and the Vice Rector in the University of Jyväskylä, 1993–2000. He is also the Visiting Professor in the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan from 2008 and Adjunct Professor in the University of Houston, USA from 2000. His research Interests are among others reliable computing, optimization, optimal control and logistics, computational methodology in nanotechnology, computational mechanics, dynamical systems and attractors, signal and data processing, big data analytics, critical infrastructure protection, innovative learning, digital service platforms and data analysis, optimization, and simulation in public healthcare.