Department of Military Technology: Professors and Assistant Professors 

Professors 

Professor Kimmo Halunen, DSc (Tech.)


 

Field of appointment:

  • Cyber security

Teaching and research

  • Teaching in the NDU: Cyber security in Bachelor, Master and advanced studies. 
  • Supervision of bachelor’s and master’s theses and doctoral students with topics related to cyber security 
  • Responsible instructor in courses “Data transmission and threat environment” and “Information network operations”

Adjunct professorships

  • University of Oulu, applied cryptography and authentication 

Responsible leader of the following projects / project parts: 

  • MATINE: Artificial Intelligence Vulnerability testing platform
  • EDF: Newsroom (work package leader)

Recent Publications

  • Kaksonen, R., Halunen, K., Laakso, M., Röning, J. (2023). Transparent Security Method for Automating IoT Security Assessments. In: Meng, W., Yan, Z., Piuri, V. (eds) Information Security Practice and Experience. ISPEC 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14341. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7032-2_9.
  • Porambage, P., Liyanage, M., Halunen, K., & Nikula, S. (2023). Quantum Security and Postquantum Cryptography. Security and Privacy Vision in 6G: A Comprehensive Guide, 327-340.
  • Hekkala, J., Muurman, M., Halunen, K., & Vallivaara, V. (2023). Implementing post-quantum cryptography for developers. SN Computer Science, 4(4), 365.
  • Kaksonen, R., Halunen, K., & Röning, J. (2023, February). Vulnerabilities in IoT devices, backends, applications, and components. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy. Scitepress.
  • Rautell, M., Latvala, O. M., Vallivaara, V., & Halunen, K. (2022, August). Applying a cryptographic metric to post-quantum lattice-based signature algorithms. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (pp. 1-8).

Professor Juha-Matti Lehtonen, DSc (Tech.)


 

Field of appointment:

  • Military economics

Teaching and research

  • Research interests in military economics include capability building and related matters, such as public procurements and requirements management. 
  • Additionally, the research of military security of supply, and of the productive and technological facilities of society that support it are a part of military economics.

Adjunct professorships

  • Tampere University, Industrial Engineering and Management
  • University of Oulu, Industrial Engineering and Management 

Professor Jouko Vankka, DSc (Tech.)

Field of appointment:

  • Military technology

Teaching and research

  • Radio communications

Adjunct professorships

  • The National Defence University, radio communications technology

Responsible leader of the following projects / project parts: 

  • Prime Minister’s Office’s project on Critical Infrastructure Situational Awareness.  

Recent Publications

  • Lehtonen, J-M, Aalto, M. & Hyytiäinen, M. (2025), Resilience to Russia’s energy weapon: natural gas in Finland,Continuity & Resilience Review, 1 16, 2516-7502
  • Kananoja, L., Kosonen, J., Lehtonen, J. M., & Lintunen, J. (2025). Delivering more competition to the EU defence markets? Examining the defence procurement directive, Directive 2009/81/EC. Defence and Peace Economics, 1-19.
  • Lehtonen, J-M, Ikonen, I, Anteroinen, J ja Marttila, R. (2024) Puolustusmateriaalituotannon kasvattamisen kysymykset – tarkastelussa 155 mm ampumatarvike. Tiede ja Ase no. 82. Forthcoming.
  • Aalto, M. Lehtonen, J-M and Hyytiäinen, M. (2023) Talouspakotteiden toteutus ja niiden kiertäminen, Tiede ja Ase no. 81.
  • Lehtonen, J-M. and Virtanen, K. (2022), "Choosing the most economically advantageous tender using a multi-criteria decision analysis approach", Journal of Public Procurement, https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-06-2021-0040.

Professor Kai Virtanen, DSc (Tech.)


 

Field of appointment:

  • Operations research

Teaching and research

  • Modelling and simulation, decision analysis, optimization, human performance in complex systems

Adjunct professorships

  • The National Defence University, operations research
  • Aalto University, systems analysis

Responsible leader of the following projects / project parts: 

  • Development of aircraft tactical use 

Recent Publications

  • Mansikka H., Virtanen K., Lipponen T., and Harris D.: Improving Pilots’ Tactical Decisions in Air Combat Training using The Critical Decision Method. Aeronautical Journal, Accepted for publication.
  • Harju M., Liesiö J., and Virtanen K.: Independent Postulates for Subjective Expected Utility. Theory and Decision, Accepted for publication.
  • Virtanen K., and Hämäläinen R.P.: Military and Homeland Security. In: Petropoulos F., et al., Operational Research: Methods and Applications. Journal of the Operational Research Society, Accepted for publication.
  • Öström J., Sailaranta T., and Virtanen K.: Effects of Datalink Target Data on Air-to-Air Missile Performance. Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, Accepted for publication.
  • Mansikka H., Virtanen K., and Harris D.: What We Got Here, is a Failure to Coordinate: Implicit and Explicit Coordination in Air combat. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, Vol. 17, Issue 3, 2023, pp. 279-293.

Assistant Professors 

Assistant Professor Samu Rautio, DSc (MilSc) 


 

Field of appointment:

  • Military technology

Teaching and research

  • Research in military technology focuses primarily on digital manufacturing and the related technologies. 
  • Topics of teaching, on different course levels: military use of new technologies, capability building and systems analysis

Responsible leader of the following projects / project parts: 

  • EDA - Additive Manufacturing for Logistic Support
  • ADDMAN

Recent Publications

  • Rautio, S., Valtonen, I., Lehtonen, J., (2025). Integrating Additive Manufacturing to Military Maintenance. Revista de Ciências Militares, May, XIII(1), 111-135. https://www.ium.pt/publist/1
  • Peron, M., Akmal, J., Rautio, S., Salmi, M. (2025) Additive Manufacturing in the Defense Sector: A Dynamic Evolution of Challenges and Opportunities and the Repercussions on the Required Ecosystem, 32nd International Annual EurOMA Conference. Milan, Italy. Full Paper.
  • Rautio, S., Valtonen, I, Lehtonen, J-M., (2024) Integrating Additive Manufacturing to Military Logistics, The 36th Annual NOFOMA Conference. Stockholm, Sweden. Full Paper.
  • Rautio S. and Broms M. (2024) Security scenarios: 3D printed firearms, Security and Defence Quarterly, 48(4). doi: 10.35467/sdq/181047.
  • Rautio, S., Valtonen I, Perälä J. (2024). Materiaalia lisäävällä valmistuksella (3d-tulostus) tehdyt tilapäisvaraosat sotilaskäyttöön. Tiede ja ase, Vol 2023, Nro 81.