Arttu Luukanen

Arttu Luukanen was born in Finland, in 1972. He received the M.Sc. degree in applied physics from the University of Helsinki, Espoo, Finland, in 1999, and the Ph.D. degree in applied physics from the University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland, in 2003. After this, he joined the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland, as a Research Scientist. From late 2003 until 2005, he worked as a Guest Researcher with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, USA. In 2005, he was appointed as the Director of MilliLab, the millimeter-wave laboratory of Finland, and, in 2009, as the Research Professor of Microsystems and Nanosystems with VTT. From 2007 until 2012, he served on the International Advisory Board of the Swedish FOI-FOCUS Centre of Excellence on Sensors, Multisensors and Sensor Networks, from 2013 until 2016 on the International Advisory Board of the Chalmers GHz Centre, and from 2018 onwards on the Scientific Board of the Aalto University Centre of Quantum Engineering. In 2013, he cofounded Asqella Ltd., Helsinki, Finland, to commercialize passive multiband submillimeter-camera technology, a long time subject of his research. Currently, he serves as the Managing Director of Asqella. His current research interests include mm-wave and THz devices, circuits and imaging systems, as well as turning research into profitable business. Dr. Luukanen served as the Conference Chair for SPIE Passive and Active Mmw Imaging Conference from 2010 until 2016, as the Chair of the Technical Program Committee of the 2012 European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, Conference Chairman of the 6th ESA Workshop on MMW Technology and Applications in 2011. He is also an elected member of the Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences.