Keynote Speakers

Heidi Kuusniemi is a Professor of Wireless Systems at Tampere University, Finland, holding a joint professorship with the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute of the National Land Survey of Finland. Her research focuses on resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems, including satellite navigation interference detection and mitigation as well as reliable multi-system and multi-sensor navigation. Her work bridges the domains of geospatial technology, wireless systems and cybersecurity, with the goal of ensuring trustworthy positioning and situational awareness from space to Earth. Prof. Kuusniemi has led numerous national and international research and development projects on localization resilience, sensor fusion and the space economy. She is President of the Nordic Institute of Navigation and a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters as well as the Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences, and was named Professor of the Year 2025 by the Professors’ Union of Finland.