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I was born in 31.12.1954 in Seinäjoki, Finland. I received my M.Sc. from Helsinki University of Technology in 1979 and Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Helsinki in 1984. During 1985 - 89 I was a senior researcher at the Telecommunications Laboratory of the Technical Research Center of Finland, working with the development of protocol software. In 1989 - 95 I was professor of data communications at Lappeenranta University of Technology. Since 1996 I have been professor of telecommunications at Tampere University of Technology in the Department of Communications Engineering, where I am leading the "Networks and Protocols" group. My family includes my wife, Martta-Liisa, and two adult children. Some more details can be found from the Curriculum Vitae.