Olli Koskela

List of publications

I work as a researcher and supervisor in the data and business analytics team of the HAMK Tech research unit at HAMK, which is tasked with producing expertise in mathematical and statistical analysis, optimization, modeling, and the application of machine learning algorithms. Our team combines computational methods with practical applications, especially in the fields of bio- and circular economy, as well as agriculture and related industries. We develop solutions that support sustainable development and digitalization, such as optimizing logistics in circular economy companies, improving energy efficiency in buildings, and utilizing data in monitoring carbon sequestration in agriculture.

Projects in the field of knowledge management

Enhancing Data Oriented Management of Hämeenlinna City Tourism and Travelling project develops knowledge management of Hämeenlinna’s tourism and mobility using data analytics. Project period 1.4.2023-31.3.2026. Häme University of Applied Sciences and Linnan kehitys Ltd, Funders Regional Councils’ ERDF, City of Hämeenlinna, self-financing HAMK.

• Tourist spending can be predicted with the Tourist Meter (in Finnish) https://doi.org/10.63777/12fb

Primary production projects

Smart drinking through 2022. The aim of the project was to develop an affordable device for individual monitoring of the amount of cows drinking on practical farms. Project period 1.9.2022 – 31.12.2024. Häme University of Applied Sciences (administrator) and Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE). Funded by Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland 2014–2020 from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

• Juontikäyttäytymisen seuranta mahdollisena lehmien hyvinvoinnin valvontamenetelmänä https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2025040925235

• Computer Vision for Resource Optimisation in Dairy Cows Drinking and Backyard Chickens Nesting behaviour https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202503154311

• Hanke pohjautuu myös Bioeconomy 4.0 -hankkeen (https://www.hamk.fi/projektit/bioeconomy-4-0-carbon-4-0/) tuloksiin

  • Navetta 4.0 — navetan olosuhteiden jatkuva mittaaminen https://doi.org/10.33354/smst.89300

  • Deep learning image recognition of cow behavior and an open data set acquired near an automatic milking robot https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.111665

  • Eläinkohtaisen vedenjuonnin seurantamenetelmä ultraäänisensoria käyttäen https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022110464600

Logistics and Circular Economy Projects

CPromoting circularity and sustainability for the construction and real estate sector (CircBuild). The CircBuild project promotes the transition of the real estate and construction sector towards a circular economy and sustainable solutions. Duration 1.1.2025 – 31.12.2026. Implemention Tampere University and Häme University of Applied Sciences. Funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

In the BioKierto, Järkki, VÄLKKY, OPTIMA, PLUTO, BioKanta and Second Hand PRO Market projects, our team has developed logistics optimization in particular within real-life operational and business boundary conditions, which ensures the applicability of the methods to practical needs. See more in the links below.

• Biokierto 2017-2020, https://www.hamk.fi/projektit/biokierto/

  • Simulating a Biorefinery Ecosystem to Manage and Motivate Sustainable Regional Nutrient Circulation http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1421

• Järkki 2021-2022, https://www.hamk.fi/projektit/jarkki/

  • On of the Logistics Related to Recycling of Nutrients in Wastewater Sludgeshttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/112872

  • JÄRKKI –Jätevesilietteiden ravinteet keskittäen kiertoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSkKv6QT6KQ

• VÄLKKY 2021-2023, https://www.hamk.fi/projektit/valkky/

  • Näkökulmia materiaalivirtojen kuljetusten tehostamiseen https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2024050627139

  • Data-Driven Management of Material Flows in Circular Economy by Logistics Optimization https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19560-0_48

  • Applying a Genetic Algorithm for Sequencing Optimization in a Mixed-Model Manufacturing Assembly Line https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8058628

• OPTIMA 2023-2025, https://www.hamk.fi/projektit/optima-kiertotalouden-materiaalivirtojen-logistiikan-optimointi/

  • Tietokoneavusteinen simulointi kuljetus- ja varastointikapasiteetin suunnittelun tukena https://doi.org/10.63777/76d1

• PLUTO 2025-2026, https://www.hamk.fi/projektit/pluto/

  • Kymmenen viikon pilotti kohti tehokkaampaa paristojen ja akkujen keräystä https://doi.org/10.63777/1666 

• BioKanta 2023-2025, https://www.hamk.fi/projektit/biokaasua-hiiliviisaasti-ja-ravinteet-kiertoon-kanta-hameessa/

  • Modeling and Optimizing the Logistic Routing of Biomass Side-Flows for Circular Bioeconomy https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202309298538

• Second Hand PRO Market 2024-2025, https://www.hamk.fi/projektit/second-hand-pro-market/

  • Preliminary release of second hand pro market evaluation tool in AnyLogic cloud https://cloud.anylogic.com/model/ae382db1-7c58-443d-9d9f-53f105e7013e

Industrial collaboration

Public examples of industrial assignments include our proposal for KONE to improve the efficiency of a production line [1, 2, 3] and the assessment of the location of the Kiertakapula waste collection stations [1, 2].