Päivi Aaltonen is a Researcher and Project Manager for Industrial AI projects at LUT University, Finland. She has previously worked in Strategic Project Management at Aalto University Business Innovation Technology- Research Unit and collaborated with Henley Business School, Stanford University, Swinburne University of Technology and Innsbruck University. Her research is around the intersection of advanced technologies, society and human behaviour.

Emil Kurvinen is a Professor in Machine Design at the University of Oulu, Finland. He has previously been affiliated with LUT University and The University of Virginia, and has worked as an engineer in structural dynamics. His research interests are rotating machines, especially high-speed machines, digital twins, and the integration of industrial engineering management to technology.