Antti Solonen, Master of Science in Technology, will defend his doctoral dissertation at the Lappeenranta University of Technology on November 11, 2011, at 12 noon, room 1383. His dissertation is titled Bayesian Methods for Estimation, Optimization and Experimental Design. Professor Colin Fox, University of Otago, New Zealand, will act as opponent. Professor Heikki Haario of Lappeenranta University of Technology will act as the custodian.