Inna Sosunova

Inna Sosunova is a researcher at the LUT School of Engineering Science within Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland, boasting a recently conferred Doctor of Science in Technology degree (2023) from LUT University. With a career spanning 15 years in software engineering, she has garnered a lot of expertise in the domain. Having previously worked as a programmer at St. Petersburg State University, an Engineer at the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies at ITMO University, and a Leading Engineer at the Software and Network Systems Laboratory of the National Center of Quantum Internet, ITMO University. During her tenure at ITMO University, she actively contributed to various projects, showcasing her versatility in decision support systems, IoT-enabled waste management systems, smart transport, and quantum cryptography. In last years, while working at LUT, Inna has diligently directed her research focus towards the engineering of Decision Support Systems (DSSs), Green ICT, IoT-enabled waste management, Context-driven systems, and Knowledge representation. She also has experience of participation as a mentor in hackathons, organizing hackathons and workshops for students, conducting interviews with representatives of Finnish companies and city administration. Inna Sosunova developed context-driven decision support systems (DSSs) in 4 international projects (bIoTope project; CroBoDDIT; AWARE project; Createch progect). The developed DSSs aimed to help with decision making, choose and use of modern technologies (IoT, AI, etc.) for various stakeholders of waste management process (city administration, city residents, waste truck drivers, janitors, dispatchers) and representatives of the small and medium sized business in Finland.