Väitös- ym. tilaisuuksissa -- choreography in thesis examinations & elsewhere

• with Muhammad Faryad (Lahore University, Pakistan) -- Espoo 2018

• at Tokyo Institute of Technology, July 2018
  lecture ** dinner (Narihiro Nakamoto, Jiro Hirokawa, AS, Masaharu Takahashi, Takuji Arima, Takashi Tomura)

• Honorary doctorate from Francisk Skarina Gomel State University, Belarus, April 2018
  Rector of GSU, Sergei Khakhomov, confers the degree ** thank-you speech ** in Rector's Office ** teaching in the Physics Faculty ** the diploma

• at Universitas Indonesia, November 2017 (Arief Udhiarto, Eko Tjipto Rahardjo, AS, Basari, Harry Sudibyo)

• Andreas Ericsson, Lund University, Sweden, 27.10.2017
  (AS, Christer Larsson, Samel Arslanagić, Marianna Ivashina, Daniel Sjöberg, the candidate AE, Stefano Maci, Mats Gustafsson,Torleif Martin, Per Ingvarson)

• with Soon Poh (Helsinki, July 2017)

• Christopher A. Dirdal, Oslo 30.6.2017
  with the candidate and committee members (Astrid Aksnes and Daniel Sjöberg) ** plus thesis supervisor Johannes Skaar ** at evening party table

• Tomo Murovec, Université Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France, 19.1.2017
  (Damijan Miklavčič, Ari Sihvola, candidate, Christian Brosseau, Laurent Corcos)

• Tommi Rimpiläinen , Espoo 15.12.2016
  opponent Arthur Yaghjian, candidate TR, AS, and Henrik Wallén

• with Filippo Capolino (UC Irvine, November 2016)

• with Morteza Shahpari and Konstanty Bialkowski (Brisbane, October 2016)

• Niels Christian Jerichau Clausen, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Copenhagen 15.1.2015
  AS, Olav Breinbjerg, Filiberto Bilotti, the candidate Niels Clausen, Samel Arslanagić, Vitaliy Zhurbenko

• with Martti Nissinen and Heikki Seppä (Science Forum, Helsinki, 2015)

• Filipa Isabel Rodrigues Prudêncio, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon 7.11.2014
  Carlos Paiva, António Topa, AS, Mário Figueiredo, the candidate FP, Paulo André, Sérgio Matos - after-defense - in jury

• with Martti Tiuri (Otaniemi, January 2014)

• Kirsti Keltikangas, Aalto University, 6.9.2013
  (with Anette Kolmos; (Aalborg University, Denmark) as opponent)

• Johannes Markkanen, Aalto University, 8.8.2013
  (with Ali Yilmaz; (University of Texas, Austin) as opponent, and Pasi Ylä-Oijala) -photo: Juhani Kataja

• with Igor Semchenko and Sergei Khakhomov (Gomel, 2014)

• with three other great electromagnetics guys - Maxwell, Weng Chew, Arthur Yaghjian (Guangzhou, 2014)

• with Tapan Sarkar (honorary doctoral degree conferement, Espoo, 2012)

• with Jensen Li (Stockholm, 2013)

• Melvin Essone Mezeme, Université Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France, 17.12.2012
  (Damijan Miklavčič, Pierre Lehn, candidate, Christian Brosseau, undersigned)

• Henrik Kettunen, Aalto University, 15.12.2011
  (with Professor Andrea Alù (University of Texas, Austin) as opponent) -photos: Sami Ilvonen ** (with Sergei Tretyakov)

• Jiaran Qi, Aalto University, 14.9.2011
  (with Professor Raj Mittra (Penn State) as opponent) ** (Karonkka - Lappi)

• Johanna Leppävirta, Aalto University, 5.8.2011
  (with Professor David Hammer (Tufts University) as opponent)

• M. Mohamed Hicham Belyamoun, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 1.12.2010
  (from left: Victor Fouad Hannna, Olivier Dubrunfaut, Alain Bossavit, ego, the candidate Belyamoun, André Nicolet, Saïd Zouhdi, Florence Ossart)

• Sérgio de Almeida Matos, Lissabon 10.9.2010
  Júri de doutoramento

• with Victor Veselago (Pamplona, 2008)

• with Benedict Munk (Nice, 2006)

• with Marco Ribeiro (Pamplona, 2008)

• with Pertti Vainikainen (Aalto festival, Finlandia Hall, 2010)

• Liisi Jylhä, Espoo 14.3.2008
  Luk Arnaut served as opponent to Liisi

• Ainhoa Gorriti, Delft 2.11.2004
  The whole committee etC.. ** Final words

• Juhani Hämäläinen, Jyväskylä 30.10.2004
  "the parameter space can be partitioned..." (opponent, candidate, and the custos Juha Merikoski) ** can I believe this claim? ** final speech ** every speech includes a joke

• Juha Avelin, Espoo 14.11.2003
  opening words ** sometimes we need two opponents ** intelligent-sounding discussions after the defence

• Kimmo Kärkkäinen, Espoo 7.1.2003
  (valvojana)

• Björn Widenberg, Lund 5.6.2003 (onneksi en ole valvojana tässä tilaisuudessa)
  note the exhausted face of Gerhard Kristensson

• Mario Goncalo Mestre Verissimo Silveirinha, Lissabon 1.9.2003 (here a little bit more awake...)
  juhlallinen komitea ** after-defence speculations

• Perttu Puska, Espoo 29.10.1999
  (dressing up well)