Antti Martikkala

Antti is a researcher and technology developer working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, IoT, robotics, and industrial digitalization. He holds a PhD in engineering and has a background in low-cost IoT development, embedded systems, and applied technology development. His background also includes several years of industry experience in mechanical engineering and power plant design. His current work covers edge and local AI, industrial data infrastructures, robotics, and unmanned systems. He has worked with technologies including edge AI, local AI, LLM-based systems, FIWARE, robotics architectures, sensor networks, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino-based embedded systems. A recurring theme in his work is how advanced digital technologies can be implemented with practical, cost-efficient, and adaptable architectures rather than relying only on highly specialized or proprietary solutions. His research emphasizes practical prototyping and the development of technologies for applied and industry-oriented use.