Helsinki, Finland - Dr. Robert Iannucci has been appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Nokia Research Center. The appointment is effective immediately.
Nokia Research Center, the corporate research unit, drives Nokia's technological competitiveness and renewal in technology areas vital for the company's future success. The previous Head of Nokia Research Center, Senior Vice President Tero Ojanperä was named as Chief Strategy Officer and Group Executive Board member in Nokia, as of 1 January 2005.
Bob Iannucci joined Nokia in 2004 as Head of Nokia Research Center's Computing Architectures Laboratory. He holds B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA; M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, New York, USA; and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
Dr. Iannucci has extensive experience in running both research and development activities in the fields of computing architectures, human-computer interaction, Internet, handheld computing, wireless technology strategy and networking systems. Previously, he held positions of Senior Vice President of Engineering at Cosine Communications, Vice President of Research at Compaq Computer Corporation, Vice President of Engineering and Co-Founder of Exa Corporation, as well as various research and development roles at IBM Corporation.
In his new position, Dr. Iannucci will continue to be based in Helsinki, Finland.
Interacting closely with all Nokia business groups, Nokia Research Center is responsible for the strategic and long-term research in Nokia. Nokia Research Center participates in the standardization work and various international R&D projects in cooperation with universities and research institutes. Looking beyond current product development, the Research Center challenges current strategies and drives Nokia's renewal through long-term technology exploration. Nokia Research Center employs 1,200 people and has activities in Finland, USA, Germany, Hungary, China and Japan.
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