Petri Ihantola
Vice Dean Of Education
Finland
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Top SchoolPetri Ihantola is an academic leader and software engineering researcher with 14 years of experience bridging learning analytics, automated assessment, web development and software visualization. Currently Vice Dean of Education at the University of Jyväskylä, he has held professorships focused on big data learning analytics and directed a MOOC centre, combining administrative leadership with hands-on research. His career spans industry roles at Google and entrepreneurial experience as a co-founder, giving him practical insight into large-scale testing, automation and product-focused development. Petri’s background in theoretical computer science and long-standing teaching roles inform a research agenda that turns classroom data into actionable tools for assessment and visualization. Notably, he has blended academic sabbaticals and industry practice—such as a visiting scholar stint at Stanford—to shape scalable educational technologies.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Physics, Physics at Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018M.Sc. (Technology) Theoretical Computer Science Software Systems Computer and information science, M.Sc. (Technology) Theoretical Computer Science Software Systems Computer and information science at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolanD.Sc (Tech) Computer Science, D.Sc (Tech) Computer Science at Aalto UniversityFinnish Matriculation Examination, Finnish Matriculation Examination at Kuopion Lyseon LukioKlassikka
Github Skills (23)
django10
lms10
portal10
react9
frontend9
parser8
panic8
scrum7
qbcore-framework7
azerothcore6
python6
fundamentals6
javascript6
software-design6
rad5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
js-parsons/js-parsons.github.io
Apr 2015 - Sep 2020
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 7 pushes in 5 years 6 months
Palpo/palpo.github.io
Aug 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:8 commits, 4 PRs, 68 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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