The people behind SILLAN

01Core team
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Teddy Tran

Business Developer

5 years coaching early-stage startups and deep tech founders at Aalto University.

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Pramod Acharya

Technical Researcher

Researching bridge robustness and non-linear analysis. 5 years of industry experience.

02Advisors
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Sampo Hietanen

Senior Advisor

Founder of MaaS Global Ltd, the company behind the Whim app, which raised €149 million across multiple funding rounds. Multiple executive positions in the civil engineering industry, and has commercialised multiple civil engineering innovations.

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Prof. Weiwei Lin

Scientific Advisor; Associate Professor and Accountable Project Lead, Aalto University

Associate Editor of the ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering. Nearly 15 years of experience in bridge engineering and structural health monitoring.

03Steering group
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INFRA ry
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04Affiliations
Aalto University School of EngineeringAalto Innovation ServicesAalto Startup CenterR2B Pre-Business GeneratorBusiness Finland