Areas of expertise
113 Computer and information sciences, 213 Electronic, automation and communications engineering, electronics, Software engineering, operating systems, man-computer interaction, Automation and systems technology
Honors and awards
Recognition award for "Automation 1" course
Responsible teacher of ”Automation 1”, a compulsory bachelor course, which received the Recognition award from the vice-dean of teaching. The award was given to one course in each bachelor major. Automation 1 received the award for the major “Automation and Systems Technology” for the academic year 2015-2016.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Jan 2016
Recognition award for the School of Electrical Engineering Bachelor Program for the academic year 2017-2018
Responsible teacher of “ELEC-C1210 Automation 1”, which received the Recognition award for the School of Electrical Engineering Bachelor Program for the academic year 2017-2018. The award was given to the top 3 courses in the category of bachelor courses in the School of Electrical Engineering (total 64 courses).
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Oct 2018
Recognition award for the School of Electrical Engineering Bachelor Program for the academic year 2018-2019
Responsible teacher of “ELEC-C8204 Automation Software Projects”, which received the Recognition award for the School of Electrical Engineering Bachelor Program for the academic year 2018-2019. The award was given to the top 3 courses in the category of bachelor courses in the School of Electrical Engineering.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Jan 2019
Recognition award for the School of Electrical Engineering Bachelor Program for the academic year 2019-2020
Responsible teacher of “ELEC-C8224 Automation Systems 1”, which received the Recognition award for the School of Electrical Engineering Bachelor Program for the academic year 2019-2020. The award was given to the top 3 courses in the category of bachelor courses in the School of Electrical Engineering.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Jan 2020
Research groups
- Information Technologies in Industrial Automation, University Lecturer
Publications
Bidding a Battery on Electricity Markets and Minimizing Battery Aging Costs: A Reinforcement Learning Approach
Harri Aaltonen, Seppo Sierla, Ville Kyrki, Mahdi Pourakbari‐kasmaei, Valeriy Vyatkin
2022
Energies
An overview of machine learning applications for smart buildings
Kari Alanne, Seppo Sierla
2022
Sustainable Cities and Society
A Methodology for Generating a Digital Twin for Process Industry: A Case Study of a Fiber Processing Pilot Plant
Mohammad Azangoo, Lotta Sorsamaki, Seppo A. Sierla, Teemu Matasniemi, Miia Rantala, Kari Rainio, Valeriy Vyatkin
2022
IEEE Access
Reinforcement learning for industrial process control
Jifei Deng, Seppo Sierla, Jie Sun, Valeriy Vyatkin
2022
Computers in Industry
Whitening CNN-Based Rotor System Fault Diagnosis Model Features
Jesse Miettinen, Riku-Pekka Nikula, Joni Keski-Rahkonen, Fredrik Fagerholm, Tuomas Tiainen, Seppo Sierla, Raine Viitala
2022
APPLIED SCIENCES
A Review of Reinforcement Learning Applications to Control of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems
Seppo Sierla, Heikki Ihasalo, Valeriy Vyatkin
2022
Energies
A taxonomy of machine learning applications for virtual power plants and home/building energy management systems
Seppo Sierla, Mahdi Pourakbari-Kasmaei, Valeriy Vyatkin
2022
Automation in Construction
Exploiting Battery Storages With Reinforcement Learning: A Review for Energy Professionals
Rakshith Subramanya, Seppo A. Sierla, Valeriy Vyatkin
2022
IEEE Access
From DevOps to MLOps
Rakshith Subramanya, Seppo Sierla, Valeriy Vyatkin
2022
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
A simulation environment for training a reinforcement learning agent trading a battery storage
Harri Aaltonen, Seppo Sierla, Rakshith Subramanya, Valeriy Vyatkin
2021
Energies