OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY P. O. BOX 1000, FI-02015 TKK http://www.tkk.fi Author Tuomas Tirronen Name of the dissertation Manuscript submitted 7.10.2009 Manuscript revised 17.12.2009 Date of the defence 4.3.2010 Article dissertation (summary + original articles) Monograph

This article discusses the primary qualities of a doctoral dissertation proposal and how those qualities relate to the qualities of a dissertation and to the nature of a research university. Typical parts of a proposal are discussed—problem, significance, literature review, theoretical perspective, questions, methods, and ethics—and reasons are given for the role that each part plays in the dev...

OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 1000, FI-02015 TKK http://www.tkk.fi Author Name of the dissertation Manuscript submitted Manuscript revised

Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Science in Technology to be presented with due permission for public examination and debate in Auditorium S4, ABSTRACT OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION ¡ Author Name of the dissertation Date of manuscript Date of the dissertation Monograph Article dissertation (summary + original articles)

OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 1000, FI-02015 TKK http://www.tkk.fi Author Name of the dissertation Manuscript submitted Manuscript revised

Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Science in Technology to be presented with due permission for public examination and debate in Auditorium S4, ABSTRACT OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION Author Name of the dissertation Date of manuscript Date of the dissertation Monograph Article dissertation (summary + original articles) Abstract Keywords Number of pages ISBN (printed)

The Doctoral Consortium of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control was held on April 11, 2010, in Chicago, USA. The objective of this Doctoral Consortium is to provide an opportunity for the Ph.D. students to discuss their dissertation research topics, research plans, and research methodologies with peers in the community, and use such feedbacks and suggestions...

Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Science in Technology to be presented with due permission for public examination and debate in Auditorium S4, ABSTRACT OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION Author Name of the dissertation Date of manuscript Date of the dissertation Monograph Article dissertation (summary + original articles)