Background
Sipilä, Markku Tapani was born on November 5, 1955 in Kerava, Finland. Son of Uuno Anselm and Elsa Maria (Halme) Sipilä.
Sipilä, Markku Tapani was born on November 5, 1955 in Kerava, Finland. Son of Uuno Anselm and Elsa Maria (Halme) Sipilä.
Diploma Engineer, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1981. License of Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1987. Doctor of Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1989.
Design engineer, Mobira Company, Salo, Finland, 1980-1982;
group leader, Mobira Company, Salo, Finland, 1983-1984;
researcher, Helsinki U. Technology, 1986-1988;
research scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, 1984-1986;
senior research scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, since 1989;
group leader, deputy head telecommunications research, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, 1994-1996;
head of telecommunications research, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, since 1997;
research professor wireless telecommunications, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, since 1997. Board directors Millilab, Espoo, since 1995. Member Science Committee for National Defence, since 1995.
Finnish delegate Joint Board on Communications Satellite Programmes, European Space Agency, since 1997.
Served with Finnish Army, 1974-1975.
Married Marja-Liisa Aaltonen, December 19, 1981. Children: Hanne, Atte.