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1. Family name: VIERI-Gashi
2. First names: Eija
3. Date of birth: 23.12.1966,
4. Nationality: Finland, Kosovo
CURRICULUM VITAE
5. Education: Master of Science in Technology
Institution
Date from – to
Licentiate of Technology (LicTech) in
electrical engineering (Postgraduate
degree) University of Oulu / Department
of Electrical Engineering, 15th of June
2000
University of Oulu ( 1997)
Oulu Polytechnic, the School of
Vocational Teacher Education, (2003)
Degrees and Diplomas obtained
Master of Science in Technology
electrical engineering,
in
6. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
Finnish 1 1 1
Albanian 2 2 2
English 2 2 2
Swedish 3 3 3
German 4 4 4
7. Membership of professional bodies:
8. Other skills:
- Excellent – use of computer and its maintenance part of everyday life. Lot of experience in
use of following software applications:
- Excel, SPSS for statistical analysis
- Matlab for signal processing
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- Orcad for electric circuits’ simulation
- Ms Visual C++, programming environment
- Labview for measurement systems
9. Present position:
- Quality coordinator and senior lecturer at the European College Dukagjin
- Assistant and Doctoral Student at the University of Oulu, Optoelectronics and measurement
techniques laboratory since 2009
10. Years within DUKAGJINI COLLEGE:
- 2006-present
11. Key qualifications and research interests:
• Master of Science in Technology in electrical engineering,
- Quality coordinator and senior lecturer at the European College Dukagjini since 2006 o lived
in Kosovo, Peja since 31st of July 2003
- Assistant and Doctoral Student at the University of Oulu, Optoelectronics and measurement
techniques laboratory since 2009
- preparing scientific publications (2 – 3) of the research done earlier and doctoral thesis at
the University of Oulu; postgraduate studies* finished (main field of studies optoelectronics
and measurement techniques and other mathematical signal processing)
* are same like in licentiate studies
- participant on the project Tempus CRH-BME 2009 – 2011 (Curricula Reformation and
Harmonization of Biomedical Engineering programmes in Europe)
- on charge of 5th meeting 19th – 21st of May arrangements in Oulu, Finland
- education planner of international BME Master – programme at the University of Oulu
- researcher at the BraveHealth (EU-project) project on the field of biomedical engineering –
signal processing
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION
FIELDS
- medical engineering (blood pressure measurement methods), electrical engineering,
biophysics
- computer science; C and C++ programming languages
- mathematics; engineering mathematics, signal processing, statistical analysis, modeling
teaching
- preparation of course materials; lectures and exercises based on own ideas
- material production for e-learning
- supervising on studies
- supervising on Bachelor/Master of Science Thesis
- curriculum development and course descriptions, education in biomedical engineering
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- development of laboratory exercises
management in higher education
-Quality management (Kosovo 2006 – )
- contribution to establishment of the new private university
- quality assurance office establishment (first in Kosovo)
-design of the process how to follow-up teaching quality 4/5
- feedback-form (students), self-evaluation (academic staff), peer-to-peer discussions, etc.
- data collection and analyzes, reports for academic staff,etc.
- study programme development in different fields (biotechnology, information
technology, law, international relations, economy, management, education)
- 3 years experience of accreditation procedure (self-evaluation report etc.)
- knowledge about higher education standards in Europe (Bologna declaration 1999) and
Higher education law in Kosovo
- teaching and examination schedule design (60 courses per programme)
- recruitment of teaching staff , staff and administration management
- great contribution to administration by creating templates for databases, reports, etc.
- Management of medical engineering programme (Finland 2002 – 2003)
- development of study program, course descriptions, etc.
- teaching schedule planning ,recruitment of teaching staff
- cooperation with industry , organization of student’s training in industry
- research projects for student’s (themes for thesis on undergraduate studies) research ,
contribution to development of two blood pressure measurement methods , measurements,
data analyzes, reports, publications, conferences
12. Professional experience:
Date
(from
– to)
Location Company Position Description
PEJA
European College
Dukagjini
Quality
coordinator
and senior
lecturer
Quality coordinator and
senior lecturer
2009 - FINLAND - University of Oulu,
Optoelectronics and
Measurement
Techniques Laboratory
Assistant and
postgraduate
student,
Electronic Measurement
Techniques, Electrical
Measurement Principles,
Biomedical Measurements,
Biomedical Measurements
Research: Continuous
ambulatory blood pressure
measurement
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Projects: Tempus CRH-
BME, BraveHealth
2009 PRISTINA University AAB-Riinvest, Lecturer Lecturer Course: E –
business
2008 –
2009
PRISTINA University of Pristina /
Faculty of Technology
2006 – PEJA European Vision
University
2000 –
2005
1996 –
2003
FINLAND
FINLAND
Oulu University of
Applied Sciences/ School
of
Engineering/Information
Technology,
University of Oulu,
Optoelectronics and
Measurement
Techniques Laboratory,
1995 FINLAND University of Oulu,
Microelectronics and
Material Physics
Laboratory
Lecturer
Quality
coordinator
and senior
lecturer,
Senior
lecturer
(circuit and
system theory)
and Head of
Medical
Engineering
Programme
Research
scientist,
assistant,
senior
assistant
Research
assistant,
assistant,
Course: Biomedical
electronics for Master
studies
Courses: Software
applications, Computer
programming with C,
Introduction to Operating
Systems (Windows, Linux)
Courses: DC-circuits, ACcircuits,
Time Transientcircuits,
System Theory,
Analogical filters,
Computer programming
with C, Biomedical
Measurements, Electrical
Measurements,
Measurement Systems
Courses: Electronic
Measurement Techniques,
Electrical Measurement
Principles (lecturer 2002),
Sensors and Measuring
Techniques
Research: Continuous
ambulatory blood pressure
measurement
course: Principles of
semiconductor devices
Specific experience in the region:
(Date) from- (Date) to
1. Vieri-Gashi E., Sorvoja H., Myllylä R., Nissilä S., Sorvisto M., P. Kärjä-Koskenkari (2001). The Effect of the Venous P
to the Blood Pressure Signals measured by the Electronic Palpation Method. CD-ROM Proceedings of the 23nd Annual
International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
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2. Vieri-Gashi E., Sorvoja H., P. Kärjä-Koskenkari, Nissilä S., Myllylä R. (2000). The Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pre
Monitoring by the Electronic Palpation Method. CD-ROM Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of th
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Chicago, USA, 2000- oral presentation
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Vieri-Gashi E., P. Kärjä-Koskenkari, Nissilä S., Sorvisto M., Sorvoja H., Myllylä R. (2000). Blood Pressure Variation me
Electronic Palpation Method and compared to Intra-Arterial Variation. Proceedings of ISIK2000 Workshop on Biomedica
Information Engineering, pp. 101-103. Istanbul, Turkey, 2000 - oral presentation
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Nissilä S., Sorvisto M., Sorvoja H., Vieri-Gashi E., Myllylä R. (1998). Noninvasive Blood Pressure Measurement Based o
Electronic Palpation Method. Proceedings of 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine a
Biology Society, Vol. 20, Part 4/6, pp. 1723-1726. Hongkong, 1998 - poster presentation
Nissilä S., Vieri-Gashi E., Sorvisto M., Myllylä R. (1997). Noninvasive Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measure
Techniques: Oscillometric, Volume-Clamp, Tonometric and Palpation Methods. Medical & Biological Engineering & Com
Vol. 35, Suppl. Part I, pp. 469. Nice, France, 1997 - oral presentation
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13. Other relevant information: (e.g. Publications)
SCHOLARLY THESES (3)
1. Vieri-Gashi E. (2003). THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSESSMENT: The Follow-up of
Learning and Motivation of a Student by Using Part Assessment Method Affecting to Final
Assessment. Scholarly Thesis. Oulu Polytechnic, the School of Vocational Teacher Education,
19 p.
2. Vieri-Gashi E. (2000). Blood Pressure Accuracy Monitoring in the Electronic Palpation
Method. Licentiate Thesis. University of Oulu, Department of Electrical Engineering, Oulu,
50 p.
3. Vieri-Gashi E. (1996). Development of Continuous Blood Pressure Measurement and
Improvement of Reliability in Blood Pressure Measurement. Diploma Thesis. University of
Oulu, Department of Electrical Engineering, Oulu, 52 p.
PATENTS (2)
1. Nissilä S., Sorvisto M., Vieri-Gashi E., Niemimäki M.: The Method and the Arrangement
for Measuring Venous Pressure. FI 103759, Helsinki, Finland 30.09.1999.
2. Nissilä S., Sorvisto M., Vieri-Gashi E., Niemimäki M.: The Method and the Arrangement
for Measuring Blood Pressure. FI 103760, Helsinki, Finland 30.09.1999.
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