Rita Lavikka among the finalists in competition for a scholarship from KAUTE foundation
Rita Lavikka’s research concerns the development of digital product lifecycle data management in industrialized construction.
Post-doctoral researcher Rita Lavikka is one of the eight finalists in a Tulenkantajat (Torchbearer) competition for a scholarship from KAUTE foundation (the Finnish Science Foundation for Economics and Technology). The finalists have made videos about their research proposal. Lavikka’s research concerns the development of digital product lifecycle data management in industrialized construction .
You can support Lavikka’s application for research funding by voting her video here by 21st of November 2016.
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