Location: Helsinki, FINLAND

Company: Futurice

Short bio:
Michael Samarin has been developing software professionally since 1994 and holding Ph.D in Computer Science since 1997. His portfolio includes projects in areas ranging from military forensic investigations, neural networks and video surveillance to interactive media showrooms, projection systems and mobile applications. Michael is currently leading developer training and evangelism in software and project house Futurice Ltd., fastest growing Finnish technology company of 2008 and Best Place to Work in Europe 2012.

Expert in:
Business Opportunities/Services, Graphics, Java, Location Based Services, Media Production, Series 40, UI Design, Usability, Web Technology, Windows Phone

Speaking engagements
Webinars on Series 40 - Summer 2012, Nokia; Advanced Windows Phone Training - Nokia Consultancy Budapest, Tampere, Espoo; Business Seminar and Developer Hands-On Sessions Windows Phone "Mango Update" - Nokia Consultancy Network Meetings Sept - Dec 2011, Berlin, Tampere, Helsinki, Budapest; Qt Developer Days 2011 Munich: Cross-Platform Mobile UIs; JavaOne 2011: Mobile Java 3D Opportunities; Nokia Developer Days at Mobile World Congress 2011, Barcelona: Power of Qt - Making of TRON:Legacy app. Qt Developer Days 2010 Munich and San Francisco: Qt for Cross-Platform Mobile Development. iPhone Dev Con, Cologne 2010: Nokia Opportunities for iPhone Developers. Nokia Developer Summit at Nokia World 2010, London: Qt Cross-Platform Development.