Matin Taheriruh is a doctoral student in the Unit of Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) at Tampere University in Finland. He is a member of IMPEC (IMP Early Career Researchers) and currently acts as one of the PhD representatives on the IMP board. His research interests revolve around topics such as interaction in strategic public procurement, managing organizational interfaces in the public sector, and purchasing knowledge-intensive services. Recently, he had one of his dissertation articles accepted in the International Journal of Procurement Management.