Harri Merisaari
Director at Turun yliopisto - University of Turku
Turku, Mainland Finland
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Top SchoolHarri Merisaari is a director and research leader based in Turku, Finland, with 11 years of experience in medical image analysis and a PhD in Information Technology. He has driven postdoctoral and development work across top institutions including University of Turku, Washington University School of Medicine, and Case Western Reserve, focusing on radiomics, deep learning for prostate cancer, MR sequence diagnostics, and diffusion MRI techniques. As Director of the Turku Brain and Mind Center he combines scientific rigor with operational leadership, having previously overseen development and validation of automated image-processing pipelines and software at Turku PET Centre. His work bridges academic research and practical clinical tools, with notable contributions to programs from the Medical Imaging Center of South-West Finland. Colleagues describe him as a hands-on scientist who translates complex imaging physics into reproducible analysis workflows, often prioritizing image quality improvements that quietly boost downstream diagnostic performance. He brings a rare mix of long-term technical craftsmanship in MATLAB/medical imaging software and strategic leadership in multi-institutional research collaborations.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Graduated 1999, Natural Sciences, Graduated 1999, Natural Sciences at High School (Turun Lyseo)Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information Technology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information Technology at Turun yliopisto
Finnish, Swedish, French, English
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Github contributions (5)
haanme/MRCRadiomics
May 2019 - May 2022
Contributions:37 commits, 49 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
haanme/MRCdwitools
Jul 2021 - Mar 2024
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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