Jussi Ylhäisi
Data Scientist
Helsinki, Finland
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Top SchoolJussi Ylhäisi is a data scientist with a PhD in applied climatology and eight years of experience turning climate and weather research into operational calibration systems and production-ready forecasts. He has led research-to-operations teams at the Finnish Meteorological Institute and now applies statistical calibration and reproducible Python/R tooling at Verohallinto. His work blends rigorous statistical post-processing, model evaluation and machine learning experiments to improve quantitative forecasts while keeping methods practical for operational deployment. Based in Helsinki, he also runs a diving club program teaching snorkeling and swim skills to children, reflecting a long-standing commitment to mentoring and hands-on community work. Notably, his background bridges deep climate science with pragmatic software and scripting (Python/R/bash) for robust, real-world systems.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Iisalmen lyseoM.Sc., Meteorology, M.Sc., Meteorology at University of HelsinkiDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied climatology, meteorology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied climatology, meteorology at Helsingin yliopisto
EnglishGithub contributions (5)
fmidev/nowcasting_fcst
Oct 2018 - Dec 2020
Contributions:56 commits, 48 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
jylhaisi/post-processing-mos-point-analysis
Aug 2017 - Dec 2020
Contributions:3 PRs, 26 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 5 months
r-packagedata-analysisstatisticalrstatstraining
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