Lasse Ruokolainen-pursiainen
AI Tech Lead at twoday
Helsinki, Finland
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Top SchoolLasse Ruokolainen-pursiainen is an AI Tech Lead based in Helsinki with a strong research pedigree and over a decade of hands-on experience turning statistical and ecological modelling expertise into production ML solutions. He combines deep R mastery (15+ years) with six years of industrial Python work to build reusable MLOps platforms and bespoke ML frameworks, currently exploring Snowflake/Snowpark deployments. His background as a botanist and former academic (PhD, multiple postdocs and an Academy Research Fellow) gives him a rare blend of domain science, mathematical modelling, and data engineering rigor. As a consultant and co-founder of Aluke, he also applies bioinformatics skills to real-world microbial sample analysis. Colleagues know him for pragmatic architecture choices, parallel-processing scripting, and a preference for open, community-driven tools. He’s particularly effective at translating complex research methods into maintainable production code and operational ML capabilities.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
none, Biology, none, Biology at University of Eastern FinlandM.Sci, Ecology, M.Sci, Ecology at Turun yliopisto - University of TurkuDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology, L, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology, L at University of Helsinki
English, Swedish, German, Finnish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (7)
ffmpeg6
identifier6
pipeline5
machine-learning4
accelerator3
data-science3
r-package2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
laruokol/Bioinformatics
Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 24 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
r-packagemicrobial
laruokol/Graphics
Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 13 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
r-packageproblemsrstatsplotting
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