Lauri Kurki
Machine Learning Specialist at Finnish Meteorological Institute - Ilmatieteen laitos
Helsinki, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolLauri Kurki is a Machine Learning Specialist based in Helsinki with eight years of experience applying AI and computer vision to physics and materials imaging. As a doctoral researcher at Aalto University he developed ML tools for interpreting scanning probe and atomic force microscopy images, turning noisy experimental data into actionable sample recognition. He has bridged research and industry through roles at Vaisala—working on deep learning for weather nowcasting and probability calibration—and now at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, focusing on operational ML for atmospheric applications. Comfortable with Python and scientific computing, he also has hands-on experience building algorithms for defense research and predictive models for catalytic systems during his studies. Lauri combines academic rigor with production-oriented model development, often tackling noisy, low-data imaging problems that require bespoke computer-vision solutions.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
A Level, A Level at Helsinki School of Natural SciencesMaster of Science - M.Sc. Materials Research - Computational Materials Science, Master of Science - M.Sc. Materials Research - Computational Materials Science at University of Helsinki
Finnish, English, Swedish
Github Skills (3)
atomic9
microscopy9
computer-vision1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Probe-Particle/PPSTM
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
Code simulating variousSTM techniques, especially for tilting tip (dependent on https://github.com/Probe-Particle/ppafm)l)
Contributions:5 reviews, 16 commits, 10 PRs in 6 months
techniquestip
LauriKurki/molecule-net
Nov 2024 - Mar 2025
Molecule predictions from SPM images
Contributions:17 PRs, 77 pushes, 21 branches in 3 months
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