Sampsa Pursiainen
Professor Of Applied Mathematics
Helsinki, Finland
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Top SchoolSampsa Pursiainen is a Professor of Applied Mathematics specializing in the numerical mathematics of inverse problems and imaging, with a research track record dating to 2001 and a PhD in engineering mathematics. He leads teams in the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Inverse Modelling and Imaging and has advanced computational methods for ill-posed biomedical and geoscience imaging where data are incomplete and prior information is scarce. Based in Helsinki and affiliated with Tampere University, he combines theoretical insight with large-scale numerical experimentation to exploit modern computational resources for previously intractable inverse problems. His work emphasizes that imaging quality depends as much on measurement approach and mathematical methodology as on data volume, a perspective that shapes his interdisciplinary collaborations. As an academic leader he has progressed from postdoctoral roles to professorship while sustaining international research partnerships and mentoring the next generation of applied mathematicians.
8 years of coding experience
Baccalaureate, Baccalaureate at Hyrylän lukioPhD (Eng.), Mathematics, PhD (Eng.), Mathematics at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan
English, Finnish
Github Skills (8)
inverse-problems10
inverse10
inversion10
bayesian-inference10
brain-imaging10
wave6
tomography5
simulation5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
sampsapursiainen/Geoceles
Nov 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:1 release, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
sampsapursiainen/GPU-Torre-3D
Feb 2021 - Sep 2021
Full-wave radar tomography simulation and inversion tool
Contributions:119 commits, 119 pushes in 7 months
inversionradartomography-simulationsimulationwave
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