About
I am a Finnish mathematician mainly interested in inverse problems of medical imaging. My favorite math topics are Electrical Impedance Tomography and X-ray tomography. I am passionate about popularization of science, publishing videos on two YouTube channels: Professor Sam and Samun tiedekanava.
I work as Professor of Industrial Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of University of Helsinki and as team leader in the Finnish Center of Excellence in Inverse Problems Research. Also, I serve as Vice Dean at the UH Faculty of Science and Treasurer of European Mathematical Society.
In my free time I like to play bass, exercise with kettlebells and photograph spiders. Regarding the latter, check out my Instagram account @monday_spider.
Books
Step into World of Mathematics
I have written a popular-science book about mathematical modelling. The book is available for ordering here.
Inverse problems with Applications
Furthermore, I have written a textbook on inverse problems with Professor Jennifer Mueller (Colorado State University). The book is available for ordering at the SIAM bookstore. For computational resources (Matlab files) related to the book, see Inverse Problems Book page.
Latest updates
PhD defense of Siiri Rautio
Siiri Rautio defended her PhD thesis Ill-posed microlocal imaging using targeted deep learning at University…
Seminar at Josai University in Tokyo
My old friend and colleague Takanori Ide started as professor at Josai University in Tokyo,…
Seminar talk in Matsuyama
On January 24, 2025, I delivered a talk in the mathematics seminar at Ehime University…
Scientific talk at RIMS in Kyoto
I delivered a talk entitled Electrical impedance tomography and complex geometric optics solutions: new perspectives…
PhD defense: Alexander Meaney
My student Alexander Meaney defended his PhD thesis Variational Regularization Methods and Open Data for…
Finnish inversion review in SIAM News
Inspired by our new FAME Flagship consortium, I put together a writing team for reviewing…