I am Professor (computer science and atmospheric sciences) at the Department of Computer Science and Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) at University of Helsinki.

I have a PhD in theoretical physics (University of Helsinki, 2001). I hold a Title of Docent in information and computer science (tietojenkäsittelytiede) at the School of Science of Aalto University, Finland, and in computer science from the University of Helsinki.

Even though my doctoral thesis was about particle physics, I have been involved in computer science for over two decades, especially data analysis. My primary interests lie in the areas of data mining, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and related algorithms.

I am especially interested in explorative data analysis, in being able to make analytic decisions with the help of large heterogeneous data sources, and in introducing new methods and computational concepts into other sciences and application areas. Computation is the new common language for sciences, just like mathematics. The technology has, however, been available only for a relatively short time. Therefore, Many fundamental concepts and methods have not yet been invented, making this an exciting field to work in.

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