He has written a popular-science book about mathematical modelling, 'Step into World of Mathematics', and a textbook on inverse problems, 'Inverse Problems with Applications' (co-authored with Jennifer Mueller). He has participated in various academic conferences and workshops, and supervised several PhD students.
Research Experience
Works as a 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, he serves as Vice Dean at the UH Faculty of Science and Treasurer of European Mathematical Society.
Background
A Finnish mathematician mainly interested in inverse problems of medical imaging. His favorite math topics are Electrical Impedance Tomography and X-ray tomography. He is passionate about popularization of science, publishing videos on two YouTube channels: Professor Sam and Samun tiedekanava.
Miscellany
In his free time, he likes to play bass, exercise with kettlebells, and photograph spiders. Check out his Instagram account @monday_spider.