Simo Särkkä
Scholar

Simo Särkkä

Google Scholar ID: QVhmc9cAAAAJ
Professor, Aalto University
multi-sensor data fusionBayesian filtering and smoothingsensor fusionmedical technologyAI
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
9,528
 
H-index
41
 
i10-index
114
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
92
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Authored or coauthored more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles. His books 'Bayesian Filtering and Smoothing' and 'Applied Stochastic Differential Equations' have been published via Cambridge University Press. He is a Fellow of European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS), and he leads the AI Across Fields (AIX) program and AI for Health SIG in Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI).
Research Experience
  • Worked with Nokia Ltd., Indagon Ltd., and Nalco Company in various industrial positions related to telecommunications, positioning systems, and industrial process control from 2000 to 2010. Worked as a Senior Researcher at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science (BECS) at Aalto University, Finland, from 2010 to 2013, and held the position of Academy Research Fellow from 2013 to 2018. Since 2015, he has been a Full Professor at Aalto University (tenured in 2019, full from 2024), and an Adjunct Professor (= Docent) with Tampere University and LUT University.
Education
  • Received his Master of Science (Tech.) degree in engineering physics and mathematics, and Doctor of Science (Tech.) degree in electrical and communications engineering from Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, in 2000 and 2006, respectively.
Background
  • Research interests include multi-sensor data processing systems, location sensing, AI methods in health and medical technology, machine learning, inverse problems, and brain imaging. From 2000 to 2010, he worked with Nokia Ltd., Indagon Ltd., and Nalco Company in various industrial positions related to telecommunications, positioning systems, and industrial process control. From 2010 to 2013, he was a Senior Researcher at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science (BECS) at Aalto University, Finland, and also held the position of Academy Research Fellow from 2013 to 2018.