Researchers – Advisors

The main responsibility for adequate advising and consulting lies with the professors and senior researchers at the participating institutions. By furthering national and international cooperation the network can greatly enlarge the pool of expertise available for the individual doctoral student.

The list is divided into broad categories, but many persons might be placed under two or more categories.

Markov Processes with Applications, Actuarial Mathematics

• Docent, prof. emer. Göran Högnäs (Åbo Akademi University), Markov chains on topological spaces, probability measures on semigroups, stochastic population models, http://www.abo.fi/~ghognas
• Dr. Lasse Koskinen (Model IT, Helsinki), actuarial mathematics, time series analysis, http://www.modelit.fi/en/home
• Prof. Esa Nummelin (University of Helsinki), Markov chains on general state spaces, Markov renewal theory, ergodic theory for positive operators, stochastic models in economics, http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/mathstatHenkilokunta/Nummelin%2C+Esa
• Doc. Harri Nyrhinen (University of Helsinki), actuarial mathematics, large deviations, http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/Stochastics/Harri+Nyrhinen
• Doc. Juha Vuolle-Apiala (University of Helsinki), Markov processes, probabilistic potential theory

Stochastic Analysis and Stochastic Control Theory with Applications

• Prof. Luis Alvarez (University of Turku), diffusion processes, stochastic control theory, mathematical finance, real options, management of renewable resources, cash flow management, http://info.tse.fi/staff.asp?id=488458
• Doc. Dario Gasbarra (University of Helsinki), stochastic analysis, Markov chain Monte Carlo, http://www.rni.helsinki.fi/~dag/
• Prof. Stefan Geiss (University of Innsbruck), stochastic differential equations, quantitative approximation problems for stochastic processes motivated by stochastic finance, spaces of stochastic processes (BMO, weighted BMO), http://users.jyu.fi/~geiss/
• Prof. Eero Saksman (University of Helsinki), harmonic analysis, potential theory, Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/mathstatHenkilokunta/Saksman%2C+Eero
• Prof. Paavo Salminen (Åbo Akademi University), Brownian motion, diffusion processes, Lévy processes, optimal stopping, financial applications, http://www.abo.fi/fak/mnf/mate/Paavo/
• Prof. Tommi Sottinen (University of Vaasa), fractional Brownian motion, mathematical finance, http://lipas.uwasa.fi/~tsottine/

Stochastic Networks, Random Structures and Spatial Models

• Prof. Lasse Leskelä (Aalto University School of Science), stochastic networks, stochastic analysis, ergodic theory, stochastic control, coupling techniques, computational methods, lasse.leskela[at]tkk.fi
• Dr. Petteri Mannersalo (Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT), large deviations, spatial models, petteri.mannersalo[at]vtt.fi
• Research Professor, Doc. Ilkka Norros (Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT and University of Helsinki), queueing theory, random graphs, network dependability, ilkka.norros[at]vtt.fi
• Dr. Hannu Reittu (Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT), random structures and algoithms, hannu.reittu[at]vtt.fi

Statistical Methodology

• Prof. Jukka Corander (University of Helsinki), stochastic modelling of large and complex systems, http://web.abo.fi/fak/mnf/mate/jc/smack_people_eng.html
• Assistant Prof. Pauliina Ilmonen (Aalto University School of Science), multivariate extreme values, robust multivariate methods for qualitative data and for quantitative data, multivariate location and scatter, complex valued variables, http://math.aalto.fi/en/people/pauliina.ilmonen
• Doc. Jussi Klemelä (University of Oulu), nonparametric function estimation, visualization in statistics, http://cc.oulu.fi/~jklemela/
• Prof. emer. Hannu Niemi (University of Helsinki), general statistics, http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/SocStats/Niemi%2C+Hannu
• Prof. Kenneth Nordström (University of Oulu), statistical analysis of shapes and images, multivariate analysis, and pattern theory, http://stat.oulu.fi/nordstrom/
• Prof. Hannu Oja (University of Turku), robust and nonparametric multivariate methods with applications to signal processing and image analysis, http://users.utu.fi/hfvoja/
• Doc. Simo Puntanen (University of Tampere), matrix methods in statistics, with particular emphasis on linear statistical models, http://people.uta.fi/~sjp/
• Prof. emer. Esa Uusipaikka (University of Turku), likelihood based statistical inference with applications to biological sequence data, http://users.utu.fi/esauusi/

Computer Intensive Methods and Data Analysis

• Prof. Lasse Holmström (University of Oulu), nonparametric function estimation, neural nets, pattern recognition with application to information technology and natural sciences, http://cc.oulu.fi/~llh/
• Prof. Aapo Hyvärinen (University of Helsinki), neuroinformatics related to statistical data analysis, http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/ahyvarin/
• Prof. Mikko J. Sillanpää (University of Oulu), Bayesian variable selection and prediction methods from big data (large k, small n) problems with applications in agriculture, biology and medicine, www.rni.helsinki.fi/~mjs/

Biostatistics

• Prof. Juha Karvanen (University of Jyväskylä), cost-efficient design of experimental and observational studies, http://www.iki.fi/juha.karvanen
• Prof. emer. Erkki Liski (University of Tampere), growth curve and mixed models with forestry and engineering applications, design of experiments, http://www.uta.fi/sis/yhteystiedot/henkilokunta/erkkiliski.html
• Prof. Esa Läärä (University of Oulu), statistical methods in epidemiology, http://stat.oulu.fi/laara/
• Prof. Jaakko Nevalainen (University of Tampere), nonparametric and mixed models in biomedical applications, including longitudinal, image and high-throughput data analysis, http://www.uta.fi/hes/en/index.html
• Prof. Tapio Nummi (University of Tampere), growth curves, mixed- and mixture models, nonparametric regression, missing data, statistical applications in health and medicine, http://www.uta.fi/hes/tutkimus/tutkimusryhmat/Biometria.html
• Prof. Antti Penttinen (University of Jyväskylä), spatial statistics with applications to forestry, ecology and environmental epidemiology, http://users.jyu.fi/~penttine/

Econometrics, Economic Statistics and Finance

• Associate prof. Niklas Ahlgren (Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration), econometrics and financial econometrics, time series and bootstrap, http://www.hanken.fi/en/person/niklas-ahlgren
• Prof. Jukka Nyblom (University of Jyväskylä), structural time series models, test theory, cointegration, http://users.jyu.fi/~junyblom/
• Prof. Teemu Pennanen (King's College, London), econometrics, risk management, mathematical finance, http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms/depts/mathematics/people/atoz/pennanent.aspx
• Prof. Seppo Pynnönen (University of Vaasa), applied financial econometrics, http://www.uwasa.fi/~sjp/
• Prof. emer. Markku Rahiala (University of Oulu), analysis of panel data or longitudinal data with economic and biological applications, time series analysis and spectral methods, http://stat.oulu.fi/rahiala/
• Prof. Gunnar Rosenqvist (Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration), microeconometrics with applications to health economics, finance and housing economics, http://www.hanken.fi/person/gunnar-rosenqvist
• Prof. Pentti Saikkonen (University of Helsinki), econometric time series analysis, http://blogs.helsinki.fi/saikkone/
• Prof. Timo Teräsvirta (Aarhus University / Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration), econometrics, time series analysis, volatility modelling, http://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/id(dcf45940-3e5e-4f68-b513-d619cd9a25da).html

Official Statistics

• Prof. Risto Lehtonen (University of Helsinki), sample based data collection and quality issues in official statistics, http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/SocStats/Lehtonen%2C+Risto
• Prof. emer. Leif Nordberg (Åbo Akademi University), statistical models and methods with applications to income distribution analysis, analysis of large scale cross-sectional and panel surveys, http://www.abo.fi/fakultet/en/Content/Document/document/25753

Social and Business Statistics

• Prof. Juha Alho (University of Helsinki), statistical demography, multiple criteria decision making in forestry, and biostatistics, http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/SocStats/Alho,+Juha
• Prof. Mervi Eerola (University of Turku), life history analysis, sequence analysis, survival models, structural equations, http://www.utu.fi/fi/yksikot/sci/yksikot/mattil/hallinto/Sivut/mereer.aspx
• Prof. Seppo Laaksonen (University of Helsinki), survey methodology, sampling methods, http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/SocStats/Laaksonen%2C+Seppo
• Prof. emer. Esko Leskinen (University of Jyväskylä), longitudinal data analysis and structural equation modelling (Mplus modelling), https://www.jyu.fi/maths/en/staff-1/leskinen-esko
• Prof. emer. Lauri Tarkkonen (University of Helsinki), social statistics, especially reliability and measurement error modelling, http://www.helsinki.fi/~tarkkone/person/index.html
• Prof. Kimmo Vehkalahti (University of Helsinki), measurement error modelling, applied statistics, http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/SocStats/Vehkalahti%2C+Kimmo