Students/Group members

Current group members and students (also as 2nd supervisor):

Elaheh Moradi, post-doc 2022 -

Mithilesh Prakash, post-doc 2019 - 

Mastaneh Torkamani Azar, post-doc, 2022 -

Maryam Hadji, post-doc, 2023 - 

Mahdad Esmaeili, post -doc, 2023 - (primarily in Baran Aydogan's group) 

Robert Ciszek, PhD student, 2017 -, (jointly supervised with Asla Pitkänen)

Ali Farki, PhD student 2023 -

Gaurang Sharma, PhD student 2024 -  (UEF-VTT PhD student)

Zewen Zhuo, Msc student

Mohammad Khateri, PhD student 2020 - (jointly supervised with Alejandra Sierra) 

Meheli Banerjee, PhD student 2022 - (jointly supervised with Noora Puhakka, Neuroinnovation programme)

Andrius Penkauskas, PhD student 2022 - (jointly supervised with Pauli Miettinen (primary) and Ville Leinonen, Neuroinnovation programme)  

Melina Estela Dalmau, PhD student 2022 - (the primary supervisor is Alejandra Sierra, Neuroinnovation programme, also Ville Kolehmainen is part of the supervisor team) 

Bahiru Tadesse, PhD student 2023 - (the primary supervisor is Xiao-Zhi Gao)

Umair Seemab, PhD student 2022 - (the primary supervisor is Henri Leinonen)

Teemu Nurmirinta, PhD student 2023 - (the primary supervisor is Mika Mononen)

Simona Leserri, PhD student 2023 - (the primary supervisor is Baran Aydogan)

Gazi Saadman Hossain, PhD student  2022 (the primary supervisor is Alina Solomon) 

Valtteri Rainio, MD student, 2024 - 

Alumni

University of Eastern Finland: 

Post-docs (1 main + 4 2nd/visiting):

Olivier Rukundo, post-doc 2021 -  2022

Morteza Ghahremani Boozandani, post-doc (jointly with Alejandra Sierra group), 2021 - 2022

Linda Zhang, Visiting post-doc 2019, currently with Reina Sofia Alzheimer's Centre, Madrid, Spain

Carlos Sevilla Salcedo, Visiting post-doc (from UC3M) 2021. Currently, a post-doc at Aalto University, Finland   

Ali Abdollahzadeh, PhD student, 2016 - 2021, post-doc 2022  (jointly supervised with Alejandra Sierra Lopez), currently with New York University School of Medicine

PhD theses completed (3 main + 1 second):

Juan Miguel Valverde Martinez, PhD student 2018 - 2022 (main supervisor)

Riccardo De Feo, PhD student 2019 - 2023 (main supervisor double degree with Sapienza Universite di Roma, jointly supervised by F- Giove)- 

Vandad Imani, PhD student, 2019 - 2024 (main supervisor)  

Ali Abdollahzadeh, PhD student, 2016 - 2021, 2nd supervisor, main Alejandra Sierra Lopez)

MSc theses completed (7): 

Andrea Beháňová, MSc (applied physics) 2019 - 2020, Currently a PhD student in Uppsala University, Sweden  

Mikko Kärkkäinen, MD thesis (syvärit in Finnish) 2019 - 2020

Teemu Nurmirinta, MSc thesis (applied physics) 2022 - 2023 (3rd supervisor, the main supervisors Mika E. Mononen and Mikael J. Turunen)

Ossi Pärssinen, Msc thesis (technical physics) 2023 (2nd supervisor, the main supervisor Time Lähivaara)

Mohammad Jaber Hossain, MSc student (Erasmus+ student from Norwegian University of Science and Technology , other supervisors Xiao-Zhi Gao and Juan Miguel Valverde )   

Joonatan Korpijärvi,  MD thesis 2020 - 2024 (main supervisor)

Juhana Kaiponen, MD thesis 2020 - 2024 (main supervisor)

BSc theses (1):

Teemu Mäki-Maunus, BSc thesis, 2023 - 2024 

Other: 

Teemu Mäki-Maunus, summer student 2024

Mehran Shabanpour, PhD student 2023 -2024

Daryia Krivosheina, EDUFI PhD student, 2020 - 2021. 

Leo Laitinen, summer student, 2020

Marzieh Zare, PhD student, 2017 - 2018

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: 

Marta Gomez, Msc , 2017 , Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain (jointly supervised with Vanessa Gomez Verdejo) 

Celia Pita Compostizo, Fin de Grado thesis, 2016 (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

Tampere University of Technology: 

Post-docs (1)

Antonietta Pepe, Statistical shape analysis in neuroimaging, PhD 2008 - 2014, PostDoc 2014, currently at University of Bordeaux, France

PhD theses completed (6 main + 2 secondary)

Elaheh Moradi, Msc 2013, PhD 2017

Juha Pajula, Inter-Subject Correlation Analysis for Functional Magnetic Imaging: Properties and Validation, PhD 2010 - 2016,Msc. 2009 - 2010, currently with VTT technical research centre of Finland. 

Antonietta Pepe, Statistical shape analysis in neuroimaging, PhD 2008 - 2014

Jukka-Pekka Kauppi, Pattern Classification Methods to Analyze Complex Dynamical Systems: Applications with fMRI, Gene Expression and Radar Data, PhD 2008 - 2011, Currently, at University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Lu Zhao, Adaptive Disconnection Based Brain Hemisphere Segmentation in MRI: Applications to Brain Asymmetry Studies, PhD 2006 - 2010, Lu's thesis  currently with Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, University of Southern California, USA

Evgeny Krestyannikov,Iterative Reconstruction of Regional Tracer Kinetics from Projection Data in Brain Positron Emission Tomography (PET), PhD 2004 - 2008, currently with Intel

Anu Juslin, Alignment of Cardiac Structures in [15O]H2O Perfusion PET Studies, PhD 2007 (main supervisor was U. Ruotsalainen), Msc 2002

Esa Wallius, Increasing Statistical Power in Brain PET Studies by Image Analysis Methods: Applications for Drug Development, PhD 2007 (main supervisor was U. Ruotsalainen)

MSc theses completed (8)

Elaheh Moradi, Msc 2013

Juha Pajula, Msc. 2009 - 2010 

Richardo Farinha, Segmentation of Striatal Brain Structures from High Resolution PET Images, MSc 2008 - 2009, currently with Ramboll Corporation

Juho Kunnari, Clustering voxels from PET brain images based on time activity curves, MSc 2007

Juuso Räsänen, Msc 2006

Heidi Koivistoinen, Msc 2004

Anu Juslin, Msc 2002

Antti Seppälä, Msc 2001 (University of Tampere, Finland) 

PhD Theses supervised (main supervisor):

Vandad Imani: Machine Learning for Early Diagnosis of Brain Disorders Based on Multimodal Data: Applications for Dementia  , University of Eastern Finland, 2024

Riccardo De Feo: Convolutional neural networks for the segmentation of small rodent brain MRI, UEF and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (double degree), 2023  

Juan Miguel Valverde: Brain MRI segmentation with deep learning. Application in rodent brain images with lesions, University of Eastern Finland, 2022

Elaheh Moradi,  Machine Learning Methods for Structural Brain MRIs: Applications for Alzheimer’s Disease and Autism Spectrum Disorder 2017,  Tampere University of Technology

Juha Pajula, Inter-Subject Correlation Analysis for Functional Magnetic Imaging: Properties and Validation, Tampere University of Technology, 2016

Antonietta Pepe, Statistical shape analysis in neuroimaging, Tampere University of Technology 2014, 

Jukka-Pekka Kauppi, Pattern Classification Methods to Analyze Complex Dynamical Systems: Applications with fMRI, Gene Expression and Radar Data, Tampere University of Technology 2011

Lu Zhao, Adaptive Disconnection Based Brain Hemisphere Segmentation in MRI: Applications to Brain Asymmetry Studies, Tampere University of Technology 2010, Lu's thesis  

Evgeny Krestyannikov,Iterative Reconstruction of Regional Tracer Kinetics from Projection Data in Brain Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Tampere University of Technology 2008

PhD theses supervised (second supervisor)  

Ali Abdollahzadeh, Automated 3d segmentation and morphometry of white matter ultrastructures, UEF, 2021

Anu Juslin, Alignment of Cardiac Structures in [15O]H2O Perfusion PET Studies, Tampere University of Technology, 2007 (main supervisor was U. Ruotsalainen), 

Esa Wallius, Increasing Statistical Power in Brain PET Studies by Image Analysis Methods: Applications for Drug Development, Tampere University of Technology 2007 (main supervisor was U. Ruotsalainen)  

MSc theses supervised (various roles) 

UEF: Juhana Kaiponen, 2024 (MD), Joonatan Korpijärvi 2024 (MD), Mohammad Jaber Hossein, 2023, Ossi Pärssinen 2023, Teemu Nurmirinta 2023, Andrea Behanova, 2020,  Mikko Kärkkäinen 2020 (MD)

UC3M:  Marta Gomez 2017, Celia Pita Compostizo 2016

TUT: Elaheh Moradi 2013 Juha Pajula 2010  Riccardo Farinha 2009 Juho Kunnari 2007 Juuso Räsänen, Msc 2006, Heidi Koivistoinen, Msc 2004 Anu Juslin 2002

University of Tampere:  Antti Seppälä, 2001