Computer Science at the University of Helsinki 1994
7. Faculty
The members of the faculty are introduced by giving their
position, research interests, and a sample of recent
publications. E-mail addresses are also given.
All E-mail addresses are in the Internet format. In the
domain "cs.Helsinki.FI" there is a general address format
containing the first and the last name of a person separated
with a period, for example
Hannu.Erkio@cs.Helsinki.FI
for Hannu Erkiö (note the necessary transliteration é->e,
ä->a and ö->o).
The publication numbers refer to the classified listing of
publications in Section 2.3.
- AHONEN, Helena, M.Sc., Research assistant
- E-mail: Helena.Ahonen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: text databases, machine learning, data mining, object-oriented databases
- Publications: 150
- ALANKO, Timo, Ph.D., Assistant professor
- E-mail: Timo.Alanko@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: distributed operating systems, performance evaluation
- Publications: 20, 40
- BACK, Ralph-Johan, Ph.D., Docent, Professor (Åbo Akademi)
- E-mail: backrj@abo.FI
- Interests: program construction methods and tools, formal methods, programming language semantics, program
verification, multiprocessor technology
- ELOMAA, Tapio, Ph.Lic., Research assistant
- E-mail: Tapio.Elomaa@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: machine learning, algorithms
- Publications: 151-155
- ELORANTA, Jaana, Ph.D., Research assistant
- E-mail: Jaana.Eloranta@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: specification languages, modelling concurrency
- Publications: 90-92
- ERKIÖ, Hannu, Ph.D., Docent, Assistant professor
- E-mail: Hannu.Erkio@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: user interfaces, computer-supported cooperative
work
- Publications: 141
- FLORÉEN, Patrik, Ph.D., Research assistant
- E-mail: Patrik.Floreen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: neural networks, genetic algorithms, computational
complexity
- Publications: 2-4, 9, 11, 53-60, 143
- GRAHNE, Gösta, Ph.D., Assistant professor
- E-mail: Gosta.Grahne@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: data and knowledge base systems, relational
structures,
deduction, knowledge representation, belief revision theory
- Publications: 107, 116, 119-122, 144-146
- HILTUNEN, Matti, M.Sc., Research assistant
- E-mail: Matti.Hiltunen@cs.Helsinki.FI,
hiltunen@cs.arizona.edu
- Interests: fault-tolerant systems, distributed systems,
parallel computation
- Publications: 21, 41
- HOLSTI, Niklas, Ph.D., Laboratory engineer
- E-mail: Niklas.Holsti@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: user interfaces, scientific computing, real time
systems
- Publications: 48, 139, 140, 153
- JÄRVINEN, Pertti, Ph.D., Docent, Professor (University of
Tampere)
- E-mail: pj@cs.uta.FI
- Interests: information systems, research methodologies,
human-computer
interaction, social effects of computing systems
- KEROLA, Teemu, Ph.D. (Purdue), Assistant professor
- E-mail: Teemu.Kerola@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: performance evaluation, data visualization,
operating systems
- Publications: 169, 170
- KILPELÄINEN, Pekka, Ph.D., Research assistant
- E-mail: Pekka.Kilpelainen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: text databases, algorithms, logic programming
- Publications: 26, 30, 67, 72-74, 117, 123
- KIVINEN, Jyrki, Ph.D., Research assistant
- E-mail: Jyrki.Kivinen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: machine learning, computational learning theory
- Publications: 136, 137, 154, 155, 157-161
- KOSKIMIES, Kai, Ph.D., Docent, Associate professor (Univ. of
Tampere)
- E-mail: koskimie@cs.uta.FI
- Interests: programming languages and environments,
object-oriented systems
- LAINE, Harri, Ph.Lic., Assistant professor
- E-mail: Harri.Laine@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: computer aided software engineering (CASE),
database design
- Publications: 109
- LINDÉN, Greger, Ph.Lic., Research assistant
- E-mail: Greger.Linden@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: text processing (structured documents and
dictionaries, incremental updates, transformations,
transformation generators), database management
- Publications: 39, 123
- LINNAINMAA, Seppo, Ph.D., Docent, Research professor
(Laboratory for
Information Processing, Technical Research Centre of Finland)
- E-mail: Seppo.Linnainmaa@vtt.FI
- Interests: artificial intelligence, knowledge based
techniques, digital image processing
- LOKKI, Heikki, Ph. Lic., Assistant professor
- E-mail: Heikki.Lokki@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: numerical analysis, analytical methods for ringing
recovery
- Publications: 1, 177, 178
- MANNILA, Heikki, Ph.D., Professor
- E-mail: Heikki.Mannila@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: data mining, database design, text databases,
machine learning, algorithms
- Publications: 26, 30, 66-68, 72-77, 108, 110-115, 117, 118,
123, 136-138, 150, 156, 159, 160, 164
- MARTTINEN, Liisa, M.Sc., Research assistant
- E-mail: Liisa.Marttinen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: computer communication, computer networks, network
management, open distributed processing
- MÄKELÄ, Matti, Dr. Techn., Associate professor
- E-mail: Matti.Makela@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: numerical methods, mathematical software,
computers in education, computer graphics, scientific
visualization
- Publications: 180-182
- NURMI, Otto, Dr.rer.pol., Assistant professor
- E-mail: Otto.Nurmi@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: databases, algorithms, data structures,
computational geometry
- Publications: 32, 47, 49, 51, 52, 69, 78, 124
- ORPONEN, Pekka, Ph.D., Assistant professor
- E-mail: Pekka.Orponen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: computational complexity, complexity in neural
networks,
programming methods for neural networks
- Publications: 3, 4, 9-11, 54, 56, 58, 61-65, 142, 143, 147,
167, 168
- PAAKKI, Jukka, Ph.D., Docent, Associate professor (University
of Jyväskylä)
- E-mail: Jukka.Paakki@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: programming languages, language processors, logic
programming, program maintenance, protocol engineering
- Publications: 15, 17, 25, 27-29, 31-36, 101
- PELTOLA, Eero, Ph.D., Docent, Research Professor (Technical
Research
Centre of Finland, Information Technology, Information
Systems)
- E-mail: Eero.Peltola@vtt.FI
- Interests: software business management, information
processing management, information systems, database
management, analysis and design of algorithms, searching and
sorting
- PUUSTJÄRVI, Juha, Ph.Lic., Research assistant
- E-mail: Juha.Puustjarvi@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: concurrency control, multidatabases
- Publications: 128
- RAATIKAINEN, Kimmo, Ph.D., Docent, Assistant professor
- E-mail: Kimmo.Raatikainen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: performance evaluation of distributed systems,
teletraffic,
modelling and simulation
- Publications: 14, 42-44, 171-176
- RÄIHÄ, Kari-Jouko, Ph.D., Docent, Professor (University of
Tampere)
- E-mail: kjr@cs.uta.FI
- Interests: human-computer interaction, databases, algorithms
- SIPPU, Seppo, Ph.D., Associate professor
- E-mail: Seppo.Sippu@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: logic databases, query processing, formal
languages and parsing
- Publications: 32, 102, 103, 122, 124, 129-132
- SOISALON-SOININEN, Eljas, Ph.D., Associate professor (until
August
1993), Professor (Helsinki University of Technology)
- E-mail: Eljas.Soisalon-Soininen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: database management systems, concurrency control
and recovery,
logic databases, complex query optimization, algorithms and
data structures,
formal languages and parsing
- Publications: 47, 49, 102-104, 122, 124-126, 129-132
- TARHIO, Jorma, Ph.D., Docent, Assistant professor
- E-mail: Tarhio@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: algorithms and data structures, string algorithms,
data compression, attribute grammars
- Publications: 37, 50, 70, 79-82, 99, 100, 104-106
- TIENARI, Martti, Ph.D., Professor, Chairman of the Department
- E-mail: Martti.Tienari@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: concurrency, computer networks and distributed
systems,
programming languages and compilers, management of computing
- Publications: 13, 18-20, 38, 97, 98, 179
- TIRRI, Henry, M.Sc., Sr Research Scientist
- E-mail: Henry.Tirri@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: transaction processing in databases (especially
open, heterogeneous environments), mobile computing, database
concurrency control, distributed object-oriented systems,
neural computing, theory of machine learning, knowledge based
systems
- Publications: 3-6, 9, 11, 12, 23, 39, 127, 133-135, 143, 148,
162, 163, 165, 166
- UKKONEN, Esko, Ph.D., Professor
- E-mail: Esko.Ukkonen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: algorithms and data structures, stringology,
machine learning, bioinformatics
- Publications: 30, 52, 70, 71, 75, 76, 79, 81-89, 121, 156,
159, 160
- VALMARI, Antti, Dr.Techn., Docent, Associate professor
(Tampere
University of Technology)
- E-mail: ava@cs.tut.FI
- Interests: verification and validation of concurrent and
distributed
systems
- VERKAMO, A. Inkeri, Ph.D., Assistant professor
- E-mail: Inkeri.Verkamo@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: software performance evaluation, software
engineering
- Publications: 45-46
- VIHAVAINEN, Juha, Ph.Lic., Assistant professor
- E-mail: Juha.Vihavainen@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: principles and implementation of programming
languages,
language processors, programming paradigms, multi-paradigm
programming, object-oriented programming
- Publications: 24
- VILO, Jaak, M.Sc. (University of Tartu), Research assistant
- E-mail: Jaak.Vilo@cs.Helsinki.FI, vilo@cs.Helsinki.FI
- Interests: algorithms and data structures, machine learning,
bioinformatics,
stringology and text databases
