Samuli Siltanen

University of Helsinki

Samuli Siltanen completed his doctoral degree in the Helsinki University of Technology on electrical impedance tomography. He works currently as a Professor of Industrial Mathematics and Vice Dean at the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Science. His main research interest is in medical imaging, including X-ray tomography and electrical impedance tomography. However, computational methods designed in his team find applications widely, for example in filtering photographs and checking spent nuclear fuel, and industrial partners of FAME offer new and exciting possibilities. Siltanen is an enthusiastic science communicator in national TV, literature, and social media. This activity is well aligned with FAME, whose central goal is to illustrate the wonders of science for children and grown-ups alike.