Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies
Thesis
Thesis instructions for the majors BIOINFO, BME, BIOSENS, CS, and NEURO
Thesis instructions for the major Biosystems and Biomaterials Engineering
This table shows the important dates for thesis approval process. The deadline for submitting documents for the Degree Programme Committee is approximately 3 weeks before the meeting.
When you are planning for submitting your thesis for evaluation, consider these dates according to your graduation and study right. You need to be present as a student when applying for thesis evaluation. This is critical especially at the end of semesters in July and December.
Submit your documents on the deadline date by 23:59 at the latest.
| Deadlines for submitting applications in 2025 | Degree Programme Committee meetings in 2025 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 31.12.2024 | Monday 27.1. |
| Monday 24.2. | Monday 17.3. |
| Monday 28.4. | Monday 19.5. |
| Monday 26.5. | Monday 16.6. |
| Thursday 31.7. | Monday 18.8. |
| Monday 29.9. | Monday 20.10 |
| Monday 24.11. | Monday 15.12. |
| Wednesday 31.12. | January 2025 |
Master's Theses of LifeTech Students
Below you can find master's theses written by students of Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies. All master's theses are available in the of Aalto University.
Master's thesis
| Author | Master's thesis | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Tuomas Hämäläinen | Electrochemical detection of tetracycline in milk using nanocellulose/carbon nanostructure composite electrodes | Tomi Laurila |
| Kaisa Kärkkäinen | Random Forest Classification for Annotation of Malignant Cells in AML Patients | Harri Lähdesmäki |
| Vanilja Hyppönen | A Comparative Analysis of Migration Tools for Python 3 in Medical Device Software | Stephane Deny |
| Inkalilja Pirinen | Exploring deep learning -derived histological features for improved risk stratifica-tion of prostate cancer patients | Pekka Marttinen |
| Oskar Ikäheimo | Unveiling the Circadian Regulation of the Mouse Pupillary Light Reflex | Petri Ala-Laurila |
| Milla Kosonen | Efficient and statistically valid regression methods for detecting SNP-trait associations | Maarit Korpi-Lagg |
| Elissa Peltola | Unveiling patient phenotypes in blood transfusion therapy through deep representation learning | Harri Lähdesmäki |
| Antti Mansikka | Evaluation of the Analog Front-end of an Electroencephalography System | Lauri Parkkonen |
| Juuso Ikola | ToothSeeker: Bayesian Parameter Optimization for a Computational Model of Tooth Morphogenesis | Riku Linna |
| Oskari Pyykkönen | Migrating a Continuous Integration Server for Patient Monitor Software Development From CentOS 7 to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | Matias Palva |
| Meeri Särkkä | Feasibility of Automated Alarm Relevance Annotation: Integrating Machine Learning and Clinician Insights | Riku Linna |
| Antti Huttunen | Multimodal Tumour Type and Subtype Classification with Deep Learning | Harri Lähdesmäki |
| Venla Valkeavirta | Detecting age-related changes in brain activity during picture naming using machine learning | Lauri Parkkonen |
| Vanilja Hyppönen | A Comparative Analysis of Migration Tools for Python 3 in Medical Device Software | Stephane Deny |
| Krista Karttunen | Statistical modelling of genetic background of haemoglobin deferral in blood donation | Juho Rousu |
| Vili Ripatti | Forecasting Prescription Medication Utilization: A Comparative Study of SARIMA, Prophet, XGBoost and LSTM Models | Riku Linna |
| Annika Sjöholm | Optimizing adaptive eyewear lens transition properties | Linda Henriksson |
| Iiris Pitko | The Interplay of Somatic Mutation Profiles and Germline Variations in Breast Can-cer | Harri Lähdesmäki |
| Petra Pienimäki | Vascular Analysis from Retinal Images Using Machine Learning Methods | Riku Linna |
| Linnéa Hammarberg | Maria Sammalkorpi | |
| Cecilia Hansson | Markus Linder | |
| Hermanni Jäntti | Mauri Kostiainen | |
| Anna Österberg | Mauri Kostiainen | |
| Viivi Mäkelä | Mauri Kostiainen | |
| Pinja Salminen | Paula Jouhten |
| Author | Master's thesis | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Oula Siljamo | Productizing prototype software for a multi-locus transcranial magnetic stimulation system for research environment | Ilkka Laakso |
| Iida Timperi | Photoluminescence imaging of single crystalline silicon wafers throughout wafer manufacturing process | Hele Savin |
| Niko Ronkainen | Utilization of Nanocellulose/Nanocarbon Hybrid Materials for Electrochemical Measurement of Antibiotics | Tomi Laurila |
| Liia Louhikoski | Development of tDCS skin contact materials and their measurement setup | Matias Palva |
| Peppi Pohjalainen | Exploring a Novel Stereotactic Radiotherapy Normal Tissue Objective for Eclipse Treatment Planning System | Stephane Deny |
| Jussi Kiviluoto | An Ultrasonically Actuated Medical Needle as a Method for Combination Cancer Immunotherapy | Heikki Nieminen |
| Juho Karhu | Development of ECG Signal Quality Estimator and Arrhythmia Classification Models Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning | Heikki Nieminen |
| Lukas Björklund | Prediction of Knee Bone Positions from Skin Surface Images Using Neural Networks | Koen Van Leemput |
| Amanda Aarnio | Developing and validating an auditory study design for large-scale MEG data collection | Lauri Parkkonen |
| Sanni Tähtinen | Automatic Identification of Trade-offs in Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning | Stephane Deny |
| Markus Henttonen | Auditory evoked responses of domestic cats measured using magnetoencephalography | Lauri Parkkonen |
| Max Müller | Analysis of machine learning models for customer churn prediction | Mikko Kivelä |
| Emma Ryhänen | Influence of KRAS copy number variation on transcriptomic profiles in high-grade serous ovarian cancer | Harri Lähdesmäki |
| Niko Somila | Neural political polarization in Finland | Iiro Jääskeläinen |
| Eero Saarro | Deep learning analysis of MEG functional connectivity for age prediction | Lauri Parkkonen |
| Emilia Robertson | Prediction of Postoperative Pain with Intraoperative Photoplethysmogram | Matias Palva |
| Jonna Nielikäinen | Designing a pilot experiment to study dissimilarity of neural activation detected by MEG and fMRI when imaging language processes | Riitta Salmelin |
| Aleksi Sormunen | Structural determinants of Griffiths phase in human brain dynamics | Matias Palva |
| Henni Hartikainen | Improving the compliance process for a medical device software using automation | Heikki Nieminen |
| Katja Peltola | Predictability of mechanical failures in linear accelerator’s multileaf collimator (MLC) | Matias Palva |
| Iida Kallio | Software-based movement adaptation of an extraoral X-ray device for patient support table alignment | Matti Hämäläinen |
| Saara Sippola | Adsorption of 17-βbeta-estradiol on Pristine Graphene - A First-principles Structure Search Study | Tomi Laurila |
| Santtu Lauronen | Efficacy of optically pumped magnetometers in detecting activity from the cerebellar cortex | Matti Hämäläinen |
| Essi Tallgren | Applying natural language embeddings in phishing email classification tasks | Juho Rousu |
| Mika Sorvoja | Study on projective feature selection on molecular fingerprint data | Juho Rousu |
| Anni-Mari Niskanen | Evolution of public transport networks of 14 Finnish cities: efficiency, navigability, and regional differences | Jari Saramäki |
| Olli Oksanen | Data mining and building algorithms for disease severity prediction in multiple sclerosis | Hanna Renvall |
| Helka Rytkönen | Planning a Solution for Mammography Data Management: Defining User Needs and Requirements | Matias Palva |
| Jesper Edström | Characterization of thalamocortical coherence in ANT DBS for epilepsy - Feasibility and findings of simultaneous LFP and MEG recordings | Hanna Renvall |
| Enni Nurmi | Simo Särkkä | |
| Ilona Mattila | Yu Xiao | |
| Max Höglund | Iiro Jääskeläinen | |
| Rudolf MÃ¥rd | Alex Jung | |
| Veera Laine | Koen Van Leemput | |
| Tuomas Lampinen | Heikki Nieminen | |
| Jonne Annevirta | Hanna Renvall | |
| Emma Ilonen | Ari Koskelainen | |
| Emmi Viitala | Tomi Laurila | |
| Sanni Hietanen | Riku Linna | |
| Kelly Piho | Juho Rousu | |
| Senni Selkama | Ivan Vujaklija | |
| Sohvi Kärhä | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Anni Heinolainen | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Ngoc Nguyen | Juho Rousu | |
| Elsa Ollikainen | Iiro Jääskeläinen | |
| Zahra Ghadiri | Jari Saramäki | |
| Elli Järvinen | Hanna Renvall | |
| Maria Huovila | Petter Holme | |
| Eevi Rimmi | Iiro Jääskeläinen | |
| Michaela Weiss | Talayeh Aledavood | |
| Juho Tuomaala | Riku Linna | |
| Oskar Reivinen | Stéphane Deny | |
| Juhani Kolehmainen | Matias Palva | |
| Kaisu Hiltunen | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Santeri Simanainen | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Emil Hiitola | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Hannah Terborg | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Lauri Pohjola | Matias Palva | |
| Otto Lönnroth | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Anni Ranta-Lassila | Anton Kuzyk | |
| Timo Järvinen | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Joona Repo | Matias Palva | |
| Markus Kyllönen | Stephane Deny | |
| Alina Suleimanova | Matias Palva | |
| Anni Hukari | Riitta Salmelin | |
| Pirta Salojärvi | Anton Kuzyk | |
| Aron Schulman | Juho Rousu | |
| Anna-Helena Puisto | Hanna Renvall | |
| Linda Hemmann | Vikas Garg | |
| Rasmus Siljander | Alexander Jung | |
| Topi Hämäläinen | Pekka Marttinen | |
| Viivi Kivinen | Pekka Marttinen | |
| Huy Nguyen | Aki Vehtari | |
| Ellimari Paunio | Juho Rousu | |
| Taneli Tikkakoski | Casper Lassenius | |
| Dann Mensah | Jaakko Lehtinen | |
| Henrik Granö | Jaakko Lehtinen | |
| Alena Alferova | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Artur Gynter | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Anneka Kruuti | Heikki Nieminen | |
| Artur Aspelin | Casper Lassenius | |
| Akseli Oinaanoja | Anton Kuzyk | |
| Tien Le | Aki Vehtari | |
| Jaakko Salmenkylä | Linda Henriksson | |
| Salla Saarinen | Risto Ilmoniemi | |
| Joni Tarkiainen | Jari Saramäki | |
| van der Berg Linda | Jouhten Paula | |
| Sammalisto Fred-Eric | Linder Markus | |
| Lindfors Anni | Kuzyk Anton | |
| Linder Sonja | Frey Alexander | |
| Hendren Melissa | Frey Alexander | |
| Gustafsson Eero | Laurila Tomi | |
| Chatzikosmidou Despoina | Seppälä Jukka | |
| Aspelin Helena | Linder Markus | |
| Gröndahl Julius | Paltakari Jouni | |
| Heino Minna | Lähdesmäki Harri | |
| Kaukolahti Tuomas | Kostiainen Mauri | |
| Lillberg Amanda | Jouhten Paula | |
| Niskanen Linnea | Linder Markus | |
| Ojasalo Sofia | Lindberg Daniel | |
| Hannikainen Bibi | Mangayil Rahul | |
| Lewicki Filip | Österberg Monika | |
| Nieminen Katri | Linder Markus | |
| Wierzchowiecka Julia | Kostiainen Mauri | |
| Bluhm Sarah | Kostiainen Mauri | |
| Hakala Elina | Kuzyk Anton | |
| Livman Charlotta | Niskanen Jukka | |
| Osman Ifrah | Kontturi Eero | |
| Salah Aisha | Niskanen Jukka | |
| Annikki Ollila | Kostiainen Mauri |
| Author (last name first name) | Master's thesis | Supervisor (last name first name) |
|---|---|---|
| Antti Huttunen | Multimodal Tumour Type and Subtype Classification with Deep Learning | Harri Lähdesmäki |
| Venla Valkeavirta | Detecting age-related changes in brain activity during picture naming using machine learning | Lauri Parkkonen |
| Vanilja Hyppönen | A Comparative Analysis of Migration Tools for Python 3 in Medical Device Software | Stephane Deny |
| Krista Karttunen | Statistical modelling of genetic background of haemoglobin deferral in blood donation | Juho Rousu |
| Vili Ripatti | Forecasting Prescription Medication Utilization: A Comparative Study of SARIMA, Prophet, XGBoost and LSTM Models | Riku Linna |
| Annika Sjöholm | Optimizing adaptive eyewear lens transition properties | Linda Henriksson |
| Iiris Pitko | The Interplay of Somatic Mutation Profiles and Germline Variations in Breast Can-cer | Harri Lähdesmäki |
| Petra Pienimäki | Vascular Analysis from Retinal Images Using Machine Learning Methods | Riku Linna |
| Tarkiainen Joni | Saramäki Jari | |
| Saarinen Salla | Ilmoniemi Risto | |
| Salmenkylä Jaakko | Henriksson Linda | |
| Le Tien | Vehtari Aki | |
| Oinaanoja Akseli | Kuzyk Anton | |
| Aspelin Arthur | Lassenius Casper | |
| Kruuti Anneka | Nieminen Heikki | |
| Gynter Artur | Lähdesmäki Harri | |
| Alferova Alena | Lähdesmäki Harri | |
| Granö Henrik | Lehtinen Jaakko | |
| Mensah Dan | Lehtinen Jaakko | |
| Tikkakoski Taneli | Lassenius Casper | |
| Koljonen Katarina | Särkkä Simo | |
| Rehn Emmi | Lähdesmäki Harri | |
| Ruuskanen Santeri | Parkkonen Lauri | |
| Granö Ida | Hämäläinen Matti | |
| Haahti Sanni | Rousu Juho | |
| Holmström Susanna | Marttinen Pekka | |
| Laurinoja Joonas | Palva Matias | |
| Makkonen Matilda | Renvall Hanna | |
| Porta Estanislao | Renvall Hanna | |
| Sairanen Veera | Palva Matias | |
| Sirkiä Laura | Marttinen Pekka | |
| Wallén Roosa | Jääskeläinen Iiro | |
| Aalto Roosa | Palva Matias | |
| Lassfolk Salomo | Kivelä Mikko | |
| Poikkimäki Henna | Hyvönen Eero | |
| Puukangas Iina-Emilia | Saramäki Jari | |
| Turkulainen Emma | Laaksonen Jorma | |
| Westerlund | Nieminen Heikki | |
| Ahola Oskari | Parkkonen Lauri | |
| Leinonen Milja | Lillrank Paul | |
| Manninen Anniina | Ilin Alexander | |
| Poutanen Tuomas | Saramäki Jari | |
| Pykälä Lauri | Lampinen Jouko | |
| Tähti Linn | Kivelä Mikko | |
| Metsämäki Daniel | Vujaklija Ivan | |
| Ferrer Pascual Laura | Laurila Tomi | |
| Kauppila Pekko | Ilmoniemi Risto | |
| Korpela Dani | Lähdesmäki Harri | |
| Uimonen Mikael | Vujaklija Ivan | |
| Hansson Johanna | Pekka Marttinen | |
| Arantola Joel | Jari Saramäki | |
| Laitinen Joonas | Matias Palva | |
| Ip Chek | Risto Ilmoniemi | |
| Eevi Hyttinen | Paula Jouhten | |
| Lauri Peuhkurinen | Markus Linder | |
| Sharon Saarinen | Mauri Kostiainen | |
| Ida Uotila | Riikka Puurunen | |
| Gustav Ã…berg | Alexander Frey | |
| Julia Manninen | Scheller, Silvan | |
| Erlea Melgosa | Franzen, Robert | |
| Anniina Savolainen | Kostiainen, Mauri | |
| Senni Lehtonen | Frey, Alexander | |
| Larissa Risku | Frey, Alexander | |
| Kristian Vaitomaa | Dahl, Olli | |
| Jenni Vannas | Linder, Markus |
| Author | Master's thesis | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Aarnio Tiu | Koskelainen Ari | |
| Harnist Bent | Solin Arno | |
| König Sebastian | Ilmoniemi Risto | |
| Mäntylä Väinö | Kuzyk Anton | |
| Ojala Fanni | Marttinen Pekka | |
| Pöllänen Santeri | Ilmoniemi Risto | |
| Purhonen Mikko | Kannala Juho | |
| Saarinen Ville | Kivelä Mikko | |
| Tainio Oskar | Saramäki Jari | |
| Tauriainen Sofia | Henriksson Linda | |
| Theodoropoulos Jason | Lähdesmäki Harri | |
| Vapalahti Severi | Rousu Juho | |
| Vartiainen Emilia | Rousu Juho | |
| Ziaei Bideh Amirmohammad | Aledavood Talayeh | |
| Streng Tony | Laakso Ilkka | |
| Seluska Liisa | Laurila Tomi | |
| Tuomas Kupila | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Atte Föhr | Juho Rousu | |
| Marcus Talke | Ivan Vujaklija | |
| Juliaana Juurakko | Heikki Nieminen | |
| Juho Aaltonen | Hanna Renvall | |
| Salla Autti | Hanna Renvall | |
| Alisa Halonen | Iiro Jääskeläinen | |
| Annika Hautala | Iiro Jääskeläinen | |
| Verna Heikkinen | Hanna Renvall | |
| Inka Lehtonen | Pekka Marttinen | |
| Iina Mikkola | Tomi Laurila | |
| Alexandra Prinz | Petri Ala-Laurila | |
| Timo Tommila | Risto Ilmoniemi | |
| Jere Korteniemi | Simo Särkkä | |
| Niki Ulmanen | Jari Saramäki | |
| Mikael Grön | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Maria Misukka | Paul Lillrank | |
| Katri Valtonen | Paul Lillrank | |
| Niemelä Anni | Alexander Frey | |
| Riina Haajanen | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Emilia Hattula | Alex Jung | |
| Malena Lindberg | Paul Lillrank | |
| Mikael Laine | Matti Stenroos | |
| Otso Brummer | Juho Kannala | |
| Emilia Lönnberg | Matias Palva | |
| Olivia Hölsä | Pekka Marttinen | |
| Miisa Martio | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Mika Merano | Anton Kuzyk | |
| Georges Tayar | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Joonas Juvonen | Matias Palva | |
| Arttu Ruohola | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Anni Forsman | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Antti Vallin | Tomi Laurila | |
| Zaeed Khan | Simo Särkkä | |
| Paavo Hietala | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Joonas Haakana | Riitta Salmelin | |
| Vilma Kahri | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Elias Panula | Alexander Ilin | |
| Arsi Ikäheimonen | Jari Saramäki | |
| Tomas Villikka | Iiro Jääskeläinen | |
| Maryam Kiashemshaki | Jari Saramäki | |
| Anna Hakala | Aristides Gionis | |
| Laura Hawk | Heikki J. Nieminen | |
| Markus Toivonen | Mikko Kivelä | |
| Minna Oksanen | Juho Rousu | |
| Samuel Girmay | Alexander Frey | |
| Jasmin Hertzberg | Markus Linder | |
| Camilla Selenius | Monika Österberg | |
| Ingrid Schulman | Jari Saramäki | |
| Minéa Wuori | Jari Saramäki | |
| Emil Ala-Pietilä | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Veera Itälinna | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Ali Salloum | Mikko Kivelä | |
| Oskari Lehtonen | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Alexandra Andersson | Iiro Jääskeläinen | |
| Viljami Raiski | Juho Rousu | |
| Ossi Lehtonen | Visa Koivunen | |
| Kristiina Dahl | Alexander Frey | |
| Miika Korpioja | Alexander Frey | |
| Anna Pohto | Emma Master | |
| Matias Tiainen | Mikko Kivelä | |
| Niklas Nevalainen | Jari Saramäki | |
| Inka Lehtimäki | Riku Linna | |
| Antti Alastalo | Mikko Kurimo | |
| Maikki Messo | Paul Lillrank | |
| Karoliina Hakkarainen | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Joel Honkamaa | Riku Linna | |
| Jani Kaaos | Mervi Paulasto-Kröckel | |
| Yrjö Koski | Harri Lähdesmäki | |
| Elias Lius | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Janita Nissi | Ilkka Laakso | |
| Sara Tuominen | Riku Linna | |
| Maija Vahteristo | Pauliina Ilmonen | |
| Elina Pitkäranta | Katrina Nordström | |
| Antti Ahola | Hong-Linh Truong | |
| Lotta-Mari Kirjavainen | Alexander Frey | |
| Antti Leikas | Tomi Laurila | |
| Tommi Mäkinen | Casper Lassenius | |
| Antti Rantala | Lauri Parkkonen | |
| Sebastian Remander | Jari Saramäki | |
| Nuutti Sten | Patrick Rinke | |
| Jonna Hurme | Alexander Frey | |
| Kellen Leskinen | Markus Linder | |
| Jaakko Hassinen | Silvan Scheller | |
| Tiira Johansson | Heli Viskari | |
| Natalia Lindholm | Alexander Frey | |
| Timo Purho | Markus Linder | |
| Anna Salminen | Silvan Scheller | |
| Sara Jaatinen | Alexander Frey |
Companies where Life Science Technologies studens have done their master's theses
List of companies, research institutes and other places where students have done their master's theses you will find here.