Research group

Consortium Lead

  • Mika Kortelainen

    Professor

    University of Turku

    Mika Kortelainen

Stakeholder Engagement Lead

  • Oskari Nokso-Koivisto

    Director

    Aalto Economic Institute

    Oskari Nokso-Koivisto

Health economics

The health economics research group examines the effectiveness of digital solutions in achieving societal benefits, such as improved productivity and availability, cost savings, growth and more sustainable economic development.

Members

  • Tanja Saxell

    Work package lead

    Aalto University

    Tanja Saxell
  • Thang Dang

    Postdoc

    University of Turku

  • Tapio Haaga

    Researcher

    THL

  • Laura Jernström

    Postdoc

    University of Turku

    Laura Jernström
  • Atte Kaljonen

    Doctoral Researcher

    Aalto University

  • Olavi Kylliäinen

    Researcher

    THL

    Olavi Kylliäinen
  • Annu Laurikka

    Doctoral Researcher

    University of Turku

    Annu Laurikka
  • Vivi Mauno

    Doctoral Researcher

    University of Turku

    Vivi Mauno
  • Viet Nguyen

    Doctoral Researcher

    University of Turku

    Viet Nguyen
  • Kaisa Palo

    Research assistant

    University of Turku

  • Meeri Seppä

    Researcher

    Aalto University

  • Martinos Therapontos

    Doctoral Researcher

    Aalto University

  • Akseli Tiitta

    Research assistant

    Aalto University

    Akseli Tiitta
  • Saara Vainio

    Research assistant

    University of Turku

  • Lotta Virtanen

    Researcher

    THL

Medicine

The medical research group focuses on evaluating tools such as machine learning-based risk assessment, triage support based on natural language processing, and generative AI models applied from commercial large language models to healthcare documentation and clinical reasoning.

Members

  • Enni Sanmark

    Work package lead

    HUS

  • Ville Vartiainen

    Work package lead

    HUS

  • Ali Al-fairs

    Doctoral Researcher

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Alexandra Dahlberg

    Doctoral Researcher

    Helsingin yliopisto

    Alexandra Dahlberg
  • Panu Erästö

    Docent

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Sami Kaappa

    PhD

    HUS

  • Valtteri Kiuru

    Doctoral Researcher

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Rami Luisto

    Docent

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Niina Nykänen

    Doctoral Researcher

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Tuukka Puranen

    PhD

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Aino Rubini

    Doctoral researcher

    HUS

    Aino Rubini
  • Eva Sutinen

    Research Coordinator

    HUS

    Eva Sutinen
  • Olli Tapiola

    Docent

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Nora Tarvus

    Doctoral Researcher

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Emmi Turunen

    Doctoral Researcher

    Helsingin yliopisto

Sociology

The sociology research group examines the socio-legal context, challenges and opportunities related to digital and artificial intelligence solutions in healthcare, as well as their effects on productivity and impact from a user perspective. These areas are addressed in all tasks, either through critical reflection or through empirical analysis integrated into other work packets.

Members

  • Karoliina Snell

    Work package lead

    Helsingin yliopisto

    Karoliina Snell
  • Robin Linnavirta

    Research assistant

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Eira Syvälähde

    Doctoral Researcher

    Helsingin yliopisto

  • Maarja Tuovinen

    Doctoral Researcher

    Helsingin yliopisto