SCI Master's thesis

Topic outline

• Mathematics and Operations Research
  Supervisors
  

  The list below describes potential MSc research topic areas by supervisor. You may contact any of the professors below to discuss any potential topic of your interest.

  
  

  Supervisor	Research areas
  Boffi, Daniele	Mathematics, applied mathematics, operations research
  Brzuska, Chris	Mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science, cryptography, complexity theory, logic, formal verification, random constraint satisfaction problems
  Freij, Ragnar	Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Coding Theory
  Hakula, Harri	Numerical Analysis, Computational Mathematics, Machine Learning
  Hannukainen, Antti	Mathematics, applied mathematics, operations research
  Hollanti, Camilla	Algebraic number theory, coding theory, information theory, information theoretic security, (post-quantum) cryptography, communications, distributed systems
  Hyvönen, Nuutti	Applied mathematics, inverse problems, numerical analysis, mathematics of (medical) imaging, scientific computing, optimal experimental design, machine learning
  Ilmonen, Pauliina	Mathematical statistics, applied statistics
  Ivarsson, Björn	Mathematical analysis, complex analysis in one or several variables
  Kinnunen, Juha	Nonlinear partial differential equations, calculus of variations, harmonic analysis
  Korte, Riikka	Mathematical analysis, elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations
  Kubjas, Kaie	Nonlinear algebra, applied algebraic geometry, algebraic statistics, algebra in life sciences, structured matrix and tensor decompositions, polyhedral geometry
  Kytölä, Kalle	Mathematical physics, probability theory, algebra and representation theory, computer formalization of mathematics (especially in Lean)
  Lahdelma, Risto	Mathematics, applied mathematics, operations research
  Leskelä, Lasse	Stochastic models, mathematical statistics, probability theory, complex systems, random graphs, network statistics, applied probability
  Noferini, Vanni	Matrix theory, numerical linear algebra, complex network analysis, linear algebra, algorithms
  Oliveira, Fabricio	Operations research, mathematical programming, optimisation, production systems planning, supply chain management, decision making under uncertainty (stochastic programming and robust optimisation), efficient solution methods (decomposition and parallelisation).
  Peltola, Eveliina	Random geometry, stochastic analysis, representation theory, complex analysis, mathematical physics
  Peltonen, Kirsi	Differential geometry and applications, geometric analysis, complex analysis and dynamics, mathematics and arts
  Sahlsten, Tuomas	Quantum chaos on manifolds or graphs, harmonic analysis and PDEs, random walks on groups, coupled ergodic systems, metric number theory and fractal geometry
  Salo, Ahti	Operations research, investment science, financial engineering, risk management, decision analysis, problem structuring methods, scheduling, supply networks, energy systems
  Schiewe, Philine	Operations research, optimisation (discrete/combinatorial/network), mathematical modelling, game theory, transportation planning, logistics, scheduling
  Siddiqui, Afzal	Operations research, energy economics, game theory, real options
  Stenberg, Rolf	Mechanics, numerical analysis, applied mathematics
  Tölle, Jonas	Probability theory, stochastic processes and stochastic analysis, variational analysis, nonlinear (stochastic) partial differential equations, dynamical systems and ergodic theory, functional analysis and function spaces, stochastic control and stochastic finance
  Virtanen, Kai	Operations research, decision analysis, optimization, simulation, behavioral operations research, human performance in complex systems, defence and security applications

  Earlier theses

  Information about earlier MSc research projects can be found on the list of completed MSc theses at the department. Full texts of all MSc theses are accessible from the  Aaltodoc publication archive.