Samu Kainulainen

Senior Researcher, Ph.D.

Personal Information

  • Phone: +358456416754
  • Room: Canthia 2066
  • Email: samu.kainulainen[at]uef.fi
  • Year of birth: 1992
  • Current research interests: Photoplethysmographic measurements, cardiorespiratory measurements, signal decomposition methods, deep learning and applications of these in sleep medicine
  • Current and previous experience:
    • Senior researcher (UEF/KUH), 1.3.2022–
    • Postdoctoral researcher (UEF/KUH), 9.10.2020–28.2.2022
    • Member of Finnish Red Cross International Delegate Reserve
    • Junior Researcher, Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio, Finland), 1.1.2019–9.10.2020
    • Researcher, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital (Kuopio, Finland), 1.4.2018–
  • Education:
    • Title of Docent, medical physics and biosignal analytics in sleep medicine, University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio, Finland), 2022
    • Ph.D. (Medical physics and technology), Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio, Finland), 2020
    • M.Sc. (Applied Physics), Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio, Finland), 2018
    • B.Sc. (Applied Physics), Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio, Finland), 2017
    • Graduate of Finnish Upper Secondary School, Joensuun Lyseon Lukio (Joensuu, Finland), 2011
  • Skills: Data analysis, signal analysis, biosignal measurement techniques
  • Language proficiency:
    • Finnish, native language
    • English, fluent
    • Swedish, fair
    • Spanish, basics
  • Membership in professional organizations:
    • Tekniikan Akateemiset TEK Ry (Member)
    • Finnish Sleep Research Society (Member)
    • European Sleep Research Society (Member)
    • Finnish Red Cross (Member)
  • Hobbies: Fly fishing, freeriding/snowboarding, hunting, reading, guitar and music