Simo Saarakkala

Simo Saarakkala currently acts as Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Head of the Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Finland. He is also a Scientific Director of Infotech Oulu Focus Institute, University of Oulu, Finland. Prof. Saarakkala has published over 280 peer-reviewed scientific articles on different aspects of musculoskeletal imaging and biomechanics, particularly focusing on osteoarthritis. He is an internationally recognized researcher in the field of osteoarthritis imaging. Prof. Saarakkala's research group is primarily focusing on diagnostics and imaging of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Recently, his research interests have also extended to development of bio- and molecular sensing methods for various diseases.