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Please note that the list below does not get updated regularly, and thus it might be out of date.

Contact Information

Name Santeri Heiskanen
Email santeri.j.heiskanen@gmail.com

Experience

  • 2024 -

    Espoo, Finland

    Phd student
    Robot Learning Lab, Aalto University
    Working on RL and generative models for combinatiorial optimization tasks, including Neural Architecture Search.
  • 2023 - 2023

    Tampere, Finland

    Deep learning engineer
    Capalo AI
    • Developed a simulation framework for Nordic electricity pricing markets.
    • Worked on multi-market optimization algorithsm for day-ahed electricity trading with BESS
  • 2022 - 2023

    Tampere, Finland

    Research assistant
    Speech and cognition research group, Tampere University
    • Developed a tool for time-series annotion under the guidance of Prof. Okko Räsänen
    • The goal was to allow easy annotation with multiple datasources, including EEG, speech and video.
  • 2022 - 2022

    Tampere, Finland

    Machine learning and programming intern
    Device concept lab, Huawei technologies Finland
    • Worked with a parameter estimation problem with a small-scale dataset with a large proportion of missing values.
    • The problem was cast to a data imputation task.
  • 2021 - 2021

    Tampere, Finland

    Discrete optimization and programming intern
    Device concept lab, Huawei technologies Finland
    • Developed a tool for solving combinatorial optimization problems, with support for multiple higher-level programming languages.
    • The developed methodology improved the previously found solutions and solved previously unattainable problems.
  • 2020 - 2020

    Tampere, Finland

    Research assistant
    Faculty of management and business, Tampere University
    • Main responsibilities included web-scraping and exploring options for implementing a natural language parser for Finnish text.
  • 2019 - 2021

    Tampere, Finland

    Teaching assistant
    Faculty of engineering and natural sciences, Tampere University
    • Worked as a TA in an introductory course on automation and control during 4 semesters.
    • Main responsibilities included organizing weekly exercise sessions & grading student exercises.

Education

  • 2022 - 2024

    Tampere, Finland

    Master of Science (tech)
    Tampere University
    Computer Science
    • Major: Signal processing and machine learning
    • Minor: applied mathematics
    • GPA: 4.96 / 5.0
  • 2018 - 2022

    Tampere, Finland

    Bachelor of Science (tech)
    Tampere University
    Computer Science
    • Major: Signal processing and machine leanring
    • Minors: applied mathematics, software engineering
    • GPA: 4.97 / 5.0

Skills

Languages: Finnish (Native), English (C1)
Programming: Python (Pytorch, Jax, Tensorflow), C++ (templates, smart-pointers), Julia, MATLAB, R, Lua, JavaScript
Misc: Latex,, Git, HPC (slurm), Typst, Bash, Zsh, SQL