Research Interests
Bayesian modeling, segmentation, structural MRI
Bayesian modeling, segmentation, structural MRI
DTU Elektro
| 2016 – Present |
Postdoc, DRCMR and Technical University of Denmark |
| 2012 – 2016 |
PhD student at Technical University of Denmark |
| 2013 – 2013 |
Visiting Researcher, Aalto University Department of Information and Computer Science, Espoo, Finland |
| 2012 – 2012 |
Visiting Researcher, Althinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Boston, USA |
| 2010 – 2012 |
Research Assistant, Aalto University Department of Information and Computer Science, Espoo, Finland |
| 2009 – 2009 |
Research Assistant, Brain Research Unit, Espoo, Finland |
| 2016 |
PhD in Informatics, Technical University of Denmark |
| 2012 |
MSc in Theoretical Physics, University of Helsinki |
| 2011 |
BSc in Theoretical Physics, University of Helsinki |
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