Ilkka Laakso
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
T410 Dept. Electrical Engineering and Automation
Assistant Professor Ilkka Laakso leads the research group Electromagnetics in Health Technology. The group develops computational methods for multi-physics modelling of the human body.
The research combines numerical analysis of electromagnetic fields with anatomical and functional modelling, having multidisciplinary applications in biomedical engineering (device development), clinical practice (diagnosis and rehabilitation), and neurosciences (brain research).
The first focus area of the research is developing computational tools for modelling non-invasive brain stimulation. In the future, the methods will help scientists to carefully craft stimulation protocols rather than relying on trial and error, improving the safety and efficacy of stimulation and allowing individually planned treatment.
The group also uses computer simulations to study the electromagnetic safety of new technologies and aid the development of novel health care applications .
Full researcher profile
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Areas of expertise
Bioelectromagnetism, Health and wellbeing, Neuroscience, Neuroimaging, Neurostimulation, Finite element modeling, Finite element method, Electromagnetic field computation, Electromagnetic field theory, Magnetic resonance imaging, Medical devices, Medical Technology, EMC, Biophysics, Radio Frequency, Dosimetry, health technology, Image analysis, Segmentation, Brain stimulation, Transcranial direct current stimulation, Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Health physics, Occupational safety, Non-ionising radiation, Human brain imaging, Human brain
Honors and awards
Student Award International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Japan
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Jan 2009
Faculty Award for Excellence, at Nagoya Institute of Technology
For contribution to public understanding of heat stroke from engineering viewpoint
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Nov 2011
Ericsson Young Scientist Award
Ericsson Japan
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Nov 2011
Paper Presentation Award
Awarded by Fundamentals and Materials Society, Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Sep 2012
Excellent paper award (Young scientist)
Awarded by IEICE Electronics Society, Electronics Simulation Technology
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Mar 2013
Young scientist award
URSI Commission B International Symposium on Electromagnetic<br/>Theory, Hiroshima, Japan
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
May 2013
Excellent Paper Award
International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compability, Tokyo,<br/>Japan
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
May 2014
IEICE Transactions Best Paper Award
“Fast computational method for human dosimetry due to wireless power transfer with magnetic resonance”
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Jun 2014
Young Scientist Award
URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Montreal, Canada
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Aug 2017
IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Technical Achievement Award
Technical Achievement Award for contribution to computational dosimetry of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from low frequencies to millimeter waves
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Aug 2021
Research groups
- Electromagnetics in Health Technology
Publications
Intercomparison of the averaged induced electric field in learning-based human head models exposed to low-frequency magnetic fields
Yinliang Diao, Essam A. Rashed, Luca Giaccone, Ilkka Laakso, Congsheng Li, Riccardo Scorretti, Yoichi Sekiba, Kenichi Yamazaki, Akimasa Hirata
2023
IEEE Access
Material Coarsening Strategy for Structured Meshless Multigrid Method for Dosimetry in Anisotropic Human Body Models
Juhani Kataja, Janita Nissi, Timo Roine, Ilkka Laakso
2023
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
Accessible magnetic resonance imaging – AMRI: Designing a mobile lifesaver / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Ilkka Laakso, Lauri Palva, Masoud Sharifian Mazraehmollaei, Raimo Sepponen, Severi Uusitalo, Erika Renedo Illarregi, Niilo Kämäräinen
2023
Estimation method for the anisotropic electrical conductivity of in vivo human muscles and fat between 10 kHz and 1 MHz
Otto Kangasmaa, Ilkka Laakso
2022
Physics in Medicine and Biology
Special Section on Recent Advances in Simulation Techniques and Their Applications for Electronics
Atsushi Kezuka, Jun Sonoda, Yoshiaki Ando, Tuptim Angkaew, Chun Ping Chen, Yih Peng Chiou, Takuichi Hirano, Hidenori Ishibashi, Hideaki Kimura, Seiya Kishimoto, Ilkka Laakso, Amane Takei, Eng Leong Tan, Yasuhide Tsuji, Jun Shibayama
2022
IEICE Transactions on Electronics
The Effect of Inter-pulse Interval on TMS Motor Evoked Potentials in Active Muscles
Noora Matilainen, Marco Soldati, Ilkka Laakso
2022
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
Magneto- and electrophosphene thresholds in the retina: a dosimetry modeling study
Janita Nissi, Ilkka Laakso
2022
Physics in Medicine and Biology
Effect of Incidence Angle on the Spatial-Average of Incident Power Density Definition to Correlate Skin Temperature Rise for Millimeter Wave Exposures
Yinliang Diao, Kun Li, Kensuke Sasaki, Sachiko Kodera, Ilkka Laakso, Walid El Hajj, Akimasa Hirata
2021
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
Nonuniform Exposure to the Cornea from Millimeter Waves
Kenneth R. Foster, Ilkka Laakso, Steven Chalfin
2021
Health Physics
Assessment of Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields
Akimasa Hirata, Yinliang Diao, Teruo Onishi, Kensuke Sasaki, Seungyoung Ahn, Davide Colombi, Valerio De Santis, Ilkka Laakso, Luca Giaccone, Joseph Wout, Essam A. Rashed, Wolfgang Kainz, Ji Chen
2021
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility