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Leo
Lahti
Professor, Data analytics
Professor

Contact

+358 29 450 2390
+358 50 436 4626
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

Links

Research homepage
CV_Lahti_TENK.pdf
ORCID

Areas of expertise

Data science
AI
Machine Learning
Applied statistics
Statistical programming
Probabilistic models
Complex natural and social systems
Microbial ecology
Computational humanities
Open knowledge

Biography

Leo Lahti is professor in Data Science in University of Turku, Finland. His research team focuses on computational analysis and modeling of complex natural and social systems. Lahti obtained doctoral degree (DSc) from Aalto University in Finland (2010), developing probabilistic machine learning methods for high-throughput life science data integration. This was followed by subsequent postdoctoral research at EBI/Hinxton (UK), Wageningen University (NL), and VIB/KU Leuven (BE). Lahti has coordinated international networks in data science methods and applications and organizes international data science training events on a regular basis. He is vice chair for the national coordination on open science Finland, executive committee member for the International Science Council Committee on Data (2023-2025), member of the global Bioconductor Community Advisory Board, and founder of the open science work group of Open Knowledge Finland ry. For more information, see the research homepage iki.fi/Leo.Lahti

Teaching

Computational and data science, statistical and probabilistic programming, machine learning, AI, applied statistics, ecological models, open science

Research

Computational scientist focusing on change in complex natural and social systems, and how they can be understood through a computational lens.

Publications

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Greengenes2 unifies microbial data in a single reference tree (2023)

Nature Biotechnology
McDonald Daniel, Jiang Yueyu, Balaban Metin, Cantrell Kalen, Zhu Qiyun, Gonzalez Antonio, Morton James T., Nicolaou Giorgia, Parks Donovan H., Karst Søren M., Albertsen Mads, Hugenholtz Philip, DeSantis Todd, Song Se Jin, Bartko Andrew, Havulinna Aki S., Jousilahti Pekka, Cheng Susan, Inouye Michael, Niiranen Teemu, Jain Mohit, Salomaa Veikko, Lahti Leo, Mirarab Siavash, Knight Rob
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Gut microbiome and atrial fibrillation—results from a large population-based study (2023)

EBioMedicine
Palmu J., Börschel C.S., Ortega-Alonso A., Markó L., Inouye M., Jousilahti P., Salido R.A., Sanders K., Brennan C., Humphrey G.C., Sanders J.G., Gutmann F., Linz D., Salomaa V., Havulinna A.S., Forslund S.K., Knight R., Lahti L., Niiranen T., Schnabel R.B.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Machine learning approaches in microbiome research: challenges and best practices (2023)

Frontiers in Microbiology
Papoutsoglou Georgios, Tarazona Sonia, Lopes Marta B., Klammsteiner Thomas, Ibrahimi Eliana, Eckenberger Julia, Novielli Pierfrancesco, Tonda Alberto, Simeon Andrea, Shigdel Rajesh, Béreux Stéphane, Vitali Giacomo, Tangaro Sabina, Lahti Leo, Temko Andriy, Claesson Marcus J., Berland Magali
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))

Early prediction of incident liver disease using conventional risk factors and gut-microbiome-augmented gradient boosting (2022)

Cell Metabolism
Liu Yang, Méric Guillaume, Havulinna Aki S, Teo Shu Mei, Åberg Fredrik, Ruuskanen Matti, Sanders Jon, Zhu Qiyun, Tripathi Anupriya, Verspoor Karin, Cheng Susan, Jain Mohit, Jousilahti Pekka, Vázquez-Baeza Yoshiki, Loomba Rohit, Lahti Leo, Niiranen Teemu, Salomaa Veikko, Knight Rob, Inouye Michael
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Combined effects of host genetics and diet on human gut microbiota and incident disease in a single population cohort (2022)

Nature Genetics
Qin Youwen, Havulinna Aki S., Liu Yang, Jousilahti Pekka, Ritchie Scott C., Tokolyi Alex, Sanders Jon G., Valsta Liisa, Brozynska Marta, Zhu Qiyun, Tripathi Anupriya, Vázquez-Baeza Yoshiki, Loomba Rohit, Cheng Susan, Jain Mohit, Niiranen Teemu, Lahti Leo, Knight Rob, Salomaa Veikko, Inouye Michael, Méric Guillaume
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
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