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Artistic and research interests
I have built and designed multichannel MEG instruments and invented for MEG use the minimum-norm estimate (together with Matti Hämäläinen), the signal-space projection, formulas for the forward problem, the channel-capacity measure for comparing sensor arrays, and the triangle phantom. I have developed, together with many excellent students, several transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) techniques such as navigated TMS (nTMS), the combined use of TMS and EEG, and multi-locus TMS (mTMS). I am the founder and former CEO of Nexstim Plc, the company that brought nTMS and TMS–EEG to the market. Currently, I lead the development of mTMS and hybrid MEG–MRI systems and apply these technologies for neuroscience and clinical use. Much of my effort is devoted to the development of mathematical methods for improved brain-signal analysis and for data interpretation, often involving work on the bioelectromagnetic inverse problem.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 27 Aug 1985
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 16 Jun 1981
Keywords
- Biodesign
- Aalto Ventures Program
- Human brain imaging
- Applied Physics
- Neurophysics
- Biophysics
- Electromagnetism
- Bioelectromagnetism
- Neuroscience
- Biomedical engineering
- Medical Technology
- Neurotechnology
- Brain imaging
- Electrical impedance tomography
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Magnetoencephalography
- Electroencephalography
- Brain Research
- Neurostimulation
- Ultra-low-field MRI
- Brain stimulation
- Navigated brain stimulation
- Navigated TMS
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Brain connectivity
- Brain modeling
- Inverse problems
- Signal analysis
- SQUID magnetometers
- Philosophy of mind
- EEG
- NIRS
- TMS
- NTMS
- NBS
- MMN
- MRI
- ULF MRI
- MEG-MRI
- MEGMRI
- MEG
- FMRI
- EIT
- M.Sc. programme Brain and Mind
- BioMag Laboratory
- BECS
- Aalto Brain Centre (ABC)
- TDCS
- TACS
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Corrigendum to “The dependency of TMS-evoked potentials on electric-field orientation in the cortex” [Brain Stimulat 18 (3) 990–992] (Brain Stimulation (2025) 18(3) (990–992), (S1935861X25001020), (10.1016/j.brs.2025.04.021))
Granö, I., Mutanen, T. P., Nieminen, A. E., Nieminen, J. O., Souza, V. H., Ilmoniemi, R. J. & Lioumis, P., 1 Jul 2025, 1 p. Elsevier.Research output: Other contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Design, construction, and deployment of a multi-locus transcranial magnetic stimulation system for clinical use
Sinisalo, H., Kahilakoski, O. P., Souza, V. H., Nieminen, J. O., Rantala, R., Tommila, T., Usuga, I., Laine, M., Ahola, O., Gallegos, E., Kozák, G., Vetter, D. E., Rissanen, I., Jooß, A., Matsuda, R., Soto, A. M., Li, D., Humaidan, D., Stenroos, M. & Roine, T. & 3 others, , Dec 2025, In: BioMedical Engineering OnLine. 24, 1, p. 1-22 22 p., 61.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Enhanced EEG Forecasting: A Probabilistic Deep Learning Approach
Pankka, H., Lehtinen, J., Ilmoniemi, R. & Roine, T., 18 Mar 2025, In: Neural Computation. 37, 4, p. 793-814 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Investigating brain network dynamics in state-dependent stimulation : A concurrent electroencephalography and transcranial magnetic stimulation study using hidden Markov models
Makkinayeri, S., Guidotti, R., Basti, A., Woolrich, M. W., Gohil, C., Pettorruso, M., Ermolova, M., Ilmoniemi, R. J., Ziemann, U., Romani, G. L., Pizzella, V. & Marzetti, L., 1 May 2025, In: Brain Stimulation. 18, 3, p. 800-809 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Multi-locus transcranial magnetic stimulation with pulse-width modulation
Sinisalo, H., Laine, M., Nieminen, J. O., Souza, V. H., Matsuda, R. H., Soto, A. M., Ukharova, E., Mutanen, T., Rissanen, I., Stenroos, M., Koponen, L. M. & Ilmoniemi, R. J., 1 May 2025, In: Brain Stimulation. 18, 3, p. 948-956 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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MODEX-mTMS: Modular and EXpandable multi-locus Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Ilmoniemi, R. (Principal investigator)
01/11/2024 → 30/04/2026
Project: EU Horizon Europe ERC
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-: PlaStim Y3_AA 3.0. Ilmoniemi
Ilmoniemi, R. (Principal investigator)
01/11/2023 → 31/10/2024
Project: Corporate foreign
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-: PlaStim Y3_AA 3.6. Ilmoniemi
Ilmoniemi, R. (Principal investigator)
01/11/2023 → 31/10/2024
Project: Corporate foreign
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-: PlaStim Y3_AA3.3. Ilmoniemi
Ilmoniemi, R. (Principal investigator)
01/11/2023 → 31/10/2024
Project: Corporate foreign
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-: PlaStim Y3_AA3.4. Ilmoniemi
Ilmoniemi, R. (Principal investigator)
01/11/2023 → 31/10/2024
Project: Corporate foreign
Datasets
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3D co-registration of ultra-low-field and high-field magnetic resonance images (data)
Guidotti, R. (Creator), Sinibaldi, R. (Creator), De Luca, C. (Creator), Conti, A. (Creator), Ilmoniemi, R. (Creator), Zevenhoven, K. (Creator), Magnelind, P. E. (Creator), Pizzella, V. (Creator), Gratta, C. D. (Creator), Romani, G. L. (Creator) & Della Penna, S. (Creator), Zenodo, 29 Jan 2018
Dataset
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DELMEP: A deep learning algorithm for automated annotation of motor evoked potential latencies
Milardovich, D. (Creator), Souza, V. H. (Creator), Zubarev, I. (Creator), Tugin, S. (Creator), Nieminen, J. O. (Creator), Bigoni, C. (Creator), Hummel, F. C. (Creator), Korhonen, J. T. (Creator), Aydogan, D. B. (Creator), Lioumis, P. (Creator), Taherinejad, N. (Creator), Grasser, T. (Creator) & Ilmoniemi, R. J. (Creator), Zenodo, 10 May 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7920466, https://zenodo.org/record/7920467
Dataset: Software or code
Prizes
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Academy professor 1.1.2012-31.12.2016 Suomen Akatemia, Finland
Ilmoniemi, R. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Diffusion MRI processing pipeline for real-time tractography-based nTMS
Aydogan, D. B. (Recipient), Souza, V. (Recipient) & Ilmoniemi, R. (Recipient), 9 Nov 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Fellow of EAMBES (European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science)
Ilmoniemi, R. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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Fellow of ISFSI (International Society for Functional Source Imaging)
Ilmoniemi, R. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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First prize in the invention competition organized by the Foundation for Medical Technology, Finland
Ilmoniemi, R. (Recipient), 25 Sept 1997
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Science Factory: TMS–EEG Summer School and Workshop
Rissanen, I. (Organiser), Ilmoniemi, R. (Organiser), Makkonen, M. (Organiser), Ukharova, E. (Organiser), Lioumis, P. (Speaker), Souza, V. (Speaker), Stenroos, M. (Speaker), Granö, I. (Organiser), Ahola, O. (Organiser), Tommila, T. (Organiser), Laine, M. (Organiser), Parvin, S. (Organiser), Jafarov, A. (Organiser), Kahilakoski, O.-P. (Organiser), Pankka, H. (Organiser), Matsuda, R. (Organiser) & Koponen, M. (Organiser)
29 Aug 2024 → 4 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
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International Conference on Bioelectromagnetism
Usuga Gomez, I. (Organiser), Ilmoniemi, R. (Organiser), Stenroos, M. (Organiser), Makkonen, M. (Speaker), Jafarov, A. (Organiser), Kasela, S. (Organiser), Tommila, T. (Organiser), Higdon, M. (Organiser), Parkkonen, L. (Speaker), Zevenhoven, K. (Speaker), Souza, V. (Speaker), Rissanen, I. (Speaker), Granö, I. (Speaker), Nissi, J. (Speaker), Zubarev, I. (Speaker), Ukharova, E. (Organiser), Koponen, M. (Organiser), Cotroneo, S. (Organiser) & Kluge, A. (Organiser)
29 May 2024 → 31 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
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Brain Stimulation and Imaging Meeting
Makkonen, M. (Organiser), Ukharova, E. (Organiser), Rissanen, I. (Organiser), Ilmoniemi, R. (Organiser), Mutanen, T. (Organiser), Souza, V. (Organiser), Soto de la Cruz, A. (Organiser), Kahilakoski, O.-P. (Organiser), Granö, I. (Organiser), Tommila, T. (Organiser), Laine, M. (Organiser), Parvin, S. (Speaker), Renvall, H. (Speaker) & Nyrhinen, M. (Organiser)
2 Jun 2023 → 3 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
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Science Factory: TMS–EEG Summer School and Workshop
Makkonen, M. (Organiser), Ukharova, E. (Organiser), Rissanen, I. (Organiser), Ilmoniemi, R. (Organiser), Mutanen, T. (Organiser), Souza, V. (Organiser), Soto de la Cruz, A. (Organiser), Kahilakoski, O.-P. (Organiser), Granö, I. (Organiser), Tommila, T. (Organiser), Laine, M. (Organiser), Lioumis, P. (Speaker), Parvin, S. (Organiser), Renvall, H. (Speaker) & Nyrhinen, M. (Organiser)
27 May 2023 → 2 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
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Science Factory: TMS–EEG Summer School and Workshop
Makkonen, M. (Organiser), Ukharova, E. (Organiser), Rissanen, I. (Organiser), Ilmoniemi, R. (Organiser), Mutanen, T. (Organiser), Souza, V. (Organiser), Soto de la Cruz, A. (Organiser), Laurinoja, J. (Organiser), Kahilakoski, O.-P. (Organiser), Granö, I. (Organiser), Tommila, T. (Organiser), Sinisalo, H. (Organiser), Laine, M. (Organiser), Lioumis, P. (Speaker) & Vaalto, S. (Speaker)
15 Sept 2022 → 21 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
Press/Media
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Magneettikela voi viedä kivun ja masennuksen
02/07/2025
1 item of Media coverage
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Kivuton hoito masennukseen ja kipuun – näin kallonläpäisevä magneettistimulaatio vaikuttaa aivoihin
13/06/2025
1 item of Media coverage
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Risto Ilmoniemestä Espoon uusi kongressilähettiläs – ansioitui ainutlaatuisten Nuuksio-seminaarien ideoijana
04/12/2024
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Wihurin rahasto jakoi ennätyssumman apurahoina, palkittujen joukossa myös tuttu näyttelijä ja kannustava professori
09/10/2024
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GLOBAL ROUND UP SECTOR WEEKLY: UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER OF WEEK-ENDED NOV 19, 2023
Peltokorpi, A., Niemelä, I., Saramäki, J., Ilmoniemi, R., Seppänen, O., Vicente-Saez, R., Ojanperä, T. & Zevenhoven, K.
20/11/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance