SmartSleep Lab – University of Eastern Finland

SmartSleep Lab - University of Eastern Finland

Department of Applied Physics
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SmartSleep Lab

Contact: Timo  
Leppänen
Position: Adjunct Professor
Address: Yliopistonranta 1
City: Kuopio
Country: Finland
Contact Email: Contact laboratory
RESEARCH DOMAIN: Methodology / Technology, Clinical
KEYWORDS: Neurological Sleep Disorders, Behavioural Sleep Disorders, Sleep and Body Functions (Cardio-Respiratory, Thermoregulation/Metabolism, Endocrine), Sleep and Ageing, Sleep and Medical Disorders, Instrumentation-Methodology

CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Laboratory Description:

The lab and research group were established in 2017 and are run by co-heads Docent Timo Leppänen, Docent Sami Myllymaa, and Professor Juha Töyräs. The lab and research group are operating at the Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland and at the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland in a close collaboration with the Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital. In our research group, national and international collaboration has a key role to play. The research group offers an inspiring, active, and youthful working environment. The group conducts globally known and recognized research related to the development of diagnostics of obstructive sleep apnea.

Our research group has developed novel computational solutions for a more accurate diagnosis of sleep apnea, investigating the relationship between the severity of individual respiratory events and the severity of sleep apnea, and developing novel wearable technologies for self-applicable monitoring of sleep disturbances. We have developed machine learning based approaches for estimation of sleep apnea severity, assessment of sleep apnea-related daytime sleepiness, and automatic detection of sleep stages. We have also commercialized an easy-to-use forehead electrode set (Bittium BrainStatus™, Bittium Corp., Oulu, Finland) for recording of EEG.

COLLABORATIONS:

  • Title:  PhD Name:  Thomas Penzel Position:  Institution: Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Erna Sif Arnardottir Position:  Institution: Reykjavik University Email: 
  • Title:  MD Name:  Ludger Grote Position:  Institution: University of Gothenburg Email: 
  • Title:  MD Name:  Jan Hedner Position:  Institution: University of Gothenburg Email: 
  • Title:  MD Name:  Markku Partinen Position:  Institution: Vitalmed Email: 
  • Title:  MD Name:  Allan Pack Position:  Institution: University of Pennsylvania Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Raquel Bailón Position:  Institution: University of Zaragosa Email: 
  • Title:  MD Name:  Natan Gadoth Position:  Institution: Tel Aviv University Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Jacky Mallet Position:  Institution: Reykjavik University Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Gonzalo César Gutiérrez Tobal Position:  Institution: University of Valladolid Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Diago Mazzotti Position:  Institution: The University of Kansas Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Arie Oksenberg Position:  Institution: Loewenstein Hospital Email: 
  • Title:  MD Name:  Harald Hrubos-Strøm Position:  Institution: University of Oslo Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Philip Terrill Position:  Institution: University of Queensland Email: 
  • Title:  BSc Name:  Brett Duce Position:  Institution: Princess Alexandra Hospital Email: