Laura Ruotsalainen

Laura Ruotsalainen is a Professor of Spatiotemporal Data Analysis for Sustainability Science at the Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki. She leads the Spatiotemporal Data Analysis group and is affiliated with the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) and Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria). Her research focuses on machine learning, computer vision, and sensor fusion for sustainable smart cities, particularly in urban mobility and GNSS security.

• Professor in Spatiotemporal Data Analysis for Sustainability Science
• Research Group: SDA (Spatiotemporal Data Analysis)
• Key Collaborations: Finnish Center for AI (FCAI), Konecranes Oyj, MATINE

Her recent publications span spatiotemporal analysis, GNSS jammer localization, urban traffic simulation, and deep learning applications in navigation. Projects include AI-based optimization tools for sustainable urban planning (Research Council of Finland) and 5G-assisted Galileo-GPS receivers with inertial and visual enhancements.