ALGOA PROGRESS is a “New Business from Research Ideas” (TUTLI) project funded by Business Finland and the European Regional Development Fund. The project aims to explore the commercial potential of an algorithm that can predict the progression of osteoarthritis. The project seeks to lay both technological and commercial foundations for a novel technology that allows individualized treatment planning for people with, e.g. osteoarthritis. The objective of this type of treatment planning would be to prevent osteoarthritis or to slow down its progression.
The project is based on long-term basic and applied research carried out by the Biophysics of Bone and Cartilage research group (http://luotain.uef.fi/) at the Department of Applied Physics, UEF, as well as on utilising these research findings in computational modelling.
My research interests include contrast-enhanced computed tomography of articular cartilage, segmentation of bone and cartilage in computed tomography and computational modeling of osteochondral tissues.
Biophysics of Bone and Cartilage research group, founder (1998); Research is focused on developement of biophysical methods for diagnostics, prediction and therapy of musculoskeletal diseases.
Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, academic co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Social Science in english programme. Main research interests: development policy, global justice, political economy, heterodox economics, sustainability.
Some recent publications:
Eskelinen, Teppo (2025) Maintaining an alternative: Analyzing the worldshop movement’s choices in the context of Finland. Journal of Civil Society.
Eskelinen, Teppo & Lakkala, Keijo (2024) Images of the present and possible: Analyzing the climate movement through its utopias. Sociological Research Online.
Eskelinen, Teppo; Khan, Jawaria & Härri, Anna (2024) Cobalt mining and responsibility: An analysis of the meaning of ethical products. Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics 18 (1), 65-82.
Petz, Marcus, Bonelli, Federico & Eskelinen, Teppo (2024) Le Grand Jeu and the potential of money games for exploring economic possibilities. Degrowth journal 2
Eskelinen, Teppo; Joro, Veera & Obeng, Godfred (2024) Local knowledge and global justice: from hegemonic development to planetary well-being. In Elo, M., Hytönen, J., Karkulehto, S., Kortetmäki, T., Kotiaho, J.S., Puurtinen, M. & Salo, M. (eds.) Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Planetary Well-being. Oxon: Routledge
Most recent books:
The Revival of Political Imagination: Utopia as Methodology. (edited). 2020. Zed books.
Enacting Community Economies Within a Welfare State. (edited with Tuuli Hirvilammi and Juhana Venäläinen). 2020. Mayfly books.
