Matti Hyvärinen

Matti Hyvärinen

Postdoctoral Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Room number
VIV 246
Email
matti.v.hyvarinen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358505358691
Postal address
Kuntoportti 5
Fields of science
3141 Health care science

Biography

My research focuses on the health benefits of physical activity and the development of reliable methods for measuring physical activity in population-based studies. I also develop smartphone-based tests to evaluate physical functioning in adults. My areas of expertise include methodological development and data analytics.

Publications

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Research groups

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Research group

Artificial Intelligence in Sport and Health

Using state-of-the-art analysis techniques, including machine/deep learning methods, to develop new analysis tools and extract new insights from large datasets
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Research group

Physical activity assessment for health

We develop technological methods for the measurement of physical activity for research and practice to enhance understanding of the benefits of physical activity on health.

Projects

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Project

Estrogen, menopause and physical performance (ERMA) -study

The ERMA-study examines the molecular biological, physiological and psychological changes associated with menopause, as well as the importance of lifestyles from the perspective of menopause changes.
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Project

Estrogen, microRNAs and the risk of metabolic dysfunction (EsmiRs) -study

The EsmiRs-study investigates the biological mechanisms behind menopause-related adverse health changes.