Jarmo Malinen; List of Publications

Some academic merits:

J. Malinen: On the Preconditioning and Iterative Inversion of Toeplitz Operators. Master's thesis (with honours), Helsinki University of Techology, Institute of Mathematics, 1995.
J. Malinen: Discrete Time $H\sp\infty$ Algebraic Riccati Equations. Doctoral dissertation (with distinction), Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics, 2000. Book.
Rolf Nevanlinna Institute's dissertation prize for "an outstanding dissertation in mathematics" during year 2000 in Finland.
Recipient of the two-year "Aalto Starting Grant" for applied and theoretical research in speech sciences in 2011.
Docent of Mathematical Systems Theory at Tampere University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics, 2013-2018.

I was the leader of the research group Speech & Math at Aalto university until 2020. Since then I have been busy with other matters such as e-learning technology, sleep apnoea research, and modelling radio networks. A more complete scope of my academic "hobbies" can be found in Google Scholar.

Articles, preprints and stuff:

U. Al-Rammahi, T. Soukka, V. Rimpilä, J. Malinen, R.-P. Happonen, A. Sovijärvi, and U. Anttalainen. Steam-Assisted Respiratory Muscle Training May Improve Sleep Quality in Mild-to-Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Pilot Polysomnography Study. Accepted for publication in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2026.
U. Al-Rammahi, T. Soukka, J. Malinen, R.-P. Happonen, A. Sovijärvi, and U. Anttalainen. Effects of steam-assisted respiratory muscle training on sleep apnoea symptoms and pulmonary function in men and women: a pilot study. Sleep and Breathing 29:286, 2025. Download from Sleep and Breathing. A local copy.
J. Malinen and J. Arala. Modelling signal propagation for village radio networks. A presentation given in a symposium in honour of professor Martin Berggren: The Science of Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Computing, Optimization, and Design, 2025. Presentation slides.
M. Harjula, V. Havu, J. Malinen, and P. Salo. Adaptive Multipath Exercise in Thermodynamics. In: Kangaslampi, R., Langie, G., Järvinen, H.M., Nagy, B. (Eds.). Proceedings for the 53rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education SEFI25, 2025, 385-393. Download the proceedings. A local copy.
M. Harjula, V. Havu, I. Kontro, K. Kulmala, J. Malinen, and P. Salo. Student behaviour and engagement with adaptive exercises on a thermodynamics course. 2024. Download from ArXiv.
H. Paakkonen, A. Skogster, T. Ståhl, M. Harjula, J. Malinen, and H. Tiitu. Creating an automated learning environment for medication calculus: results from a pilot test. A local copy. An accompanying poster for ITK21. Presentation slides for ITK21.
H. Paakkonen, A. Skogster, T. Ståhl, M. Harjula, J. Malinen, and H. Tiitu. Erfarenheter och observationer gällande online-lärmiljön ALM för övning av läkemedelsräkning. In: Kiukas, C., Ståhl, T., Tigerstedt, C., Haldin, D. (Red.). Utforskning av pedagogisk praktik — En drivkraft för framtidens Arcada. Yrkeshögskolan Arcada, Arcada Publikation 2, 2021, 134-145. Download from Arcada. A local copy.
A. Hannukainen, J. Malinen, A. Ojalammi. Distributed solution of Laplacian eigenvalue problems. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis, 60(1), 2022, 76-103. Download from SINUM. Download from arXiv.
J. Kuortti, J. Malinen, T. Gustafsson. Numerical modelling of coupled linear dynamical systems. 2019. Download from arXiv. A local copy.
P. Alku, T. Murtola, J. Malinen, J. Kuortti, B. Story, M. Airaksinen, M. Salmi, E. Vilkman, A. Geneid. OPENGLOT – An open environment for the evaluation of glottal inverse filtering. Speech Communications, 107, 2019, 38-47. Download from Speech Communication.
A. Hannukainen, J. Malinen, and A. Ojalammi. Efficient solution of symmetric eigenvalue problems from families of coupled systems. SIAM Journal Numerical Analysis, 57(4), 2019, 1789–1814. Download from SINUM. Download from arXiv.
L. Schickhofer, J. Malinen, and M. Mihaescu. Compressible flow simulations of voiced speech using rigid vocal tract geometries acquired by MRI. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 145(4), 2019, 2049-2061. Download from JASA.
T. Murtola, J. Malinen, A. Geneid, and P. Alku. Analysis of phonation onsets in vowel production using information from glottal area and flow. Speech Communication 109, 2019, 55-65. Download from Speech Communication.
T. Murtola and J. Malinen. Interaction mechanisms between glottal source and vocal tract in pitch glides. Proceedings of INTERSPEECH 2018, 2018, 2987-2991. A local copy.
J. Kuortti and J. Malinen. Recording and post-processing speech signals from magnetic resonance imaging experiments. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 142(4), 2017, 2523-2523.
J. Malinen. Notes on glottal flow and acoustic inertial effects. 2017. Download from arXiv. A local copy.
T. Murtola and J. Malinen. Waveform patterns in pitch glides near a vocal tract resonance. Proceedings of INTERSPEECH 2017, 2017, 3487-3491. A local copy.
T. Murtola, A. Aalto, J. Malinen, D. Aalto, and M. Vainio. Modal locking between vocal fold oscillations and vocal tract acoustics. Acta Acustica united with Acustica, 104(2), 2018, 323-337. Download from Acta Acustica. A local copy.
A. Hannukainen, J. Kuortti, J. Malinen, and A. Ojalammi. An acoustic glottal source for vocal tract physical models. Measurement Science and Technology, 28, 2017. Download from Meas. Sci. Technol. Download from arXiv (unrevised). A local copy.
Chosen here as a "Highlight" of 2017 in category "Novel instrumentation systems and components".
D. Aalto, J. Malinen, and M. Vainio. Formants. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Ed. Mark Aronoff. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. Download from OUP.
T. Murtola, P. Alku, J. Malinen, and A. Geneid. Parametrisation of a computational physical model for glottal flow using inverse filtering and high-speed videoendoscopy. Speech Communication, 96, 2018, 67-80. Download from Speech Communication.
M. Harjula, J. Malinen, and A. Rasila. STACK with state. MSOR Connections, 15(2), 2017, 60-69. Download from MSOR Connections. A local copy.
A. Ojalammi and J. Malinen. Automated Segmentation of Upper Airways from MRI Vocal Tract Geometry Extraction. Proceedings of BIOIMAGING 2017, 2017, 77-84. A local copy.
A. Rasila and J. Malinen. MOOCs in first year engineering mathematics: Experiences and future aims. Proceedings of the 44th SEFI Conference, 2016. Downloadable.
J.-M. Luukinen, D. Aalto, J. Malinen, N. Niikuni, J. Saunavaara, P. Jääsaari, A. Ojalammi, R. Parkkola, T. Soukka, and R.-P. Happonen. A novel marker based method to teeth alignment in MRI. Measurement Science Review, 18(2):2018, 79-85. Downloadable from MSR.
N. Harandi, D. Aalto, A. Hannukainen, J. Malinen, and S. Fels: Spectral study of the vocal tract in vowel synthesis: A comparison between 1D and 3D acoustic analysis. A conference presentation in PHMA, Canada, 2015. Download from arXiv. A local copy.
J. Kuortti, J. Kivi, J. Malinen, and A. Ojalammi: Mouth impedance optimisation for vocal tract resonances of vowels. Proceedings of the 28th Nordic Seminar on Computational Mechanics, 2015, 93-96. A local copy.
A. Aalto, T. Murtola, J. Malinen, D. Aalto, and M. Vainio: Modal locking between vocal fold and vocal tract oscillations: Simulations in time domain. 2017. Download from arXiv. A local copy.
D. Aalto, J. Malinen, and M. Vainio: Modal locking between vocal fold and vocal tract oscillations: Experiments and statistical analysis. 2015. (A manuscript under revision. An interim version downloadable from arXiv.)
A. Rasila, J. Malinen, and H. Tiitu: On automatic assessment and conceptual understanding. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 34(3): 2015, 149-159. Download from TEAMAT. A local copy.
J. Kuortti, J. Malinen, and A. Ojalammi: Post-processing speech recordings during MRI. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 39, 2018, 11-22. Download from BSPC. Download from arXiv (unrevised). A local copy.
A. Hannukainen, J. Malinen, and A. Ojalammi: Exterior space model for an acoustic eigenvalue problem. Proceedings of the 27th Nordic Seminar on Computational Mechanics, 2014, 85-88. Article.
T. Lukkari and J. Malinen: A posteriori error estimates for Webster’s equation in wave propagation. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 427(2), 2015, 941-961. Download from JMAA. Download from arXiv (unrevised). A local copy (revised version).
B. Dahl, T. Ståhl, J. Malinen, A. Rasila, and H. Tiitu: Diagnosing nursing students' errors in medication calculation: Designing a method based on the 4 Cs teaching model for analysing mathematical proficiency. In J. Viteli, & A. Östman (Eds.), Tuovi 12: Interaktiivinen tekniikka koulutuksessa 2014 -konferenssin tutkijatapaamisen artikkelit (TRIM Research Reports 12, pp. 82–92), 2014. Article.
A. Kivelä, J. Kuortti, and J. Malinen: Resonances and mode shapes of the human vocal tract during vowel production. Proceedings of the 26th Nordic Seminar on Computational Mechanics, 2013, 112-115. Article. Resonance modes in colour illustrations as a supplement.
D. Aalto, O. Aaltonen, R.-P. Happonen, P. Jääsaari, A. Kivelä, J. Kuortti, J.-M. Luukinen, J. Malinen, T. Murtola, R. Parkkola, J. Saunavaara, and M. Vainio: Large scale data acquisition of simultaneous MRI and speech. Applied Acoustics, 83(1), 2014, 64-75. Download from arXiv. Download from Appl.Ac. An local copy (revised version).
A. Aalto, T. Lukkari, and J. Malinen: Acoustic wave guides as infinite-dimensional dynamical systems. ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations, 21(2), 2015, 324-247. (Published online: 17 October 2014.) Download from ESAIM:COCV. Download from arXiv. A local copy.
D. Aalto, J. Helle, A. Huhtala, A. Kivelä, J. Malinen, J. Saunavaara, and T. Ronkka: Algorithmic surface extraction from MRI data: modelling the human vocal tract. Proceedings of BioDevices 2013, 2013, 257-260. Article. Poster.
D. Aalto, O. Aaltonen, R.-P. Happonen, A. Kivelä, J. Kuortti, J. Malinen, P. Palo, R. Parkkola, M. Vainio, and J. Saunavaara: A short movie on speech: "Menemme laivalla Lemille". 2012. mp4-file. (No animals were harmed in the making of this film.)
D. Aalto, A. Huhtala, A. Kivelä, J. Malinen, P. Palo, J. Saunavaara, and M. Vainio: How far are the vowel formants from computed vocal tract resonances? Preprint, 2012. Download from arXiv. A local copy.
J. Palo, D. Aalto, O. Aaltonen, R.-P. Happonen, J. Malinen, J. Saunavaara, and M. Vainio: Articulating Finnish Vowels: Results from MRI and sound data. Linguistica Uralica, 48(3), 2012, 194-200. Article.
T. Lukkari and J. Malinen: Webster's equation with curvature and dissipation. Submitted, 2013. Download from arXiv. A local copy.
J. Malinen, O. Nevanlinna, and J. Zemanek: Microspectral analysis of quasinilpotent operators. Banach Center Publications (112), 2017, 281-306. DOI: 10.4064/bc112-0-15 Download from arXiv. A local copy.
A. Rasila, L. Havola, P. Alestalo, J. Malinen, ja H. Majander. Matematiikan perusopetuksen kehittämistoimia ja tulosten arviointia. Tietojenkäsittelytiede, 33, 2011, 43-45. Article.
A. Aalto, D. Aalto, J. Malinen, and M. Vainio: Interaction of vocal fold and vocal tract oscillations. Proceedings of the 24th Nordic Seminar on Computational Mechanics, 2011. Article. Slides.
D. Aalto, J. Malinen, M. Vainio, J. Saunavaara, and P. Palo: Estimates for the measurement and articulatory error in MRI data from sustained vowel phonation. Proceedings of the International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, 180-183, 2011. Article. Poster.
A. Aalto and J. Malinen: Compositions of passive boundary control systems. Mathematical Control and Related Fields, 3(1), 2013, 1-19. Link to the files.
J. Malinen: Tustin's method for final state approximation of conservative dynamical systems. Proceedings of IFAC WC'11, 2011. Article. Slides.
A. Aalto and J. Malinen: Wave propagation in networks: a system theoretic approach. Proceedings of IFAC WC'11, 2011. Article. Poster.
D. Aalto, J. Malinen, P. Palo, O. Aaltonen, M. Vainio, R.-P. Happonen, R. Parkkola, and J. Saunavaara: Recording speech sound and articulation in MRI. Proceedings of Biodevices 2011, 2011, 168-173. Article. Slides.
A. Rasila, L. Havola, H. Majander, and J. Malinen: Automatic assesment in engineering mathematics: evaluation of the impact. Reflektori 2010 Symposium of Engineering Education, 37-42, 2010. Article.
A. Aalto, P. Alku, and J. Malinen: A LF-pulse from a simple glottal flow model. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications (MAVEBA2009), 2009, 199-202. Article. Slides.
J. Malinen and P. Palo: Recording speech during MRI: Part II. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications (MAVEBA2009), 2009, 211-214. Article. Slides.
K. Silius, T. Miilumäki, S. Pohjolainen, A. Rasila, M. Harjula, J. Malinen, ja E. Valkeila: Perusteet kuntoon - apuneuvoja matematiikan opiskelun aloittamiseen, ITK'09 tutkijatapaaminen, Hämeenlinna, 22.-24.4.2009. Article,Article. Slides.
T. Lukkari, J. Malinen, and P. Palo: Puheen äänittäminen magneettiresonanssikuvauksen aikana. Proceedings of the Phonetics symposium 2008, Tampere, 11.-12.1.2008. Article.
T. Lukkari, J. Malinen, and P. Palo: Recording speech during magnetic resonance imaging. Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications (MAVEBA2007), 2007, 163-166. Link to the article and presentations.
A. Hannukainen, T. Lukkari, J. Malinen, and P. Palo: Vowel formants from the wave equation. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Express Letters, 122(1), 2007, EL1-EL7. Article.
A. Hannukainen, T. Lukkari, J. Malinen, and P. Palo: Formants and vowel sounds by the Finite Element Method. Proceedings of the Phonetics symposium 2006, Helsinki, 30.-31.8.2006, 24-33. Article.
J. Malinen and O.J. Staffans: Impedance passive and conservative boundary control systems. Complex Analysis and Operator Theory, 1(2), 2007, 279-300. Article.
J. Malinen and O.J. Staffans: Semigroups of impedance conservative boundary control systems. Proceedings of the MTNS06, 2006. Article. Slides.
J. Malinen and O.J. Staffans: Conservative boundary control systems. Journal of Differential Equations, 231(1), 2006, 290-312. Article.
J. Malinen: Conservativity and time-flow invertibility of boundary control systems. Proceedings of the Joint 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference (CDC-ECC'05), 2005. Link to a corrigendum and the files.
V. Havu and J. Malinen: Laplace and Cayley transforms -- an approximation point of view. Proceedings of the Joint 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference (CDC-ECC'05), 2005. Article.
V. Havu and J. Malinen: The Cayley transform as a time discretization scheme. Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization, 28(7&8), 2007. Link to the files.
J. Malinen: Conservativity of time-flow invertible and boundary control systems. Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics Research Reports, A479, 2004. Link to a corrigendum and the Article.
J. Malinen, O. Nevanlinna, V. Turunen, and Z. Yuan. A lower bound for the differences of powers of linear operators. Acta Mathematica Sinica, 23(4), 2007, 745-748; (Published online: May 15, 2006). Article.
J. Malinen, O. Nevanlinna, and Z. Yuan. On the Tauberian condition for bounded linear operators. Mathematical Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 109A, 2009, 101-108. Link to the files.
J. Malinen: A remark on the Hille -- Yoshida resolvent theorem. Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics Research Reports, A469, 2004. Article.
J. Malinen: Discussion on: "Boundary control of a class of hyperbolic systems". European Journal of Control, 9, 2003, 605-607. Article.
J. Malinen and R. Nagamune. On the geometry of the Hermite-Fejer interpolation problem through conservative realizations. Mittag--Leffler preprints 2003/21; 2003. Link to a corrigendum and the Articles.
J. Malinen, O. Staffans, and G. Weiss: When is a linear system conservative? Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, 64, 2006, 61-91. Article.
J. Malinen: Shift realizations and their algebraic Riccati equations. Mittag--Leffler preprints, 2003/22, 2003. Article.
J. Malinen: Discrete time Riccati equations and invariant subspaces of linear operators. Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics Research Reports, A407, 1999. Article.
J. Malinen: Riccati equations for $H/sp/infty$ discrete time systems: Part I. Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics Research Reports, A405, 1999. Article.
J. Malinen: Riccati equations for $H/sp/infty$ discrete time systems: Part II. Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics Research Reports, A406, 1999. Article.
J. Malinen: Toeplitz preconditioning of Toeplitz matrices --- an operator theoretic approach. Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics Research Reports, A404, 1999. Article.
J. Malinen: Discrete time Riccati equations and invariant subspaces of linear operators. Proceedings of MMAR98, Poland, 1998. Article.
J. Malinen: Properties of iteration of Toeplitz operators with Toeplitz preconditioners. BIT Numerical Mathematics, 38(2), 1998. Article.
J. Malinen: Solutions of the Riccati equation for $H/sp/infty$ discrete time systems. Proceedings of MTNS98, Padova, Italy, 1998. Article.
J. Malinen: Minimax control of distributed discrete time systems through Spectral Factorization. Proceedings of EEC97, Brussels, Belgium, 1997. Article.
J. Malinen: Nonstandard discrete time cost optimization problem: The Spectral Factorization Approach. Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics Research Reports, A385, 1997. Article.
J. Malinen: Well-posed discrete time linear systems and their feedbacks. Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics Research Reports, A384, 1997. Article.
J. Malinen: On the properties for iteration of a compact operator with unstructured perturbation. Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics Research Reports, A360, 1996. Article.