Daniel Aalto, DSc, MSc

Area of Study / Keywords

speech production virtual surgical planning head and neck cancer stuttering oral motor control

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About

Credentials

DSc - Mathematics - Aalto University, Finland, 2010

Lic. Sc (Tech.) -  Engineering Mathematics - Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, 2008

MSc (Tech.) -  Engineering Physics and Mathematics - Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, 2005

Areas of interest

Oral sensorimotor system; computer modelling of head and neck functions including speech, swallowing, chewing, breathing; development of assistive technology to improve the predictability of surgical treatments; experimental validation of computer models of speech, swallowing, and chewing; adoption of advanced simulation techniques to surgical planning workflows.

Memberships

Sound Studies Initiative

Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute

Head and Neck Research Network

Acoustical Society of America

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Research

My research program focuses on the oral motor system. It uses computer simulations (analysis of biomechanics, neural control) and experimental methods (EMA, EMG, MRI, ultrasound, fMRI) to understand speech production. Clinical applications include virtual surgical planning and stuttering. I supervise Neuro 451/452 and Neuro 498/499 projects, CSD900 projects, MSc and PhD theses. If you are interested in a research experience in my lab, please mention the research course code in your email subject line.

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Teaching

Fall 2025: CSD502

Winter 2026: CSD505

CSD 505 - Speech Science

Study of theoretical and applied aspects of acoustic phonetics, speech perception and speech production, including theory and application of methods (physiological, acoustic and perceptual) to record and analyze speech behaviors. Prerequisite or corequisite: CSD 502 or equivalent. (Restricted to MScSLP students only.) Not open to students with credit in SPA 505.

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Browse more courses taught by Daniel Aalto

Isazadeh, AR; Chen, S; Seikaly, H; Zheng, B; Westover, L; Aalto, D

Surgical oncology. 2026 February; 65

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Emily Czobor, Christopher L. Striemer, Kulpreet Cheema, Praveen Prem, Daniel Aalto, Jacqueline Cummine

The Cerebellum. 2026 January; 10.1007/s12311-025-01944-6

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Mitchell Holmes, Daniel Aalto, Dev Patel, Amberley Ostevik, Caroline C. Jeffery, Jacqueline Cummine

Brain and Language. 2026 January; 10.1016/j.bandl.2025.105672

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Torrey M. Loucks, HeeCheong Chon, Naomi Gurevich, Jim Wright, Alyssa Hunter, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Daniel Aalto

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 2025 October; 10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00306

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Smith, C; Cheng, H; Palo, P; Aalto, D; Lulich, SM

Proceedings of the Interspeech 2025. 2025 August; 10.21437/Interspeech.2025-2444

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Amir R Isazadeh, Julianna Zenke, Lindsey Westover, Hadi Seikaly, Daniel Aalto

Physics in Medicine & Biology. 2025 July; 10.1088/1361-6560/adebd8

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Isazadeh, AR; Zenke, J; Westover, L; Seikaly, H; Aalto, D

Physic in Medicine & Biology. 2025 July; 70 10.1088/1361-6560/adebd8

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Al-Zanoon, N., Cummine, J., Jeffery, CC, Aalto, D

Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering. 2025 March; 10.1080/10255842.2025.2482128

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Al-Zanoon, N., Cummine, J., Jeffery, CC, Westover, L., Aalto, D.

Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology. 2024 June; 10.1007/s10237-024-01860-4

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Mitchell Holmes, Daniel Aalto, Jacqueline Cummine

PLOS ONE. 2024 May; 10.1371/journal.pone.0304356

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Kieran Armstrong, Carolyn Kincade, Martin Osswald, Jana Rieger, Daniel Aalto

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization. 2024 January; 10.1080/21681163.2023.2264402

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Amir Reza Isazadeh, Hadi Seikaly, Lindsey Westover, Daniel Aalto

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 2024 January; 10.1007/s11548-024-03062-w

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American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103327

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Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.joms.2021.11.019

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Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2021 January; 10.1080/10255842.2020.1870965

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Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 2021 January; 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.01.045

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Lingbo Cheng, Jay Carriere, Jakub Piwowarczyk, Daniel Aalto, Nabil Zemiti, Marie de Boutray, Mahdi Tavakoli

Advanced Intelligent Systems. 2021 January; 10.1002/aisy.202000158

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Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 2021 January; 10.1039/d1tc00416f

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Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2021 January; 10.1186/s40463-021-00495-0

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Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology. 2021 January; 10.1037/cep0000257

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E Robertson, P Boulanger, P Kwan, G Louie, D Aalto

2020 March; 13 (2):122-129

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Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2020 January; 10.1080/10255842.2020.1795143

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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2020 January; 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00387

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JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2020 January; 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.4788

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International Journal of Audiology. 2020 January; 10.1080/14992027.2019.1708983

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Ear and Hearing. 2019 January; 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000634

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International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants. 2019 January; 10.11607/jomi.6608

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Canadian Acoustics - Acoustique Canadienne. 2019 January;

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Canadian Acoustics - Acoustique Canadienne. 2019 January;

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Journal of Medical Robotics Research. 2019 January; 10.1142/S2424905X19420054

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Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 2019 January; 10.1111/joor.12734

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Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging and Visualization. 2019 January; 10.1080/21681163.2017.1382392

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J. Wang, AK Ho, G. Papadopoulos-Nydam, JM Rieger, Y. Inamoto, S. Fels, E. Saitoh, C. Guo, D. Aalto

Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering: imaging & visualization. 2018 March; 7 (4):389-395

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Dysphagia. 2018 January; 10.1007/s00455-017-9859-2

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Measurement Science Review. 2018 January; 10.1515/msr-2018-0012

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PLoS ONE. 2018 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0190793

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Acta Acustica united with Acustica. 2018 January; 10.3813/AAA.919175

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Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 2018 January; 10.1007/s10936-018-9572-9

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Computer Speech and Language. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.csl.2016.11.001

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Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. 2017 January;

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Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2017 January; 10.1186/s40463-017-0234-y

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PeerJ. 2017 January; 10.7717/peerj.3734

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Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2017 January; 10.3389/fnins.2017.00213

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Biological Psychology. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.06.003

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Applied Acoustics. 2014 January; 10.1016/j.apacoust.2014.03.003

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Speech Prosody. 2014 January;

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BIODEVICES 2013 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices. 2013 January;

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Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH. 2013 January;

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Pertti Palo, Daniel Aalto, Olli Aaltonen, Risto-Pekka Happonen, Jarmo Malinen, Jani Saunavaara, Martti Vainio

Linguistica Uralica. 2012 August; 10.3176/lu.2012.3.05

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Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 2012 January; 10.1090/S0002-9947-2012-05677-7

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13th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association 2012, INTERSPEECH 2012. 2012 January;

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Complex Analysis and Operator Theory. 2011 January; 10.1007/s11785-010-0058-5

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Studia Mathematica. 2011 January; 10.4064/sm204-1-2

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BIODEVICES 2011 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices. 2011 January;

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Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2010 January; 10.1121/1.3467767

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PLoS ONE. 2010 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0012603

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Journal d'Analyse Mathematique. 2010 January; 10.1007/s11854-010-0022-3

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