Ulla Pursiheimo
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Ulla Irmeli Pursiheimo (born 4 May 1944)[1] is a Finnish mathematician who became the first female mathematics professor in Finland.[2][3] Her areas of interest in mathematics include mathematical optimization, control theory, search games, and later in her career mathematics education.[2][3]
Pursiheimo earned her doctorate from the University of Turku in 1971. Her dissertation, Optimization of Search With Constant Spreading Speed of Effort, was supervised by Olavi Hellman.[4] She became a full professor of mathematics at the University of Turku in 1974,[1] and retired to become a professor emerita in 1999.[2][3]
