Background
Rissanen, Jorma Johannes was born on October 20, 1932 in Pielisjarvi, Finland. Came to the United States, 1964.
engineer mathematician computer scientist
Rissanen, Jorma Johannes was born on October 20, 1932 in Pielisjarvi, Finland. Came to the United States, 1964.
An International Business Machines Corporation researcher since 1960, Rissanen received his Doctor of Philosophy from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1965.
Retired from International Business Machines Corporation, he is now professor emeritus of Tampere University of Technology, and a fellow of Helsinki Institute for Information Technology.
Member research staff International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose, California, since 1960. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Married Riitta T. Åberg, November 6, 1956. Children: Juhani, Natasha.