News and events | CONVERGENCE of Humans and Machines

4.12.2024

Convergence at ICSOB 2024: Co-authoring, Demo presentation, PhD retreat participation, and winning the best poster award!

Convergence’s doctoral researcher José Antonio Siqueira de Cerqueira participated in ICSOB 2024. His trip was full of different activities, all the way from co-authoring a conference paper, participating in an inspiring PhD retreat, presenting a poster, and showcasing a demo.

27.11.2024

Lotta and Lin dive into the WEARIoT’2024 workshop!

Fresh research from CONVERGENCE contributors on stress monitoring and youth loneliness, alongside transformative keynotes on IoT and AI-driven technologies presented at ICUMT 2024.

27.11.2024

MEET OUR TEAM: Aska Mayer

Combining insights from gaming culture with real-world challenges, Aska Mayer’s research offers a roadmap for rethinking augmentation as an inclusive and adaptable process.

28.10.2024

MEET OUR TEAM: Samuel Kujala

CONVERGENCE Actor-researcher Samuel Kujala believes that the relationship between actors and technology can fuel creativity.

26.10.2024

ITC Faculty of Shines at Research Afternoon

CONVERGENCE recently participated in the highly anticipated Research Afternoon, showcasing the diverse and innovative research centers within the faculty. The event, meticulously organized, provided a platform for researchers to present their groundbreaking work and foster collaboration across various disciplines.

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22.10.2024

Convergence of Art and Activism: Suman Ghosh at Swedish STS Conference 2024

Convergence researcher Suman Ghosh presented his paper on the power of viral protest art at the Swedish STS Conference 2024. His work explores how digital images transform live protests into enduring symbols of resistance and challenge dominant media narratives.

14.10.2024

Organizing a Design Fiction Workshop, Hosting an Industrial Panel, Winning the Best Presentation Award… CONVERGENCE at Academic Mindtrek 2024

The doctoral researchers of CONVERGENCE participated in organizing, presenting, and networking at the multidisciplinary conference Academic Mindtrek, held from the 8th to the 11th of October 2024 in Tampere, Finland.

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17.9.2024

MEET OUR TEAM: Jurgis Peters

Jurgis Peters’ work sits at the nexus of art, technology, and emotion. His ambition is to develop affective virtual worlds—spaces that use AI to understand and respond to the emotional states of viewers.

13.9.2024

MEET OUR TEAM: Linas Gabrielaitis

Linas Gabrielaitis investigates how digital environments in games reflect Earth's ecosystems

5.9.2024

CONVERGENCE has a stress-free participation at GoodIT conference

Hsiao-Chun Lin presented her paper "Stress DeTech-tion: Revolutionizing Wellbeing in Future Networks" at ACM GoodIT conference in Bremen!

5.9.2024

Mattia Thibault receives prestigious ERC Starting Grant for mediascape evolution research

One of CONVERGENCE supervisors, Mattia Thibault, receives the ERC Starting Grant for mediascape evolution research! Congratulations, Mattia!

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3.9.2024

MEET OUR TEAM: Lotta Ylinen

Lotta Ylinen develops tech solutions to address rising loneliness as those experiences have increased, particularly among young adults, and loneliness is known to be linked to mental and physical health challenges as well as to work-related problems.