| Doctoral Researcher | Topic | Main supervisors | Additional supervisors |
Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurgis Peters | AI/Human-generated Worlds: Merging Psychophysiology and Machine Learning for Creating Virtual Realities | Riku Roihankorpi, Moncef Gabbouj | Juho Hamari, Mila Bujić |
Affective computing |
| Kalle Lahtinen 🔗 Press release |
Human and Machine Perception of Affect in Speech | Okko Räsänen, Liisa Mustanoja |
Juraj Šimko (University of Helsinki) | Affective computing |
| Aska Mayer | The Future of Human Augmentation in Games | Frans Mäyrä, Roope Raisamo |
n/a | Gamification |
| José Siqueira de Cerqueira | Ethical Issues in Pervasive Gamified Software, Datafication, Metrification, and Algorithmic Control of Human Practice | Pekka Abrahamsson, Juho Hamari |
Nannan Xi (Faculty of Management and Business) | Gamification |
| Suman Ghosh | Digital Experience Ecology of Societal Value | Kaarina Nikunen, Markku Turunen |
n/a | Virtualization |
| Albina Rurenko | Augmented Awareness of Contextual Information | Roope Raisamo, Sanna Kumpulainen |
Marja Salmimaa, Zoran Radivojevic (Nokia Bell Labs) |
Virtualization |
| Samuel Kujala | Technologically Augmented Embodiment and Contemporary Theatre Performance | Pauliina Hulkko, Jukka Vanhala |
Davide Giovanzana (Theatre Arts), Ismo Rakkolainen, Mikko Kanninen (Tampere Theatre), Esa Kirkkopelto (Theatre Arts) |
Cybernetics |
| Linas Gabrielaitis | Games & Play for Posthumans | Oğuz Buruk, Johannes Riquet |
n/a | Cybernetics |
| Lotta Ylinen | Young People and Future Technology: New Ways to Decrease Social Isolation and to Increase Social Interaction (YouthTech) | Sirkku Kotilainen, Elena-Simona Lohan |
Atte Oksanen (Faculty of Social Sciences), Oana Cramariuc (CITST) |
Ubiquitous connectivity |
| Tippayaporn Pavavimol | XR in the Wild – Wireless Technology and the Future of Human Environmental Experiences | Mattia Thibault, Mikko Valkama |
Aleksandr Ometov | Ubiquitous connectivity |
| Hsiao-Chun Lin | Combining IoT Sensors and Machine Learning to Detect Emotions and Social Experiences | Jari Nurmi, Kaarina Nikunen |
Aleksandr Ometov, Otso Arponen, MD (TAYS) |
Dispersed computing |
| Ninja Kajas | Second Skin – A Wireless Artificial Cutaneous Sensing System | Matti Mäntysalo, Veikko Surakka |
Leena Ukkonen (Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology) | Dispersed computing |
| Henri Pullinen | The Influence of Algorithms or Bots on Political Communication in Social Media | Pekka Isotalus, Tapio Elomaa |
Salla-Maaria Laaksonen (University of Helsinki) | AI & machine learning |
| Reza Shafiloo | Explanations, Fairness, and Interactivity of Recommendations | Konstantinos Stefanidis, Thomas Olsson |
Jaakko Peltonen | AI & machine learning |
| Chia-Hsin Wu 🔗 Press release |
Robots as Companions to Support Life-Long Wellness | Kaisa Väänänen, Esa Rahtu |
Aino Ahtinen, Roel Pieters (Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences), Arja Ranta-Aho (GettingBetter / Atapley Europe Oy) |
Robotics & machine perception |
| Parthasaarathy Ariyakulam Sudarsanam | Socially-Aware Machine Perception | Tuomas Virtanen, Maija Hirvonen |
Esa Rahtu, Okko Räsänen |
Robotics & machine perception |
Topics
Convergence is the trailblazing doctoral field, aiming at bringing together expertise of natural sciences & engineering (ENG) and social sciences & humanities (SSH) in multidisciplinary union. As many as 16 doctoral research projects are related to the following developments: affective computing, gamification, augmented reality, cybernetics, ubiquitous connectivity, dispersed computing, AI & machine learning, and robotics & machine perception. Each student will be supervised by two leading senior faculty members (and, sometimes, a PostDoc or company/organization representative). The main supervisor and the co-supervisor are from different research fields: ENG and SSH.
