Timo Saari is IHTE's new professor

Dr. Timo Saari is Professor of Human-Centered Technology. He is also Senior Research Scientist in Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT).

His research interests and expertise include the psychology of human-computer interaction and user experience (emotion/mood, cognition and well-being), customized media and games, and mobile and ubiquitous computing technologies.

Dr. Saari has authored and co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings. He has created and coordinated several large-scale international research projects.

Previously Dr. Saari was Associate Professor in Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, 2007-2011, in the areas of Media Psychology and Media- and Communication Technology Futures. He was Director of Research in Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction and Media Processing in Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research (CKIR) in Aalto University School of Economics, Finland, 1999-2006. In 2003-2006 Dr. Saari was Senior Research Scientist in Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT) leading the User Experience Research Group. 2001-2010 he held a position as Associate Director of M.I.N.D. Lab in Michigan State University. Dr. Saari has held visiting professor positions in Michigan State University and University of Cologne, Germany. He was visiting researcher in Stanford University and University of California at Berkeley. In 1995-2002 he worked in various executive positions at Alma Media Corporation, a Finnish media company.

Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila continues as the Director of the unit of Human-Centered Technology and professor of usability and UX

6.9.2011