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Since 2004, I am a full-time professor of usability in Tampere University of Technology (TUT). I lead the unit of Human-Centered Technology (IHTE), an interdisciplinary group of 30 researchers and research assistants. IHTE is located in the department of Software Systems at TUT, and we cooperate closely with Tampere Unit of Computer-Human Interaction (TAUCHI) in University of Tampere. We have research projects on a broad spectrum of topics, including user experience of mobile services, user-driven innovation, mobile mixed reality, and user-centered design and evaluation methods. We work closely with industrial partners and cooperate frequently with researchers from other interdisciplinary research groups. My teaching focuses on usability, user experience and user-centered product and service development. I work actively in the international research forum, especially in the mobile HCI community.
Before my full-time professorship in TUT, I worked in various internal consultancy and research management positions in Nokia, Inc. in 1995-2004 (see my CV). I also held a part-time professorship in TUT during years 2000-2004. Before that, in years 1991-1995 I worked as a researcher in Computer Graphics Center in Darmstadt, Germany. I finished my PhD (Dr.-Ing.) degree in Technical University of Darmstad in 1995. Before that, I enjoyed my studies of software engineering in Technical University of Helsinki (1983-1991), artificial intelligence in University of Minnesota (1988-89) and Human-Computer Interaction in University of London (1989-1990).
My research interests cover, but are not limited to:
I have also worked with Nokia Inc. in 1995-2004 and as a part-time visiting professor at Nokia Research Center on design and evaluation of user experience in 2008-2010.
I am in the editorial board of Interacting with Computers journal (Elsevier).
I live with my family in Pirkkala which is a small town (well, a village :-) near Tampere, Finland. With my husband we have two children, Samuel (born 1999) and Helena (2003). During my scarce free time, I do sports (biking, gym, running), take the kids to their hobbies, and meet up with friends.