MAGICS Gala

Welcome to MAGICS Gala on 16 December 2026!

The fifth annual MAGICS Gala will take place on 16 December at Tampere University. The programme will include presentations and demonstrations of the MAGICS partners’ activities, announcement of the winners of the first MAGICS Research & Creation Awards, and networking over food and drinks.

Venue:

Café & Aula Toivo, Main building, City centre campus, Kalevantie 4, 33100 Tampere.

An online stream will also be available: Teams link.

Gala programme (16.12.2026):

12:30–13:00 Registration
13:00–13:15 Welcoming words

  • Vice President Tapio Visakorpi, Tampere University
  • Professor Roope Raisamo, Tampere University

13:15–14:45 Presentations from MAGICS partners (programme subject to updates)

  • 13:15–13:30 Turku University of Applied Sciences
  • 13:30–13:45 Associate Professor Nannan Xi, Tampere University: “From Virtual Experiences to Business Value: Opportunities and Challenges in XR Business Research“
  • 13:45–14:00 University Lecturer Koray Tahiroglu, Aalto University: “Augmented Performer“
  • 14:00–14:15 University of Jyväskylä 
  • 14:15–14:30 University of Lapland 
  • 14:30–14:45 University of the Arts Helsinki 

14:45–16:15 Coffee, demos & posters 
16:15–17:00 Announcing the winners of MAGICS Research & Creation Awards 
17:00–19:00 Food, drinks and discussions 

Laboratory tour (17.12.2026):

The gala attendees are warmly welcome to join laboratory tours organized on the following day, 17 December at 9-12. The tour introduces NEXUS laboratories that are part of the MAGICS infrastructure network on the City centre campus.

Detailed instructions will be sent to the registered attendees before the laboratory tour.

Registration:

Please register for the MAGICS Gala and laboratory tour by December 4 at the latest:

Link to registration form

Welcome!

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MAGICS is a research infrastructure and a community providing up-to-date technology and expertise for digitalization and virtualization, and for measuring human behaviour and experiences in real life conditions and their virtual counterparts. MAGICS makes it possible to build digital/virtual environments and examine how humans act, interact, experience, and make sense of them. It brings together laboratories and capabilities in Aalto University, Tampere University, University of the Arts Helsinki, University of Lapland, Turku University of Applied Sciences, and University of Jyväskylä.