Aalto University

Johannes Arend
Field: Information and Communications Engineering
Research Focus: Virtual Acoustics, Spatial Audio, Psychoacoustics, Hearing Science, Acoustics, Audio Engineering
Homepage: https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/johannes-m-arend

Andrea Botero
Field: Design
Research Focus: Design, design research, participatory design, sts, diseño
Homepage: https://about.me/andreabotero

Lily Díaz
Field: New Media
Research Focus: Anthropology, design, heritage, new media, virtual reality
Homepage: https://sysrep.aalto.fi/

Pia Fricker
Field: Architecture
Research Focus: Computational methodologies in landscape architecture and urbanism
Homepage: https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/pia-fricker

Christian Guckelsberger
Field: Computer Science
Research Focus: Computational creativity, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, videogame AI, intrinsic motivation
Homepage: https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/christian-guckelsberger

Perttu Hämäläinen
Field: Computer Science
Research Focus: Computer games, game design, human-computer interaction, physically based animation & control, machine learning, VR and AR
Homepage: https://users.aalto.fi/~hamalap5/

Veikko Jousmäki
Field: Biomedical Engineering
Research Focus: Magnetoencephalography
Homepage: https://scholar.google.fi/citations?user=CWiGnkoAAAAJ&hl=fi

Petri Juntunen
Field: Visual Research
Research Focus: Contemporary photography, visual narratives, artistic research
Homepage: https://www.petrijuntunen.com/

Juhi Kulshrestha
Field: Computational Social Science
Research Focus: Online behavior, internet use and mental health + wellbeing, social computing, political communication, algorithm audits, societal impact of web technologies
Homepage: https://juhikulshrestha.com/

Annakaisa Kultima
Field: Game Design
Research Focus: Game design research, game design praxiology, game design, game jams
Homepage: https://aakoosgamelab.com/

Tapio Lokki
Field: Signal Processing and Acoustics
Research Focus: Room acoustics measurement, analysis, and reproduction. Perception and psychoacoustics.
Homepage: https://users.aalto.fi/~ktlokki/index.html

Masood Masoodian
Field: Visual Communication Design
Research Focus: Visualization, visual design, interaction design
Homepage: https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/masood-masoodian

Matti Niinimäki
Field: New media
Research Focus: Interactive art, media art, interaction design
Homepage: https://mansteri.com/about/

Antti Oulasvirta
Field: Cognitive science
Research Focus: User Interfaces research, Interactive AI
Homepage: https://users.aalto.fi/~oulasvir/

Sofia Pantouvaki
Field: Costume Design, Scenography
Research Focus: Costume design, performance design, embodied technologies, digital/virtual costumes, sustainabilityHomepage:https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/sofia-pantouvaki.

Lauri Parkkonen
Field: Neuroscience, Neuroimaging, Neurotechnology
Research Focus: Neuroscience, neuroimaging, neurotechnology, physics, computer science
Homepage: https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/lauri-parkkonen

Mikko Sams
Field: Cognitive Neuroscience
Research Focus: Cognitive neuroscience, emotions, social interaction
Homepage: https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/mikko-sams

Sebastian Schlecht
Field: Acoustic Signal Processing
Research Focus: Acoustic signal processing, spatial audio, VR/AR
Homepage: https://www.sebastianjiroschlecht.com/

Koray Tahiroğlu
Field: AI and Music Creativity
Research Focus: AI and music creativity, deep learning of audio, new interfaces for musical expression
Homepage: http://dmi.aalto.fi/koraytahiroglu/

Vesa Välimäki
Field: Audio Signal Processing
Research Focus: Audio signal processing
Homepage: http://users.spa.aalto.fi/vpv/

Robin Welsch
Field: Engineering Psychology
Research Focus: Engineering psychology, AR/VR, social interaction, Human-Computer interaction, Human-AI interaction
Homepage: https://human-ai-interaction.com/

Yu Xiao
Field: Extended Reality, Wearable Sensing/Haptics
Research Focus: Extended reality, wearable sensing/haptics, video analytics, edge/fog computing, smart manufacturing
Homepage: https://mobilecloud.aalto.fi/

Uniarts

Otso Aavanranta
Field:  Music technology, composing, sound art
Research Focus: Intersubjectivity in Music
Homepage: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/people/otso-aavanranta/

Alex Arteaga
Field: Artistic research
Research Focus: Embodiment and Environment
Homepage: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/people/alex-arteaga/

Tero Heikkinen
Field: Design
Research Focus: Digital environments in artistic research, publication
Homepage: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/people/tero-heikkinen/

Otso Huopaniemi
Field: Dramaturgy, playwriting
Research Focus: (Theatre Academy Dean 2023-2028)
Homepage: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/people/otso-huopaniemi/

Jaana Okulov
Field: Artistic research, aesthetics, perceptual psychology, technology
Research Focus: Machine vision, machine attention models, affective computing, transformative technology, ethical AI, perceptual models, nonverbal research methods, multidisciplinary collaboration
Homepage:https://www.jokulov.com/

Daniel Peltz
Field: Fine art, performance, site-specific art
Research Focus: Exploration of complex social systems through intervention, ethnographic and performance strategies
Homepage: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/people/daniel-peltz/

Vincent Roumagnac
Field: Scenography, performing arts
Research Focus: Alternative scenographies, stage and theatricality in response to climate urgency and technological advancements
Homepage: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/people/vincent-roumagnac/

Nitin Sawhney
Field: Human Computer Interaction
Research Focus: Responsible AI, Human-Computer Interaction, Computational Social Science
Homepage: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/people/nitin-sawhney/

Imanuel Schipper
Field: Contemporary performance & Dramaturgy
Research Focus: Dramaturgy, performance studies and digital cultures, socially relevant functions of art and concepts of spectatorships
Homepage: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/people/imanuel-schipper/ 

Sirke Seppänen
Field: Drama, performing arts
Research Focus: Psychophysiology of social interactions, theatre improvisation trainingHomepage:https://www.uniarts.fi/en/people/sirke-seppanen/

University of Jyväskylä

Alessandro Ansani
Field: Music Psychology
Research Focus: Crossmodal Associations in Music
Homepage: https://linktr.ee/AleAnsani

Deniz Duman
Field: Music Psychology, Movement & Affective Science
Research Focus: My research explores the interplay between music, movement, and affect, focusing on how groove experiences evoke immersion, emotional engagement, and social connection. Utilizing methods such as mobile EEG, motion capture, and qualitative analysis, I investigate embodied musical experiences across diverse contexts, including everyday listening.
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/view/deniz-duman/about-deniz

Martin Hartmann
Field: Musicology
Research Focus: Embodied music cognition; music perception; movement and interaction
Homepage: https://www.jyu.fi/en/people/martin-hartmann

Jarmo Hämäläinen
Field: Cognitive neuroscience
Research Focus: Learning difficulties, Auditory and speech perception, Cognitive development
Homepage: https://www.jyu.fi/en/people/jarmo-hamalainen

Petri Toiviainen
Field: Musicology
Research Focus: Embodied music cognition; music perception; music neuroscience; music information research
Homepage: https://www.jyu.fi/fi/henkilot/petri-toiviainen