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Roope Raisamo

Professor
tietojenkäsittelyoppi, alana käyttöliittymien ohjelmistokehitys
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358505702007
roope.raisamo@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3276-7866

Devbrat Anuragi

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358504778219
devbrat.anuragi@tuni.fi

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About me

I am a Developer/Engineer/Programmer. Currently working on enhancing human senses through eXtended Reality and AI. Previoulsy worked as Data Engineer, Computer vision expert, Android Developer and TA.

Research topics

Human Augmentation

Research unit

Tampere University Computer-Human Interaction Research Center (TAUCHI)

Research fields

Aartificial Inteligence, eXended Reality

Funding

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Patrick Coe

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358504339756
patrick.coe@tuni.fi

Ahmed Farooq

University Lecturer
Human-Technology Interaction
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358503185835
ahmed.farooq@tuni.fi

Every Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12-14.
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9379-1467

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About me

I am a Post Doctoral University Researcher developing Intelligent Multimodal Systems to enhance haptic feedback in a wide range of applications and environments. My core research interests involve designing and studying haptic signal mediation in vibrotactile actuation as well as developing passive and active mediation techniques to revolutionize haptic / multimodal interaction in 2D / 3D virtual environments.

Responsibilities

Tampere Institute of Advance Studies Fellow [2022-2024],
Various Project development and coordination [AMICI, AEE, Huawei, HUMOR, MIVI, Fukoku, AAC]
MMI System Design & Development,
Human Centered Multimodal Interaction Research,
Partner Interaction,
Teaching / Project Work (HTI HI 520).

Field of expertise

System development & deployment
Software Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Multimodal Interaction Systems
Novel Haptic Interaction Techniques
Haptic Mediation
Human Technology Interaction

Alternate description

More details Available at Personal Webpage HERE

Research topics

Multimodal Communication
Human Technology Interaction
Haptic System Interaction and Efficiency

Research fields

Computer Science
Electronics Engineering
Haptics
Human Technology Interaction
Signal Processing
Mechatronics

Project links

Top achievements

Tampere Institute of Advance Studies (Tampere IAS) Post-Doctoral Fellow position [2022-2024]
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Haptic Interface Research Lab (HIRL), Purdue University, USA [2019-2020]
Visiting short term Post-Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Intelligent Machines (CIM), Shared Reality Lab (SRL), McGill University Canada [2020]
Finnish Cultural Foundation, Post Doctoral Mobility Grant [2018]

Mission statement

Main positions of trust

Haptic Interaction Specialist, postdoctoral visit to McGill University, Montreal, Canada [Aug - Sept 2023]
Visiting PostDoctoral Researcher to Bentley University, MA, USA [April - Aug 2023]
Lecturer Human Technology Interaction - HTI.520 - Haptic Interaction [2021-2024]
Tampere Institute of Advance Studies (Tampere IAS) Post-Doctoral Fellow position [2022-2024]

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TUNICRIS

Arto Hippula

Liaison Manager
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358408468024
+358408468024
arto.hippula@tuni.fi

Pertti Huuskonen

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358503187716
pertti.huuskonen@tuni.fi

Jari Kangas

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
jari.a.kangas@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1970-1862

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About me

Doing research on human technology interaction

Field of expertise

Pattern recognition, signal processing, human technology interaction

Sriram Kishore Kumar

Researcher
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
sriramkumar.kishorekumar@tuni.fi

Zhenxing Li

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
zhenxing.li@tuni.fi

Jussi Okkonen

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358405566986
jussi.okkonen@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7207-045X

Lotta Orsmaa

Researcher
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
lotta.orsmaa@tuni.fi

Toni Pakkanen

University Instructor
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358401909669
toni.pakkanen@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-0243

Mikko Partanen

Research Assistant
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
mikko.m.partanen@tuni.fi

Petri Piippo

Project Manager
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358504095923
+358504836625
petri.piippo@tuni.fi

Ismo Rakkolainen

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
ismo.rakkolainen@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8254-7696

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About me

I am broadly interested in Human-Technology Interaction, including novel user interfaces, virtual and augmented reality, emerging and display technologies, 3D displays, multisensory and multimodal interaction, artificial intelligence, etc.

I am a co-inventor of the FogScreen.

I have also been a visiting scholar for a total of 4½ years at UCSB Four Eyes Lab, most recently on 9/2017 - 12/2018.

Responsibilities

Senior Research Fellow

TAUCHI Research Center

Field of expertise

I research mixed reality, novel user interfaces, novel displays, AI, and their applications.

I have invented several multimodal extensions for HMDs. Proof-of-concept prototypes of mid-air tactile feedback for a mid-air fogscreen (Sand et al. 2015) and for an HMD (Sand et al. 2015) enable to touch and feel synthetic 3D objects while interacting with them. A super-wide FOV optical design for HMDs (Rakkolainen et al. 2016; Rakkolainen et al. 2017) can cover even the full human FOV. Recently we have significantly extended the FOV of a standard VR viewer (Rakkolainen et al. 2017 ). We also invented a visual feedback system for HMDs, which surpasses the eye and its lens, sending light directly to retina (Koskinen et al. 2017), PTZ superzoom + 360° camera, and illumination for 360° cameras.

We have also refined the previous gestural AR/VR interface (Rakkolainen 2003) with new UI concepts together with the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). They enable embedded VR viewing and easy use of 3D UIs for smartphones (Rakkolainen et al. 2016 ).

Research unit

TAUCHI Research Center

Research fields

Computer science

Latest publications

Cueing Car Drivers with Ultrasound Skin Stimulation

Spakov, O., Venesvirta, H., Farooq, A., Lylykangas, J., Rakkolainen, I., Raisamo, R. & Surakka, V., 2023, HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems - 5th International Conference, MobiTAS 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Proceedings. Krömker, H. (toim.). Springer, s. 224-244 21 Sivumäärä (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vuosikerta 14049 LNCS).

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Mid-Air Gestural Interaction with a Large Fogscreen

Remizova, V., Sand, A., MacKenzie, I. S., Špakov, O., Nyyssönen, K., Rakkolainen, I., Kylliäinen, A., Surakka, V. & Gizatdinova, Y., kesäk. 2023, julkaisussa: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. 7, 7, 63.

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Pseudo-Volumetric 3D Display Solutions

Rakkolainen, I., 2023, Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, s. 1-11

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Touchless Tactile Interaction with Unconventional Permeable Displays

Sand, A., Rakkolainen, I., Surakka, V., Raisamo, R. & Brewster, S., 2022, Ultrasound Mid-Air Haptics for Touchless Interfaces. 1 toim. Springer, s. 207-223 (Human-Computer Interaction Series).

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Technologies for Multimodal Interaction in Extended Reality—A Scoping Review

Rakkolainen, I., Farooq, A., Kangas, J., Hakulinen, J., Rantala, J., Turunen, M. & Raisamo, R., 10 jouluk. 2021, julkaisussa: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. 5, 12, 35 Sivumäärä, 81.

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A Survey of Mid-Air Ultrasound Haptics and Its Applications

Rakkolainen, I., Freeman, E., Sand, A., Raisamo, R. & Brewster, S., 2020, julkaisussa: IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 14, 1, s. 2-19

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Evaluating Ultrasonic Tactile Feedback Stimuli

Sand, A., Rakkolainen, I., Surakka, V., Raisamo, R. & Brewster, S., 2020, Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications: 12th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2020, Leiden, The Netherlands, September 6–9, 2020, Proceedings. Nisky, I., Hartcher-O’Brien, J., Wiertlewski, M. & Smeets, J. (toim.). Springer, Vuosikerta 12272. s. 253-261 9 Sivumäärä (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vuosikerta 12272).

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Tactile Feedback on Mid-Air Gestural Interaction with a Large Fogscreen

Sand, A., Remizova, V., MacKenzie, I. S., Spakov, O., Nieminen, K., Rakkolainen, I., Kylliäinen, A., Surakka, V. & Kuosmanen, J., 2020, AcademicMindtrek '20 : Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Academic Mindtrek. Turunen, M. (toim.). ACM, s. 161-164

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A Survey of Mid-Air Ultrasonic Tactile Feedback

Rakkolainen, I., Sand, A. & Raisamo, R., 2019, 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM). New York: IEEE, s. 94-98

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Human augmentation: Past, present and future

Raisamo, R., Rakkolainen, I., Majaranta, P., Salminen, K., Rantala, J. & Farooq, A., 2019, julkaisussa: International Journal of Human Computer Studies. 131, s. 131-143

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Jussi Rantala

Staff Scientist
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358503185833
jussi.rantala@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6308-7874

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Responsibilities

I am responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Centre for Immersive Visual Technologies (CIVIT) research infrastructure in the ITC Faculty. My tasks include:

coordinating services for students, researchers and companies
maintaining and developing the infrastructure and equipment
interacting with stakeholders and hosting visitors

In addition, I contribute to research projects at the Tampere Unit for Computer-Human Interaction (TAUCHI).

Field of expertise

Human-computer interaction, multisensory interfaces, haptics, olfaction, virtual reality.

Nastaran Rasouli

Research Assistant
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
nastaran.rasouli@tuni.fi

Albina Rurenko

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358503210738
albina.rurenko@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7571-0443

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Researcher in Human-Technology Interaction field. Tackling #AugmentedHumans topic — finding ways of uniting humans and technology to move us towards superior humans future not superior machines. Part of a #Convergence project and Multimodal Intercation group at TAUCHI research center.

Previously worked in Computing Education Research field and in several IT companies.

Research unit

Tampere Unit for Computer-Human Interaction

Research fields

Human Augmentation, Human-Technology Interaction

Funding

Antti Sand

University Lecturer
ohjelmistotekniikka
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
antti.sand@tuni.fi

Harri Siirtola

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358503185899
+358405488700
harri.siirtola@tuni.fi

By appointment only
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4720-1702

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Researcher and teacher interested broadly in Human-Technology Interaction and specially in information visualization

Responsibilities

Supervision

- I supervise theses related to information visualization, data graphics, user interfaces, and usability

Field of expertise

information visualization, data graphics, user interfaces

Research unit

TAUCHI Research Center: https://research.tuni.fi/tauchi/

Latest publications

Accessibility in Senior-Robot Interactions within Care Homes

Karhu, N., Ahtinen, A., Siirtola, H., Chowdhury, A., Valokivi, H., Kiuru, H. & Raisamo, R., 2024, 2024 IEEE-RAS 23rd International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids). IEEE, s. 682-689 (IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots).

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Changing styles of letter-writing? Evidence from 400 years of early English letters in a POS-tagged corpus

Säily, T., Vartiainen, T., Siirtola, H. & Nevalainen, T., 2024, Unlocking the History of English: Pragmatics, prescriptivism and text types. Caon, L., Gordon, M. S. & Porck, T. (toim.). John Benjamins, s. 154-179 26 Sivumäärä (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory; Vuosikerta 364).

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Distinct and shared genetic architectures of gestational diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes

Estonian Biobank Research Team, FinnGen, Elliott, A., Walters, R. K., Pirinen, M., Kurki, M., Junna, N., Goldstein, J. I., Reeve, M. P., Siirtola, H., Lemmelä, S. M., Turley, P., Lahtela, E., Mehtonen, J., Reis, K., Elnahas, A. G., Reigo, A., Palta, P., Esko, T. & Mägi, R. & 3 muuta, Palotie, A., Daly, M. J. & Widén, E., maalisk. 2024, julkaisussa: Nature Genetics. 56, s. 377–382

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Oral and non-oral lichen planus show genetic heterogeneity and differential risk for autoimmune disease and oral cancer

Reeve, M. P., Vehviläinen, M., Luo, S., Ritari, J., Karjalainen, J., Gracia Tabuenca, J., Mehtonen, J., Padmanabhuni, S. S., Kolosov, N., Artomov, M., Siirtola, H., Ollila, H. M., Graham, D., Partanen, J., Xavier, R. J., Daly, M. J., Ripatti, S., Salo, T. & Siponen, K.-M., 6 kesäk. 2024, julkaisussa: The American Journal of Human Genetics. 111, 6, s. 1047-1060 14 Sivumäärä

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Author Correction: FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population

FinnGen, Kurki, M. I., Karjalainen, J., Palta, P., Sipilä, T. P., Kristiansson, K., Donner, K. M., Reeve, M. P., Laivuori, H., Aavikko, M., Kaunisto, M. A., Loukola, A., Lahtela, E., Mattsson, H., Laiho, P., Della Briotta Parolo, P., Lehisto, A. A., Kanai, M., Mars, N. & Rämö, J. & 31 muuta, Kiiskinen, T., Heyne, H. O., Veerapen, K., Rüeger, S., Lemmelä, S., Zhou, W., Ruotsalainen, S., Pärn, K., Hiekkalinna, T., Koskelainen, S., Paajanen, T., Llorens, V., Gracia-Tabuenca, J., Siirtola, H., Reis, K., Elnahas, A. G., Aalto-Setälä, K., Bizaki-Vallaskangas, A., Kähönen, M., Kosma, V.-M., Kurra, V., Mäkelä, J., Mannermaa, A., Niemi, M. E. K., Niemi, M., Partanen, J., Salminen, A., Schleutker, J., Siltanen, S., Toppila-Salmi, S. & Laitinen, T., maalisk. 2023, julkaisussa: Nature. 615, 7952, s. E19

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Data Resource Profile: Nationwide registry data for high-throughput epidemiology and machine learning (FinRegistry)

FinnGen, Viippola, E., Kuitunen, S., Rodosthenous, R. S., Vabalas, A., Hartonen, T., Vartiainen, P., Demmler, J., Vuorinen, A.-L., Liu, A., Havulinna, A. S., Llorens, V., Detrois, K. E., Wang, F., Ferro, M., Karvanen, A., German, J., Jukarainen, S., Gracia-Tabuenca, J. & Hiekkalinna, T. & 12 muuta, Koskelainen, S., Kiiskinen, T., Lahtela, E., Lemmelä, S., Paajanen, T., Siirtola, H., Reeve, M. P., Kristiansson, K., Brunfeldt, M., Aavikko, M., Perola, M. & Ganna, A., 2 elok. 2023, julkaisussa: International Journal of Epidemiology. 52, 4, s. e195-e200

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FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population

FinnGen, Kurki, M. I., Karjalainen, J., Palta, P., Sipilä, T. P., Kristiansson, K., Donner, K. M., Reeve, M. P., Laivuori, H., Aavikko, M., Kaunisto, M. A., Loukola, A., Lahtela, E., Mattsson, H., Laiho, P., Della Briotta Parolo, P., Lehisto, A. A., Kanai, M., Mars, N. & Rämö, J. & 32 muuta, Kiiskinen, T., Heyne, H. O., Veerapen, K., Rüeger, S., Lemmelä, S., Zhou, W., Ruotsalainen, S., Pärn, K., Hiekkalinna, T., Koskelainen, S., Paajanen, T., Llorens, V., Gracia-Tabuenca, J., Siirtola, H., Reis, K., Elnahas, A. G., Hiltunen, M., Aalto-Setälä, K., Bizaki-Vallaskangas, A., Kähönen, M., Kosma, V. M., Kurra, V., Mäkelä, J., Mannermaa, A., Niemi, M. E. K., Niemi, M., Partanen, J., Salminen, A., Schleutker, J., Siltanen, S., Toppila-Salmi, S. & Laitinen, T., tammik. 2023, julkaisussa: Nature. 613, 7944, s. 508-518 12 Sivumäärä

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LifeTrack: decades of EHR data in a single view

Siirtola, H., Raisamo, R., Reeve, M. P., Gracia Tabuenca, J., Llorens, V. & Padmanabhuni, S. S., 1 marrask. 2023, 27th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV). IEEE, s. 390-395 6 Sivumäärä (Proceedings International Conference on Information Visualisation Online).

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The public health impact of poor sleep on severe COVID-19, influenza and upper respiratory infections

Jones, S. E., Maisha, F., Strausz, S., Lammi, V., Cade, B. E. & Siirtola, H., 8 kesäk. 2023, julkaisussa: Ebiomedicine.

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Glyph-based visualization of health trajectories

Siirtola, H., Gracia Tabuenca, J., Raisamo, R., Niemi, M., Reeve, M. P. & Laitinen, T., 2022, Proceedings of the 2022 26th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV). IEEE, s. 418-425 8 Sivumäärä (Proceedings : International Conference on Information Visualisation).

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Richa Singh

Researcher
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
richa.singh@tuni.fi

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Research Group Members

Roope Raisamo

Devbrat Anuragi

Patrick Coe

Ahmed Farooq

Arto Hippula

Pertti Huuskonen

Jari Kangas

Sriram Kishore Kumar

Zhenxing Li

Jussi Okkonen

Lotta Orsmaa

Toni Pakkanen

Mikko Partanen

Petri Piippo

Ismo Rakkolainen

Jussi Rantala

Nastaran Rasouli

Albina Rurenko

Antti Sand

Harri Siirtola

Richa Singh