Research projects and doctoral supervision

Post-Doctoral Research Projects
Savonia University of Applied Sciences: Project director, Service Design for Elderly: New service models to support independent living 1.3.2009-31.3.2011, Financed by the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation and Technology
Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio Academy of Design: Principal investigator 1.4.2008 - 28.2.2010, Experiencing Wellbeing – New Service Platforms and User Interfaces in Tourism and Leisure, Financed by the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation and Technology

Doctoral students under supervision
University of Joensuu, Department of Computer Science

Canditate Susanna Martikainen in the area of service design (Co-supervisor with post-doctoral researcher Mikko Korpela, University of Kuopio, HIS-research centre and professor Markku Tukiainen, University of Joensuu, Department of Computer Science)
University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design
Canditate Jussi Haukkamaa in the area of service design, (co-supervisor with professor Eija Timonen, University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design)
Caditate Ilona Sares in the area of cultural management (co-supervisot with dean and professor Timo Jokela)

Pre-examiner of Doctoral Dissertations
Aalto University, University of Art and Design Helsinki

Canditate Inkeri Huhtamaa in the area of applied art and design, pre-examination of the doctoral thesis "Namibian Bodily Appearance and Handmade Objects. The Meanings of Appearance Culture and Handmade Objects from the Perspective of the Craft Persons".
Canditate Adhi Nugraha in the area of art education, pre-examination of the doctoral thesis "Transforming Tradition. A Method for Maintaining Tradition in an Art, Craft and Design Context"