Curriculum Vitae
Education:
2015–2016:
5/2014:
Vocational Teacher Education, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, 12/2016
D.Sc. (Tech). (2014)
Tampere University of Technology, Supervisor Prof. Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila,
Doctoral thesis:Framing the User Experience in Mobile Newsmaking with Smartphones
Pre-examiners: Prof. David Frohlich, U. of Surrey, UK, Associate Professor Louise Barkhuus, Stockholm U., Sweden
Opponent: Prof. Susanne Bodker, Aarhus University, Denmark
Academic Background and Expertise:
HCI
Telecommunications
Measurement Technology
Signal Processing & Analysis
Work Experience:
2007-
Tampere University of Technology, Dept of Software Systems, Human-Centered Technology
Research projects at TUT:
2010-
2011-
2008-2009
2007-2009
LOCO - User-Generated Content for Hyperlocal News
Tampere Univ. of Technology, in collaboration with Sanoma Kaupunkilehdet in Next Media SHOK (TIVIT).
UXUS - User Experience and Usability in Complex Systems
Tampere Univ. of Technology, UXUS SHOK (FIMECC), several company partners in MEI (Metal and engineering industry).
TERVI
Tampere Univ. of Technology, project lead by Univ. of Tampere/TAUCHI, funded by TEKES.
PALTI
Tampere Univ. of Technology, in collaboration with Nokia Research Center and Univ. of Tampere/Visual Journalism. Funded by Ministry of Education.
Languages:
Interests and Activities:
Professional:
- Member of ACM SIGCHI & SIGCHI Finland
- Studen member of UCIT Board
Dogs & animals:
- Judge for Finnish Golden retrievers' mentality assessment test
- Member of Golden Ring committee for mentality of golden retrieavers
- MH (Mentalbeskrivning hund) mentality assessment test B-level assistant
- Instructor for dog training:
- Course by Turid Rugaas: Instructor for Problem Behavior of Dogs
- Instructor courses: KIVA-Team (2003), Rakkaat Haukut (2004), Obedience (Finnish Kennel Club, 2004)
- Animal training courses:
- Chicken camp 1 (2011), 2 (2012), 3 (2012)
- Courses and lectures on animal behavior (dogs, horses)
BLOG on dog behavior and wellbeing (in Finnish; "Koirien käyttäytyminen ja hyvinvointi")
http://helivaataja.blogspot.fi/