Research Groups

Information on our various research groups and research projects can be obtained easiest by contacting them directly. The following links and information are intended to help you gain more specific information on our research activities. Our research activities are considerable within the context of the University of Art and Design Helsinki but should still be considered to be in development phase. However, some of our groups have been well established for over five years and now also play a considerable role within our MA programmes and have gained considerable research and development contracts.
Other groups' activities are still mainly limited to one or more specific research projects and/or networks do not have permanent roles and responsibilities within our continuing educational activities.

Groups involved in direct provision and management of MA programme lines of study and/or compulsory courses:

ARKI research group (was: Future Media Home)
The ARKI research group deals with studying the positive and negative potential of digitalization (long-term implications) in the context of everyday life. Their approach is multidisciplinary prioritizing social responsibility and the point of view of people.
contact: Kari-Hans Kommonen

Learning Environments for Progressive Inquiry
The Learning Environments for Progressive Inquiry research group (short name: Learning Environments group) is involved in research, design and development of New Media tools, as well as their use and application, in the field of learning.
Contact: Teemu Leinonen

Systems of Representation
The Systems of Representation group conducts research into the representation of knowledge with particular emphasis on the transfer of culture heritage materials into the virtual domain including aspects of Activity Theory, virtual networked environments, knowledge structures and classifications systems and applications of 3D representation.
Contact: Lily Díaz-Kommonen

Other Research Groups and shared collaborative research initiatives

Crucible Studio
As a relatively new joint venture of Media Lab with Media Centre LUME at UIAH the Crucible Studio for Art and Engineering studies and develops narration of digital, non-linear and interactive media. The Studio's goal is to achieve deeper emotional experiences in interactive media and to create production methods to develop content and technology simultaneously in the multi-talented teams involving artists, designers, scientists and technology experts.
Crucible also contributes to education within the 'Interactive Audiovisual Narrative' line of MA studies.
Contact: Mika Tuomola, Juhani Tenhunen

Networks

Nordic Interactive
The Media Lab is a founding member and currently the Finnish national contact point for the Nordic Interactive organisation. Nordic Interactive is an open group which focuses on initiating and stimulating research, development and education in the area of interactive digital technology in the Nordic countries – and within the Nordic region as one common entity.
Contact: Philip Dean

Doctoral Studies

Our current doctoral students and their projects will be shown here on this site in the near future. In the meanwhile, further information can be found on Mauri Kaipainen's site for doctoral students.

For any questions regarding doctoral studies, please contact Lily Díaz-Kommonen

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