{"id":145,"date":"2020-12-16T09:54:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T07:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/edtech\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:23:51","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/edtech\/people\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Matti Tedre<\/p>\n \n

Professor<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Matti’s current research interests are computer science education (specifically AI education), ICT4D, educational technology, and the philosophy of computer science. He is the author of\u00a0Science of Computing: Shaping a Discipline\u00a0(CRC Press \/ Taylor & Francis) and\u00a0Computational Thinking (The MIT Press, with Peter J. Denning).<\/p>\n \n

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Markku Tukiainen<\/p>\n \n

Professor<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Markku\u2019s research interests are educational technology, software engineering, human-computer interaction (HCI), ICT4D, computer science education and eXtended Realities (XR, VR, AR, MR).<\/p>\n \n

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Ilkka Jormanainen<\/p>\n \n

University Lecturer<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Ilkka\u2019s major research fields are computational thinking, educational data mining, educational robotics, technology education in K-12 settings, as well as ICT for Development. He has been leading the ICT for Education in Eritrea project, funded by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the HEI-ICI capacity building program. He has been involved in several EU initiatives, for example, CONSTRUIT! and TACCLE3 (Erasmus+ KA2), as well as in eCraft2Learn H2020 projects. Furthermore, he has been playing an active role in the development of the annual SciFest science and technology festival at Joensuu. Ilkka has gained teaching, research, and project administration experience from several international collaboration initiatives from a number of European and African countries, for example, Eritrea, South Africa, Namibia, Nepal, Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique.<\/p>\n \n

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Mikko Apiola<\/p>\n \n

University Lecturer<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Mikko\u2019s research interests are computing education research, learning analytics, ICT4D, and educational technology. Mikko is particularly interested in critical computing education. <\/p>\n \n

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Tomi “bgt” Suovuo<\/p>\n \n

University Lecturer<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Tomi’s research interests are game research, interaction design, eXtended reality and philosophy of artificial ingelligence.<\/p>\n \n

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Jarkko Suhonen<\/p>\n \n

Staff Scientist<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Jarkko’s research interests are related to online and blended learning in higher education, design research in educational technology, computing education, and ICT4D. Jarkko is the coordinator of the IMPDET online doctoral study programme and supervisor of several doctoral students in the Technologies for Learning and Development research group.<\/p>\n \n

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Nicolas Pope<\/p>\n \n

Senior Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Nicolas has joined our team under a research grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation. The project is to address the scalability and quality of real-time 3D video capture to support a richer sense-of-presence for artistic performances and learning. He received his PhD at the University of Warwick, UK, for work relating to end-user software engineering and Empirical Modelling. His research interests are primarily in end-user-programming, naturalistic programming languages, and 3D reconstruction. Alongside the work at UEF, he is investigating the impact of immersive 3D video on social presence in schools with the University of Turku as part of an Academy of Finland project. He also works part-time as a Senior Software Engineer, leading projects to create web applications for various clients.<\/p>\n \n

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Samuel Yigzaw<\/p>\n \n

University Lecturer<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Samuel\u2019s research interest is in designing and developing a technology-enhanced collaboration platform for research and teaching-learning in developing countries\u2019 higher education, which also addresses prevailing challenges in the local contexts beyond the technology tools and capabilities. He is currently working on the \u201cVauhtia uralle\u201d project which aims to provide flexible paths to the skills needs of working life, mainly for young graduates. He is also representing UEF in the new Erasmus+ project called \u2018TRUE \u2013 Transparency of Learning Outcomes through Blockchain Technology\u2019 a consortium project of 8 European Institutions from the academia and the technology industry.<\/p>\n \n

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Ismaila Sanusi<\/p>\n \n

Postdocoral Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Ismaila is currently studying how to teach the basics of machine learning in K-12 settings. His research interest is democratizing machine learning and artificial intelligence through K-12.<\/p>\n \n

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Amos Sunday<\/p>\n \n

Doctoral Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Amos’s doctoral research work is related to development of co-design pedagogical scenarios for learning computational thinking, especially in Nigerian educational context.<\/p>\n \n

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Anssi Lin<\/p>\n \n

Doctoral Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

The aims of Anssi’s doctoral research work is to provide an understanding of the needs of AI\/ML technologies and learning environments for novice learners from the perspective of robotics, taking into consideration both the technological and pedagogical aspects.<\/p>\n \n

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Toni Sanio<\/p>\n \n

Doctoral Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Toni’s doctoral research work explores the potential of XR\/VR for enhancing empathy, reducing stress, and improving social connection in geographically dispersed communities.<\/p>\n \n

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Maryum Hamdani<\/p>\n \n

Doctoral Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

The aims of Maryum’s doctoral research work is to study intelligent software development methods.<\/p>\n \n

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Mitro Kivinen<\/p>\n \n

Doctoral Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Mitro is researching the motivation factors of ICT professionals.<\/p>\n \n

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Hung Trinh<\/p>\n \n

Project Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Hung is researching explainable AI for K-12 literacy, trust, and misleading explanations.<\/p>\n \n

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Robel Gebrewold<\/p>\n \n

Doctoral Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Robel is researching interactive human-in-the-loop model adaptation for AI literacy.<\/p>\n \n

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Adaiti Allan Kadams<\/p>\n \n

Doctoral Researcher<\/p>\n \n

School of Computing<\/p>\n \n

Kadams is researching Generative AI and higher-order thinking skills in computer science education.<\/p>\n \n

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