{"id":119,"date":"2021-07-05T12:46:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T10:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/impdet\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2026-10-07T07:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:09:02","slug":"doctoral-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/impdet\/impdet-community\/doctoral-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-block_af391a1809711359a21bc9510c5a7a0d\" class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2453\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2453\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeysam Abedi\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2453\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2453\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Securing and Encryption of Students\u2019 Private Data<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Abedi, M. (2026). Autonomous guardians: Integrating agentic AI and blockchain for real-time fraud detection in decentralized education platforms. In Kishor Kumar Reddy, C., Shikhika Kullar, S.S., Nag, A. (eds.). <em>Agentic AI for Fraud Detection<\/em> &#8211; <em>Autonomous Systems for Secure Transactions and Risk Migitation<\/em>. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.<\/li>\n<li>Abedi, M., Sanusi, I.T., &amp; Tukiainen, M. (2026). <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s44436-026-00029-3\">Cultivating AI literacty in young learners: A blockchain enhanced framework for trustworthy and privacy preserving educational experiences<\/a>. <em>AI, Brain and Child<\/em>, <em>2<\/em>(3).<\/li>\n<li>Abedi, M., Sanusi, I.T., &amp; Tukiainen, M. (2026), <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1201\/9781003626558\">Decentralizing truth &#8211; A blockchain-based framework for trustworthy information in the GenAI era<\/a>. In Lahby, M., Schaffer, S.E., Maleh, Y., Banerjee J.S. (Eds.), <em>Combating Misinformation in the Age of Generative AI<\/em>, CRC Press.<\/li>\n<li>Abedi, M., Sanusi, I.T., &amp;Tukiainen, M. (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.32674\/04054e51\">An ethical AI framework for STEM education &#8211; A mixed methods evaluation.<\/a> <em>American Journal of STEM Education,<\/em> <em>26<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-4854\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-4854\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBonface Abima\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-4854\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4854\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Implementing learning analytics to support and improve collaborative learning in an online learning environment: The case of public universities in Ghana<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/henkilo\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Joseph-Bada-2\">Joseph Kizito Bada<\/a>, Makerere University Business School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2272\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2272\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMohammed Abuhayya\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2272\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2272\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Exploring and Detecting AI Bias in AI-Generated<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/kamilamisiejuk.com\/\">Kamila Misiejuk<\/a>, FernUniversit\u00e4t in Hagen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-5245\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-5245\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Adekoya\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-5245\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5245\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>AI-Augmented Diagnostic and Feedback Systems for Empowering University Lecturers to<br \/>\nDeliver Student-Centered, Equitable Computing Education in Low-Resource Nigerian<br \/>\nClassrooms<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/le.ac.uk\/people\/kehinde-aruleba\">Kehinde Aruleba<\/a>, University of Leicester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8053\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8053\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOlumide Adeleye\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8053\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8053\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Leveraging Discord as an e-learning tool for formal and informal education in Africa<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.fi\/citations?user=arTN2ogAAAAJ&amp;hl=fi\">Miguel \u00c1ngel Conde Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a>, Universidad de Salamanca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2642\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2642\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdedeji Adefisoye Adejumo\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2642\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2642\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Contextualization of GenAI tool for enhancing AI education in Nigerian tetriary insitutions<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/computerscience.exeter.ac.uk\/people\/profile\/index.php?username=so442\">Solomon Sunday Oyelere<\/a>, University of Exeter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Adejumo A., Sanusi, I.T., Oyelere, S.S., &amp; Suhonen, J. (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.caeai.2026.100570\">A systematic review of the impact of GenAI on learning performance, AI hallucinations and problem-solving in computer science education<\/a>. <em>Computers &amp; Education: Artificial Intelligence,10.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-433\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-433\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHesham Ahmed\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-433\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-433\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Learning analytics in AI-assisted software development education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<li>Assocaite Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Ahmed, H., L\u00f3pez-Pernas, S., Tukiainen, M., &amp; Saqr, M. (2026). <a href=\"\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-032-37982-5_1\">Idiographic, aligned, and AI-supported learning analytics dashboard to aid student self-regulated learning: Preliminary design and evaluation<\/a>. In: Weidlich, J., <em>et al.<\/em> Mindful TEL: Learning Technologies Shaped with Intention. EC-TEL 2026. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 16906. Springer, Cham.<\/li>\n<li>Ahmed, H., Siddika, A., L\u00f3pez-Pernas, S., Tukiainen, M., &amp; Saqr M. (2026).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-7359\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-7359\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMayowa Ajiboye\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-7359\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-7359\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Cybersecurity education in the age of artificial intelligence: Enhancing awareness, capacity and resilience in Nigeria universities<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/41943-solomon-oyelere\">Solomon Sunday Oyelere<\/a>, Exeter University<\/li>\n<li>Assitant Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/my.willamette.edu\/people\/fjagbo\">Friday Agbo,<\/a> Willamette University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9431\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9431\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAchraf Ajrhourh\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9431\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9431\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Designing Explainable AI Systems to Guide Personalized Pedagogy: Bridging the Teacher\u2013Student Gap<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=QXT1ICsAAAAJ&amp;hl=fr\">Houda Chafnaji<\/a>, National Institute of Posts and<br \/>\nTelecommunications (INPT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2955\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2955\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAkinsola Akinwumi\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2955\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2955\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Time-Series Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Learning Analytics: A Methodological Framework for Understanding Temporal Patterns in Educational Data<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/kamilamisiejuk.com\/\">Kamila Misiejuk<\/a>, FernUniversit\u00e4t in Hagen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9252\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9252\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYazid M.B. Al-Badarin\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9252\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9252\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Capturing the Impact of Generative AI on Higher-Order Thinking, Creativity, and Cognitive Dynamics During Debugging<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/nicolas.pope\/\">Nicolas Pope<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Albadarin, Y., Saqr, M., Pope, N. &amp; Tukiainen M. (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10758-026-09998-z\">Evaluating the effects of generative AI-assisted debugging on students&#8217; critical thinking<\/a>. <em>Technology, Knowledge and Learning.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Albadarin, Y., Saqr, M., Pope, N., &amp; Tukiainen, M. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s44217-024-00138-2\">A systematic literature review of empirical research on ChatGPT in education<\/a>. <em>Discover Education,\u00a0<\/em><em>3.\u00a0<\/em>Article number 60.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-811\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-811\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSami Andberg\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-811\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-811\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Utilising eye-tracking data to diagnose early stages of Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/roman.bednarik\/\">Roman Bednarik<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/anne.koivisto\/\">Anne Koivisto<\/a>, Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, UEF.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Hannonen, S., Andberg, S., K\u00e4rkk\u00e4inen, V., Rusanen, M., Lehtola, J.-M., Saari, T., Korhonen, V., Hokkanen, L., Hallikainen, M., H\u00e4nninen, T., Leinonen, V., Kaarniranta, K., Bednarik, R., Koivisto, A. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/content.iospress.com\/articles\/journal-of-alzheimers-disease\/jad215551\">Shortening of saccades as a possible easy-to-use biomarker to detect risk of Alzhaimer&#8217;s disease<\/a>. <em>Journal of Alzhaimer&#8217;s Disease, 88<\/em>(2), 609-618.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-206\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-206\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen Aneke\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-206\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-206\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Investigating vocational training through context-aware analytics in a developing economy: An idiographic perspective<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-3914\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-3914\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOumaima Antari\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-3914\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3914\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Breaking the Disengagement Inertia: Explainable Generative AI for Improving Student Engagement Through Personalized Feedback<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=QXT1ICsAAAAJ&amp;hl=fr\">Houda Chafnaji<\/a>, National Institute of Posts and<br \/>\nTelecommunications (INPT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2114\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2114\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMuhammad Anwar\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2114\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2114\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Enhancing the identification process of learning styles using cognitive traits and considering dynamic aspects<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"http:\/\/sgraf.athabascau.ca\/\">Sabine Graf<\/a>, Athabasca University<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen, <\/a>School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-3349\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-3349\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAnthony Azimi\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-3349\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3349\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Designing a Reliable, Verifieable and Generalizable EMGen<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/oscar.athabascau.ca\/\">Oscar Lin<\/a>, Athabasca University<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.athabascau.ca\/science-and-technology\/our-people\/ali-dewan.html\">Ali Dewan<\/a>, Athabasca University<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Jonna-Malmberg\">Jonna Malmberg<\/a>, University of Oulu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-3504\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-3504\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRhythm Rajiv Bathia\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-3504\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3504\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>From big data to person-based learning analytics: exploring the opportunities and challenges<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/henkilo\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9043\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9043\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Boakye\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9043\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9043\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Exploring the longitudinal impact of generative AI feedback on student engagement and learning outcomes in STEM education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Assocaite Prof.. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/henkilo\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Jun.-Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psych.uni-halle.de\/abteilungen\/kognition\/mitarbeitende\/spitzer\/\">Markus Spitzer<\/a>, Martin-Luther Universit\u00e4t, Halle Wittenberg<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ife.uzh.ch\/de\/research\/weidlich\/mitarbeitende\/weidlichjoshua.html\">Joshua Weidlich<\/a>, Universit\u00e4t Z\u00fcrich<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-5563\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-5563\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPaschal Kpimekuu Boruzie\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-5563\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5563\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning for Accounting Education: A Social Network Analysis in Developing Country Context<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr.<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\"> Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emmanuel-kolog-awuni-phd-85672b51\/\">Emmanuel Awuni Kolog<\/a>, University of Ghana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Boruzie, P.K., Kolog, E.A., &amp; Suhonen, J. (2026). <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.58459\/rptel.2027.22010\">Exploring YouTube as a collaborative learning platform for accounting education in Ghana: A social capital theory approach<\/a>. <em>Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Boruzie, P.K., Kolog, E.A., &amp; Suhonen, J. (2026). <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/ICMET67594.2025.11451888\">Institutionalizing social networks for collaborative learning in accounting education: Developing country context<\/a>. In <em>Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Modern Educational Technology<\/em> <em>(ICMET)<\/em>, pp. 125-133, IEEE, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Boruzie, P.K., Kolog, E.A., &amp; Suhonen, J. (2025).<a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/ijedict.dec.uwi.edu\/viewissue.php\">Exploring the effectiveness of WhatsApp as a knowledge management tool in accounting education<\/a>. <em>International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 21<\/em>(3): 39-62.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9938\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9938\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarc Denojean-Mairet\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9938\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9938\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Smart learning environment: A framework for smart devices and social media in identifying learning<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/willamette.edu\/computing\/faculty-staff\/agbo\/\">Fred Agbo<\/a>, Willamette University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Denojean-Mairet, M., L\u00f3pez-Pernas, S., Agbo, F.J, &amp; Tedre, M. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s40561-024-00334-5\">A literature review on the integration of microlearning and social media<\/a>. <em>Smart Learning Environments, 11. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-3050\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-3050\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMercy Wairimu Gachoka\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-3050\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3050\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Developing generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for supporting students with learning disabilities in Kenyan universities<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/computerscience.exeter.ac.uk\/people\/profile\/index.php?web_id=so442\">Solomon Sunday Oyelere<\/a>, University of Exeter<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8189\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8189\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRobel Amare Gebrewold\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8189\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8189\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Interactive Browser-Based Human-in-the-Loop Model Adaptation for AI Literacy: Design and Empirical Evaluation<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/nicolas.pope\/\">Nicolas Pope<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>,\u00a0School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-149\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-149\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaryum Hamdani\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-149\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-149\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Intelligent software development methods<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/marko.jantti\/\">Marko J\u00e4ntti<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9269\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9269\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBehzad Joze Hashemian\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9269\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9269\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Research topic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CSCSCL model for optimizing nonlinear storyline in DIS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supervisors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-6754\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-6754\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMuhammad Mustafa Hassan\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-6754\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-6754\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Research topic<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Situating participatory design methods to innovate educational technology in the context of indigenous Pakistani community<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mikko-ville.apiola\/\">Mikko Apiola<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Andr\u00e9s Moreno, European Chemicals Agency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Hassan, M. M., Tukiainen, M., &amp; Qureshi, A. N. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/TIMES-iCON47539.2019.9024452\">Participatory heuristic evaluations of Jeliot Mobile: End-users evaluating usability of their mlearning application<\/a>. <em>In 2019 4th Technology Innovation Management and<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Engineering Science International Conference<\/em> (TIMES-iCON) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.<\/li>\n<li>Hassan, M. M., Tukiainen, M., &amp; Qureshi, A. N. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3328833.3328860\">(Un) Discounted usability: Evaluating low-budget educational technology projects with dual-personae evaluators<\/a>. In <em>P<\/em><em>roceedings of the 2019 8th International<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Conference on Software and Information Engineering<\/em> (pp. 253-258). ACM.<\/li>\n<li>Hassan, M. M., Qureshi, A. N., Moreno, A., &amp; Tukiainen, M. (2017). Participatory refinement of participatory outcomes: Students iterating over the design of an interactive mobile learning application. In 2017 <em>International <\/em><em>Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering<\/em> (LaTICE) (pp. 76-81). IEEE.<\/li>\n<li>Hassan, M. M., Moreno, A., Sutinen, E., &amp; Aziz, A. (2015). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/LaTiCE.2015.35\">On the participatory design of Jeliot mobile: towards a socio-constructivist mlearning tool<\/a>. In 2<em>015 International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Engineering<\/em> (pp. 120-123). IEEE. DOI: 10.1109\/LaTiCE.2015.35.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-1021\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-1021\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMartti Havukainen\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-1021\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-1021\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>We live, we create \u2013 A study on digital game design in inter-contextual<br \/>\nand intergenerational set<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>,\u00a0 School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/suseng\/people-involved\/erkki-sutinen\/\">Erkki Sutinen<\/a>, University of Turku<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Teemu-Laine\">Teemu Laine<\/a>, Ajou University<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Havukainen, M., Laine, T.H., Kontkanen, S., J\u00e4rvikyl\u00e4, J., &amp; Sutinen, E. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10447318.2024.2338328\">Co-designing digital games across the boundary of childhood and youth<\/a>. <em>International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Havukainen, M., Laine, T.H., Martikainen, T., &amp; Sutinen, E. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s40869-020-00100-w\">A case study on co-designing digital games with older adults and children: Game elements, assests, and challenges<\/a>. <em>The Computer Games Journal, 9, <\/em>163-188.<\/li>\n<li>Havukainen, M., Gupta, K., Wolhurter C., Sutinen, E., &amp; Laine, T.H. (2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learntechlib.org\/noaccess\/172971\/\">Inter-contextual design: A new model for learning technologies<\/a>. <em>Proceedings of the EdMedia+Innovative Learning. <\/em><span class=\"publisher\">Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Havukainen, M., Gupta, K., Wolhurter, C., &amp; Sutinen, E. (2014). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learntechlib.org\/primary\/p\/147635\/\">How to revive building blocks by digitalization<\/a>. <em>P<\/em><em>roceedings of the EdMedia+Innovative Learning. <\/em><span class=\"publisher\">Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-7072\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-7072\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Gachara Irura\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-7072\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-7072\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Developing Hybrid Neural Machine Translation Models for G\u0129k\u0169y\u0169-English: Adressing Low-Resources Challenges and Cultural Nuance Preservation<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/wanzare.github.io\/\">Lilian Wanzare<\/a>, Maseno University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-754\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-754\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSatu J\u00e4rvinen\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-754\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-754\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Using digital micro certificates in the recognition and validation of skills of the informal sector in Africa<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/unu.edu\/experts\/tambo-erick.html#profile\">Erick Gankam Tambo<\/a>, United Nations University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-7919\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-7919\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdaiti Allen Kadams\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-7919\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-7919\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Generative AI and higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) in computer science education (CSE)<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/41943-solomon-oyelere\">Solomon Sunday Oyelere<\/a>, University of Exeter<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/samuel.yigzaw\/\">Samuel Yigzaw<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Kadams, A.A., Oyelere, S.S., &amp; Omeh, C.B. (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3765964.3811643\">Transforming computing education in Africa: A scoping review of potential of Generative AI to enhance higher-order thinking skills in programming education<\/a>. <em>Proceedings of the ICER 2026: ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research<\/em>, ACM Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-6987\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-6987\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaria Miiro Kafuko\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-6987\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-6987\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Facilitating collaborative group work at scale using learning analytics<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Joseph-Bada-2\">Joseph Kizito Bada<\/a>, Makerere University Business School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-5352\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-5352\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNebeela Kausar\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-5352\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5352\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Analyzing the Effects of ChatGPT on Cognitive and Metacognitive Development in Higher Education: A Learning Analytics Approach<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Assistant Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/my.willamette.edu\/people\/fjagbo\">Fred Agbo<\/a>, Willamette University<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr.<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\"> Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-1405\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-1405\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMitro Kivinen\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-1405\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-1405\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Motivation Drivers for ICT Professionals<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/marko.jantti\/\">Marko J\u00e4ntti<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/janne.tyni\/\">Janne Tyni,<\/a> School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9149\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9149\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSezer Kizilates\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9149\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9149\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Modelling and Reducing Students\u2019 Overreliance on Generative AI: A Learning Analytics\u2013Informed Design-Based Research Approach<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/avesis.anadolu.edu.tr\/arasbozkurt\">Aras Bozkurt,<\/a> Anadolu University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8354\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8354\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAisha Khairat\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8354\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8354\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Tracking the longitudinal evolution of community empowerment and upward financial mobility in enterprise education with learning analytics<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aucegypt.edu\/fac\/malakzaalouk\">Malak Zaalouk<\/a>, The American University of Cairo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Khairat, A., L\u00f3pez-Pernas, S., Zaalouk, M., &amp; Saqr, M. (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10758-026-09985-4\">Teachers&#8217; perceptions of empowerment through servant leadership using latent profile analysis: A person-centered approach to community-based education<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Technology, Knowledge and Learning.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2942\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2942\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJaakko Kuldvere\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2942\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2942\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Digital Environment for Deaf Children to Learn English Language in the Gambia<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEf<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-134\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-134\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJukka Lehtoranta\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-134\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-134\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>K-9 teachers in the era of artificial intelligence: new literacies, competencies and perceptions<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/henriikka.vartiainen\/\">Henriikka Vartiainen<\/a>, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Assitant Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Pekka-Mertala\">Pekka Mertala<\/a>, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-6154\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-6154\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAnssi Lin\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-6154\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-6154\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Understanding of the needs and of AI\/ML technologies and learning environments for novice learners from the perspective of robotics<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/nicolas.pope\/\">Nicolas Pope<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/henriikka.vartiainen\/\">Henriikka Vartiainen<\/a>, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8176\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8176\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLuis Fransisco L\u00f3pez L\u00f3pez\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8176\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8176\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Exploring Advanced Digital and AI Skills Acquisition Among School Leaders in Spain\u2019s Education System: Towards Updated Competency Frameworks and Professional Development<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr.<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ismaila.sanusi\/\"> Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/produccioncientifica.usal.es\/investigadores\/2299828\/detalle\">Roberto Feltrero Oreja<\/a>, University of Salamanca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-4380\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-4380\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnock Mabberi\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-4380\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4380\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Exploring community-based learning approach to Artificial Intelligence literacy<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr.<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ismaila.sanusi\/\"> Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8707\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPaulo Magoge\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8707\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Teaching and learning of social media algorithms in the K-12 context<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbe.ac.tz\/index.php\/research-project\/researchers-profiles\/105-research-profiles\/504-dr-godfrey-isaac-mwandosya\">Godfrey Mwandosya<\/a>, Columbia College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2729\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2729\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlem Habte Mare\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2729\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2729\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Improving teacher effectiveness by integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into teacher education and development programs in Eritrea: Local context within local perspectives.<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2560\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHaris Mashood\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2560\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Robotics-enhanced STEAM Learning: Trajectories from Secondary to Higher Education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/samuel.yigzaw\/\">Samuel Yigzaw<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publication<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Mashood, H., &amp; Jormanainen, I. (in press). From novice to practitioner in two weeks: A qualitative study of intensive industrial robotics education. In <em>Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Robotics in Education (RiE 2026)<\/em>. Accepted for publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-466\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-466\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIslam Metwally\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-466\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-466\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Capturing the process of clinical reasoning in medical simulation using learning analytics<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF.<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/ki.se\/en\/people\/ioannis-parodis\">Ioannis Parodis<\/a>, Karolinska Institutet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8990\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tZuena Mgova\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8990\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Machine learning curriculum for teaching pre-service teachers of compulsory education in Tanzania<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mikko.apiola\/\">Mikko Apiola<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-5725\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-5725\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEdward Miiro\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-5725\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5725\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Co-designing robotics for learning machine learning: A case of high school children in Uganda<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Joseph-Bada-2\">Joseph Kizito Bada<\/a>, Makerere University Business School.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-5622\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-5622\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSalseng Mrong\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-5622\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5622\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Educational robotics and visualization tool aided machine intelligence education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-1418\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-1418\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShuaib Mohammed\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-1418\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-1418\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Ethics-Infused Generative AI Literacy in Computing Education: Perceptions, Practices, and Computational Thinking Implications among University Students in Nigeria<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/41943-solomon-oyelere\">Solomon Sunday Oyelere<\/a>, University of Exeter<\/li>\n<li>Assitant Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/my.willamette.edu\/people\/fjagbo\">Friday Agbo<\/a>, Willamette University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-5396\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-5396\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tObert Muzurura\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-5396\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5396\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Multimodal learning analytics for game-based learning<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=xmF8jxoAAAAJ&amp;hl=fr\">Ahmed Tlili<\/a>, Beijing Normal University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-4938\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-4938\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJosephina Muntuumo\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-4938\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4938\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Feasibility and future prospects for sustainable technology teaching: Organizing STEM activities for young pupils in a Namibian context<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk\/en\/persons\/jani\">Jacob Nielsen<\/a>, University of Southern Denmark<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Muntuumo, J., Tchikenge, I., Jormanainen, I., Nielsen, J., Nhinda, G., &amp; Tukiainen, M. (in press). SteamMate: A retrieval-augmented generation architecture for curriculum-grounded STEM education. In <em>2026 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Networks and Computer Communications (ETNCC)<\/em>, Accepted for publication.<\/li>\n<li>Muntuumo, J., Nielsen, J., Nhinda G.T., Jormanainen, I., &amp; Tukiainen, M. (in press). ROS-based robotics education in K\u201312: A systematic review of teaching approaches and learning outcomes. In <em>6th International Conference on Computing and Communication Networks<\/em> <em>(ICCCNet-2026)<\/em>. Accepted for publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9675\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9675\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJason Myrick\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9675\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9675\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Human-AI Collaboration in Course Quality Assurance<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f2pez-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kamilamisiejuk.com\/\">Kamilla Misiejuk<\/a>, FernUniversit\u00e4t in Hagen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8036\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8036\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaxwell Njiru\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8036\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8036\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Promoting critical thinking and creativity through Human-Artificial General Intelligence collaboration in Computing Higher Education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/41943-solomon-oyelere\">Solomon Sunday Oyelere<\/a>, Exeter University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/jarkko.suhonen\/#publications\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-4197\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-4197\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFaisal Nkutu\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-4197\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4197\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Idiographic learning analytics: A personalized system form adaptive education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f2pez-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-5418\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-5418\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGodwin Nzeako\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-5418\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5418\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Adaptive Facilitation Agents for Participation-Balanced Collaborative Programming: A Human\u2013AI Hybrid Intelligence Study in Undergraduate Programming Education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"http:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/41943-solomon-oyelere\">Solomon Sunday Oyelere<\/a>, University of Exeter<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/samuel.yigzaw\/\">Samuel Yigzaw<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-7690\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-7690\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTemidayo Ogunrinde\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-7690\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-7690\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Designing AI-Supported Computer Science Learning Systems Using Cognitive Offloading Thresholds<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Prof., <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/41943-solomon-oyelere\">Solomon Sunday Oyelere<\/a>, University of Exeter<\/li>\n<li>Assitant Prof., <a href=\"https:\/\/my.willamette.edu\/people\/fjagbo\">Fred Agbo<\/a>, Willamette University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9516\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9516\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Okafor\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9516\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9516\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Learning AI through a culturally-infused, gamified and collaborative machine learning platform<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/41943-solomon-oyelere\">Solomon Sunday Oyelere<\/a>, Exeter University<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>D.O. Okafor, I.T. Sanusi, S.S. Oyelere, AfriML: An interactive and culturally-infused tool for teaching machine learning in schools. <em>Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education<\/em> <em>(ITiCSE 2025)<\/em>. Accepted for publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-6514\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-6514\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday Olaleye\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-6514\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-6514\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Cultural competence and ethical dimensions in K-12 AI education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8083\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8083\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVeronica Omeni\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8083\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8083\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Developing cultural awareness and intercultural communication skills through on-line interaction and instructional web-based technology in an educational context<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ismaila Sanusi, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8931\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8931\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJosephat O. Oroma\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8931\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8931\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Improving programming education in a developing country: A case of Tumaini University &#8211; Iringa<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-351\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-351\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnoch Oyerinde\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-351\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-351\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Developing future teachers for machine learning education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9298\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9298\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAnuss Qadeer\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9298\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9298\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Advancing media literacy through augmented reality escape rooms: Detecting disinformation and AI-generated content<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f2pez-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Enrique-Barra-Arias\">Enrique Barra<\/a>, Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica de Madrid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-4101\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-4101\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRuotian Ren\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-4101\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4101\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Developing the general doctrine for energy law using temporal network and natural langauge processing approaches<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/kaisa.huhta\/\">Kaisa Huhta<\/a>, Law School, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f2pez-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-3613\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-3613\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLilian Jacob Ringo\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-3613\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3613\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Exploring the use of ICT to enhance access to market among smallholder farmers: A case of horticulture industry in Tanzania<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ezra Misaki, College of Business Education<\/li>\n<li>Dr. William Gomera, College of Business Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-7524\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-7524\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWissam Saleh\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-7524\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-7524\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>AD\/HD and educational games: A complementary alternative for AD\/HD detection and treatment in students<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/erkko.sointu\/\">Erkko Sointu<\/a>, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"http:\/\/sgraf.athabascau.ca\/\">Sabine Gra<\/a>f, Athabasca University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2190\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2190\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGodwin Sani\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2190\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2190\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Artificial intelligence and ethics curriculum for pre-service education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ismaila.sanusi\/\">Ismaila Sanusi<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/my.willamette.edu\/people\/fjagbo\">Friday Agbo<\/a>, Wilmanette University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/jarkko.suhonen\/\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-4072\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-4072\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNiina Sanio\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-4072\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4072\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>User Interaction in Extended Reality (XR)<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/marko.jantti\/\">Marko J\u00e4ntti<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-3306\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-3306\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristoph Scheib\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-3306\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3306\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Business Information Management in media industries across various business activities<\/p>\n<h5>Superivsors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artur-lugmayr.com\">Artur Lugmayr<\/a>, Curtin University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8262\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8262\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMelese Segaro\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8262\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8262\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Promoting computer programming education in Ethiopia using context-ware tools<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/samuel.yigzaw\/\">Samuel Yigzaw<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Temtim-Assefa\">Temtim Assefa<\/a>, Addis Ababa University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8946\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8946\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFarah Sharawy\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8946\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8946\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Investigating AI Literacy Levels and Usage Among Higher Education Educators and Students in Egypt<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f2pez-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2654\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2654\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAleya Siddika\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2654\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2654\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Towards a general doctrine of energy law: A hybrid approach to NLP, network analysis,a and doctrinal research on legal concepts and principles<\/p>\n<h5>Superivisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/kaisa.huhta\/\">Kaisa Huhta<\/a>, Law School, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f2pez-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-4756\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-4756\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPasi Silander\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-4756\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4756\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Digitalization in education: From computer-assisted education to era of AI and learning analytics<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-2789\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2789\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBabafemi Sorinolu\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-2789\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2789\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Virtual Reality Framework for STEM Education<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Assistant Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/agbofred.github.io\/index.html\">Fred Agb<\/a>o, Wilmanette University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/jarkko.suhonen\/#publications\">Jarkko Suhone<\/a>n, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-1598\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-1598\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAmos Sunday\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-1598\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-1598\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Researh topic<\/h5>\n<p>Design and implementation of co-design pedagogical scenarios for learning computational thinking<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jarkko.suhonen\/\">Jarkko Suhonen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/willamette.edu\/computing\/faculty-staff\/agbo\/index.html\">Friday Agbo<\/a>, Willamette University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ikka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday, A.O., Agbo, F.J., Suhonen, J., Jormanainen, I. &amp; Tukiainen, M. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10639-025-13386-y\">Co-designing to develop computational thinking skills in Nigeria K-12 using scratch<\/a>. <em>Education and Information Technologies.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sunday, A.O., Agbo, F.J., &amp; Suhonen, J. (2024).<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10758-024-09765-y\"> Co-design pedagogy for computational thinking education in K-12: A systematic literature review<\/a>. <em>Technology, Knowledge and Learning.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-1333\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-1333\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaya Taki\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-1333\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-1333\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Designing a gamified learning framework for K-12 AI education an integrated approach<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles L\u00f3pez-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/juho.kahila\/\">Juho Kahila<\/a>, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, UEF.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-3243\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-3243\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCharl Theron\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-3243\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3243\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>AI in education leadership: A strategic approach to a succesfull performance in schools<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormnainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utu.fi\/en\/people\/erkki-sutinen\">Erkki Sutinen<\/a>, University of Turku<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-7632\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-7632\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYolandy Theron\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-7632\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-7632\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Investigating the role of artificial intelligence in improving math learning in Namibian primary schools<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormnainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/tomi.suovuo\/\">Tomi Suovuo<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-6654\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-6654\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOlli Tiilkainen\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-6654\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-6654\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Learning novel motor skills in virtual reality<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.jormanainen\/\">Ilkka Jormanainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Tiilikainen, O.P, Sorathia, S.K., &amp; Tukiainen, M. (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3802974.3809436\">Virtual ambidextrous hand control: An interaction framework for amplified bimanual coordination in virtual reality<\/a>. <em>Companion Publications of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, <\/em>pp. 310-314, ACM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-8977\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-8977\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHung Trinh\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-8977\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-8977\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Opening the Black Box: Explainable AI for K-12 Literacy, Trust, and Misleading Explanations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supervisors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/nicolas.pope\/\">Nicolas Pope<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.helsinki.fi\/u\/ttonteri\/\">Teemu Roos<\/a>, Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-5221\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-5221\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHanie Asemi Tazehkand \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-5221\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-5221\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">A Modular AI-Powered Emotionally Intelligent Collaborative Learning System<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles Lop\u00e9z-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mohamed.abdelgalil\/\">Mohammed Saqr<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/matti.tedre\/\">Matti Tedre<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/nicolas.pope\/\">Nicolas Pope<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion__button\" aria-controls=\"content-9061\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-9061\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__heading\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChidera Ugo\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-control-9061\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-9061\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Research topic<\/h5>\n<p>Mobile Escape Rooms for Teaching Programming in Higher Education in Nigeria<\/p>\n<h5>Supervisors<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sonsoles.lopez-pernas\/\">Sonsoles Lop\u00e9z-Pernas<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/markku.tukiainen\/\">Markku Tukiainen<\/a>, School of Computing, UEF<\/li>\n<li>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9785-4827\">Aldo Gordillo M\u00e9ndez<\/a>, Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica de Madrid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Research publications<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Ugo, C.C., L\u00f3pez-Pernas, S., Gordillo, A., &amp; Tukiainen, M. 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