The learning analytics (LA) unit at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is a vibrant, dynamic and highly innovative research group. According to Scopus and Web of Science, the UEF LA unit was the most productive research group in Europe during the last five years. Given the fact that analytics (LA) is an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of computer science, education technology, and statistics, our research group is diverse, with an extensive skill set, wide array of research interests and varying domains of expertise. We also collaborate with a vast network of collaborators at UEF, Finland, and the world at large, that include Spain, Sweden, Norway, UK, the Netherlands, Australia, USA, Italy, and Serbia to mention a few.