Professor of Interactive Technology, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University
Teaching
I’m heading the international master’s programme in “Sustainable Societies and Digitalisation” (SSD). It includes three spesializations (sub-programs):
- “Sustainable Digital Life” (SDL)
- “Accessibility and Diversity in Digital Services” (ADDS)
- “Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Societies” (AISS)
AISS-programme is an Erasmus Mundus joint-programme implemented with Tallinn University (Estonia) and Lusófona University (Portugal).
Previously, I headed the “Human-Technology Interaction” (HTI) master’s programme for years.
Currently, I’m teaching the following courses:
- Information Analytics and Visualisation (HTI.550)
- Conversational Interaction with ArtificiaI Intelligence (HTI.560)
- Human-Technology Interaction Research and Innovation Project (HTI.800)
- Content Creation for Immersive Digital Services (SDL.700)
- SDL Master’s Thesis Seminar (SDL.580)
- SDL Project Course (SDL.570)
- Research seminar, Humans and Technologies (DPHAT.100)
- Data Visualization (TAU.TRI.316)
In addition, I’m responsible person for our accessibility courses “Accessibility in Digital Society“. We offer more than 30 courses on accessibility, which is the largest offering in the world, to our best knowledge.
I supervise M.Sc. thesis both in SSD and HTI programmes, and Ph.D. thesis in the “Doctoral Programme of Humans and Technologies” (DPHAT).
Research
I’m leading the “Pervasive Interaction Research Group” (PIRG). Our research focuses on how novel emerging technologies can shape the way people and organizations operate and how these technologies can aid people in smart environments. PIRG is part of the “Tampere Unit for Computer-Human Interaction” (TAUCHI) research center.
In 2020 I established with two of my colleaques “Tampere Accessibility Unit” (TACCU). TACCU is a multidisciplinary unit conducting accessibility-related research and education at the Tampere Universities.
Publications
More than 250 publications on human-technology interaction (some older publications are not listed).
CV
A brief CV is available.
Awards and nominations
- Best Computer Science Ph.D. thesis in Finland in 2004 (Finnish Information Processing Association / Finnish Society for Computer Science).
- Best Computer Science M.Sc. thesis in Finland in 1998 (Finnish Society for Computer Science).
- Nominee for the European most promising young researcher in computer science and applied mathematics in 2005 (ERCIM Cor Baayen Award).
- Best Paper/Demo awards in several conferences, see publications for further information.
Professional Activities
I have been a member of the board of the Finnish Information Processing Association, a board member of the Finnish Society for Computer Science, a managing committee member of the COST 278 (Spoken Language Interaction In Telecommunication) action, and a member of board and chairman of the Tampere Information Processing Association (PITKY).
Education
I received a Ph.D. in computer science from University of Tampere in 2004. The title of my PhD dissertation is Jaspis – A Spoken Dialogue Architecture and its Applications. It has been awarded as the best computer science doctoral thesis in Finland in 2004 by the Finnish Information Processing Association on the recommendation of the Finnish Society for Computer Science. You can find more information from the dissertation page.
I received a M.Sc in computer science from University of Tampere in 1998. My M.Sc. thesis topic was Speech control in 3D-interfaces (translated from Finnish). It has been awarded as the best computer science master’s thesis in Finland in 1998 by the Finnish Society for Computer Science.
Contact information
Tampere University
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
FIN-33014 Tampere University
Finland
Phone (WhatsApp):
+358 40 533 9689
E-mail:
markku.turunen@tuni.fi
www
https://www.markkuturunen.fi/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markku-turunen-38175b1/