Research projects

Ongoing projects, University of Oulu

  • 2020-2023: Project coordinator in the Make4Change project aiming to strengthen the employability of unemployed, young people and immigrants outside the labor market through digital fabrication and making. The project is funded by the European Structural and Investment Fund.
  • 2021-2023: Researcher in the Make-A-Difference project aiming to understand and facilitate the emergence of critical designer and maker identities among children. The project is funded by the Academy of Finland.

Past projects

  • 2021: Researcher in the COMnPLAY SCIENCE – project, aiming to make learning science fun and creative. The project is funded by EU H2020.
  • 2020: Researcher at the youth and social media study at University of Central Florida aiming to understand the activities that teens and young adults engage in on social media.
  • 2018-2019: Developer teacher in the national Digital Education for All -project that aimed to make the first year university studies on information processing science open to everyone at University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of Jyväskylä, University of Oulu, and University of Turku. Developer teacher in University of Oulu Revolutionize and Streamlining education development projects
  • 2019: Researcher in the Luno -project, a collaborative project between University of Oulu and Oulu University of Applied Sciences that aimed to increase the proportion of female students in post-secondary education in the software industry. It was  funded by the European Social Fund.
  • 2018: Researcher in the DeMaKids  project at University of Oulu that aimed to empower children through technology making and designerly thinking in education. Funded by North-Osthrobothnia Regional Fund.
  • 2012-2013: Researcher in the BCBU + (Barents Cross Border University Development) -project at Luleå University of technology. Funded by Kolarctic ENPI
  • 2009-2011: Researcher in the Nordic Security and Safety (NSS) project at Luleå University of Technology. financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the County Council of Norrbotten. 
  • 2008: Research assistant in the Protage project at Luleå University of Technology, Centre for long term digital preservation.
  • 2007-2008: Research assistant in the Inforsec project at Luleå university of technology and University of Oulu (Meri-Lappi Institute).