People

Aalto University team

AMICI Leading Professors

Roope Raisamo

Professor
tietojenkäsittelyoppi, alana käyttöliittymien ohjelmistokehitys
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358505702007
roope.raisamo@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3276-7866

Veikko Surakka

Professor
vuorovaikutteinen teknologia
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358405573265
veikko.surakka@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3986-0713

Markku Turunen

Professor
vuorovaikutteinen teknologia
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358405339689
markku.turunen@tuni.fi

Researchers

Ahmed Farooq

University Lecturer
Human-Technology Interaction
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358503185835
ahmed.farooq@tuni.fi

Every Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12-14.
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9379-1467

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About me

I am a Post Doctoral University Researcher developing Intelligent Multimodal Systems to enhance haptic feedback in a wide range of applications and environments. My core research interests involve designing and studying haptic signal mediation in vibrotactile actuation as well as developing passive and active mediation techniques to revolutionize haptic / multimodal interaction in 2D / 3D virtual environments.

Responsibilities

Tampere Institute of Advance Studies Fellow [2022-2024],
Various Project development and coordination [AMICI, AEE, Huawei, HUMOR, MIVI, Fukoku, AAC]
MMI System Design & Development,
Human Centered Multimodal Interaction Research,
Partner Interaction,
Teaching / Project Work (HTI HI 520).

Field of expertise

System development & deployment
Software Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Multimodal Interaction Systems
Novel Haptic Interaction Techniques
Haptic Mediation
Human Technology Interaction

Alternate description

More details Available at Personal Webpage HERE

Research topics

Multimodal Communication
Human Technology Interaction
Haptic System Interaction and Efficiency

Research fields

Computer Science
Electronics Engineering
Haptics
Human Technology Interaction
Signal Processing
Mechatronics

Project links

Top achievements

Tampere Institute of Advance Studies (Tampere IAS) Post-Doctoral Fellow position [2022-2024]
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Haptic Interface Research Lab (HIRL), Purdue University, USA [2019-2020]
Visiting short term Post-Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Intelligent Machines (CIM), Shared Reality Lab (SRL), McGill University Canada [2020]
Finnish Cultural Foundation, Post Doctoral Mobility Grant [2018]

Mission statement

Main positions of trust

Haptic Interaction Specialist, postdoctoral visit to McGill University, Montreal, Canada [Aug - Sept 2023]
Visiting PostDoctoral Researcher to Bentley University, MA, USA [April - Aug 2023]
Lecturer Human Technology Interaction - HTI.520 - Haptic Interaction [2021-2024]
Tampere Institute of Advance Studies (Tampere IAS) Post-Doctoral Fellow position [2022-2024]

Own links

TUNICRIS

Arto Hippula

Liaison Manager
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358408468024
+358408468024
arto.hippula@tuni.fi

Pertti Huuskonen

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358503187716
pertti.huuskonen@tuni.fi

Jani Lylykangas

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358503186832
jani.lylykangas@tuni.fi

Ismo Rakkolainen

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
ismo.rakkolainen@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8254-7696

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About me

I am broadly interested in Human-Technology Interaction, including novel user interfaces, virtual and augmented reality, emerging and display technologies, 3D displays, multisensory and multimodal interaction, artificial intelligence, etc.

I am a co-inventor of the FogScreen.

I have also been a visiting scholar for a total of 4½ years at UCSB Four Eyes Lab, most recently on 9/2017 - 12/2018.

Responsibilities

Senior Research Fellow

TAUCHI Research Center

Field of expertise

I research mixed reality, novel user interfaces, novel displays, AI, and their applications.

I have invented several multimodal extensions for HMDs. Proof-of-concept prototypes of mid-air tactile feedback for a mid-air fogscreen (Sand et al. 2015) and for an HMD (Sand et al. 2015) enable to touch and feel synthetic 3D objects while interacting with them. A super-wide FOV optical design for HMDs (Rakkolainen et al. 2016; Rakkolainen et al. 2017) can cover even the full human FOV. Recently we have significantly extended the FOV of a standard VR viewer (Rakkolainen et al. 2017 ). We also invented a visual feedback system for HMDs, which surpasses the eye and its lens, sending light directly to retina (Koskinen et al. 2017), PTZ superzoom + 360° camera, and illumination for 360° cameras.

We have also refined the previous gestural AR/VR interface (Rakkolainen 2003) with new UI concepts together with the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). They enable embedded VR viewing and easy use of 3D UIs for smartphones (Rakkolainen et al. 2016 ).

Research unit

TAUCHI Research Center

Research fields

Computer science

Latest publications

Cueing Car Drivers with Ultrasound Skin Stimulation

Spakov, O., Venesvirta, H., Farooq, A., Lylykangas, J., Rakkolainen, I., Raisamo, R. & Surakka, V., 2023, HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems - 5th International Conference, MobiTAS 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Proceedings. Krömker, H. (toim.). Springer, s. 224-244 21 Sivumäärä (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vuosikerta 14049 LNCS).

Tutkimustuotos: Konferenssiartikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Mid-Air Gestural Interaction with a Large Fogscreen

Remizova, V., Sand, A., MacKenzie, I. S., Špakov, O., Nyyssönen, K., Rakkolainen, I., Kylliäinen, A., Surakka, V. & Gizatdinova, Y., kesäk. 2023, julkaisussa: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. 7, 7, 63.

Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Pseudo-Volumetric 3D Display Solutions

Rakkolainen, I., 2023, Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, s. 1-11

Tutkimustuotos: Luku › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Touchless Tactile Interaction with Unconventional Permeable Displays

Sand, A., Rakkolainen, I., Surakka, V., Raisamo, R. & Brewster, S., 2022, Ultrasound Mid-Air Haptics for Touchless Interfaces. 1 toim. Springer, s. 207-223 (Human-Computer Interaction Series).

Tutkimustuotos: Luku › Tieteellinen

Technologies for Multimodal Interaction in Extended Reality—A Scoping Review

Rakkolainen, I., Farooq, A., Kangas, J., Hakulinen, J., Rantala, J., Turunen, M. & Raisamo, R., 10 jouluk. 2021, julkaisussa: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. 5, 12, 35 Sivumäärä, 81.

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A Survey of Mid-Air Ultrasound Haptics and Its Applications

Rakkolainen, I., Freeman, E., Sand, A., Raisamo, R. & Brewster, S., 2020, julkaisussa: IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 14, 1, s. 2-19

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Evaluating Ultrasonic Tactile Feedback Stimuli

Sand, A., Rakkolainen, I., Surakka, V., Raisamo, R. & Brewster, S., 2020, Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications: 12th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2020, Leiden, The Netherlands, September 6–9, 2020, Proceedings. Nisky, I., Hartcher-O’Brien, J., Wiertlewski, M. & Smeets, J. (toim.). Springer, Vuosikerta 12272. s. 253-261 9 Sivumäärä (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vuosikerta 12272).

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Tactile Feedback on Mid-Air Gestural Interaction with a Large Fogscreen

Sand, A., Remizova, V., MacKenzie, I. S., Spakov, O., Nieminen, K., Rakkolainen, I., Kylliäinen, A., Surakka, V. & Kuosmanen, J., 2020, AcademicMindtrek '20 : Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Academic Mindtrek. Turunen, M. (toim.). ACM, s. 161-164

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A Survey of Mid-Air Ultrasonic Tactile Feedback

Rakkolainen, I., Sand, A. & Raisamo, R., 2019, 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM). New York: IEEE, s. 94-98

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Human augmentation: Past, present and future

Raisamo, R., Rakkolainen, I., Majaranta, P., Salminen, K., Rantala, J. & Farooq, A., 2019, julkaisussa: International Journal of Human Computer Studies. 131, s. 131-143

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Oleg Spakov

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Researcher
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358503185872
oleg.spakov@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7679-4631

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About me

I'm a doctoral researcher, recevied Ph.D. in 2008

Responsibilities

conducting high-quality research
supporting other researchers by developing experiment tools

Field of expertise

eye tracking for human-compuer interaction
software development

Research fields

human-computer interaction
human-vehicle interaction

Top achievements

Latest publications

Foggy fun: an exploration of mid-air gestural interaction with a fogscreen by children with attention-deficits

Remizova, V., Špakov, O., Sand, A., Lylykangas, J., Qin, M., Helminen, T. M., Takio, F., Rantanen, K., Kylliäinen, A., Surakka, V. & Gizatdinova, Y., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) julkaisussa: Behaviour and Information Technology. 24 Sivumäärä

Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Cueing Car Drivers with Ultrasound Skin Stimulation

Tutkimustuotos: Konferenssiartikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Exploring Mid-air Gestural Interfaces for Children with ADHD

Remizova, V., Sand, A., Spakov, O., Lylykangas, J., Qin, M., Helminen, T., Takio, F., Rantanen, K., Kylliäinen, A., Surakka, V. & Kuosmanen, J., 15 marrask. 2023, MIG '23: Proceedings of the 16th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion, Interaction and Games. Pettré, J., Solenthaler, B., McDonnell, R. & Peters, C. (toim.). ACM, s. 1-10 10 Sivumäärä 7. (MIG '23).

Tutkimustuotos: Konferenssiartikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Mid-Air Gestural Interaction with a Large Fogscreen

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Multimodal Gaze-Based Interaction in Cars: Are Mid-Air Gestures with Haptic Feedback Safer Than Buttons?

Spakov, O., Venesvirta, H., Lylykangas, J., Farooq, A., Raisamo, R. & Surakka, V., 2023, Design, User Experience, and Usability: 12th International Conference, DUXU 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Proceedings. Marcus, A., Rosenzweig, E. & Soares, M. M. (toim.). Springer, s. 333-352 20 Sivumäärä (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vuosikerta 14032 LNCS).

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Vision-Based Interfaces for Character-Based Text Entry: Comparison of Errors and Error Correction Properties of Eye Typing and Head Typing

Gizatdinova, Y., Špakov, O., Tuisku, O., Turk, M. & Surakka, V., 2023, julkaisussa: Advances in Human-Computer Interaction. 2023, 8855764.

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Head and Gaze Orientation in Hemispheric Image Viewing

Kangas, J., Špakov, O., Raisamo, R., Koskinen, O., Järvenpää, T. & Salmimaa, M., 2022, julkaisussa: Frontiers in Virtual Reality. 3, 11 Sivumäärä, 822189.

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Ultrasound Feedback for Mid-air Gesture Interaction in Vibrating Environment

Spakov, O., Farooq, A., Venesvirta, H., Hippula, A., Surakka, V. & Raisamo, R., helmik. 2022, Human Interaction & Emerging Technologies (IHIET-AI 2022): Artificial Intelligence & Future Applications. AHFE International, Vuosikerta 23. 10 Sivumäärä (AHFE international).

Tutkimustuotos: Konferenssiartikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Where's My Cellphone: Non-contact based Hand-Gestures and Ultrasound haptic feedback for Secondary Task Interaction while Driving

Farooq, A., Nukarinen, T., Sand, A., Venesvirta, H., Spakov, O., Surakka, V. & Raisamo, R., 2021, 2021 IEEE Sensors. IEEE, s. 1-4 4 Sivumäärä (Proceedings of IEEE Sensors).

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Gaze Interaction with Vibrotactile Feedback: Review and Design Guidelines

Rantala, J., Majaranta, P., Kangas, J., Isokoski, P., Deepak, A., Spakov, O. & Raisamo, R., 2020, julkaisussa: Human-Computer Interaction. 35, 1, s. 1-39

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