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26.2.2009 A paper on smartphone logging accepted to Sociological Methods & Research
Thu, 26.02.2009
REFERENCE
Raento, M., Oulasvirta, A., & Eagle, N. (2009). Smartphones: An emerging tool for social scientists. Sociological Methods and Research, 37 (2), 426-454.
TITLE
Smartphones: An Emerging Tool for Social Scientists
13.1.2009 Two full papers accepted to CHI2009
Mon, 12.01.2009
Two full papers by UIx members were accepted to CHI2009. Morrison et al. received a Best paper award nomination.
- Morrison et al., ”Like Bees Around the Hive”: Interaction In the Wild with a Mobile AR Map
- Näsänen et al. Mobile media in the social fabric of a kindergarten.
1.1.2009 Sakari Tamminen joins the group
Thu, 08.01.2009
Sakari Tamminen is a doctoral candidate at the department of Social Psychology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He did his M.A. and Lic.Soc.Sci studies at Helsinki, where he graduated in social psychology and social anthropology. He has also studied usability and user-centred design at the Helsinki University of Technology TKK, Department of Computer Science, where he also held a teaching post on the subject for some years. Previously, he has worked on the topics of gender and information technology, on which he also wrote both his M.A. and Lic. Thesis’.
28.11.2008 Academy of Finland funds two projects during 2009-2012
Sat, 29.11.2008
Two research projects coordinated by Martti Mäntylä got funded from the MOTIVE program of Academy of Finland for the period of 1 Jan 2009- 31 Dec 2012.
Musiquitous - mobile ubiquitous music, designed by Lassi Liikkanen in cooperation with University of Tampere will start in middle 2009.
Economy and technology of a global peer produced 3D geographical information system in built environment (3DGIS), will continue the successful work of Antti Nurminen among mobile 3D map environments as a part of a consortium project involving University of Helsinki.
24.11.2008 Statistician Lingyi Ma joins the group
Thu, 27.11.2008
Statistician, PhD student, Lingyi Ma, joins the group. Lingyi will be working on behavioral modeling.