CV

PhD in Computer Science and Information Society

• Thesis: Using Learning Analytics to Understand and Support Collaborative Learning

Title of Docent in Learning Analytics

Professor of Computer Science

• Head of Learning Analytics Unit
• Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology

Associate Professor of Computer Science

• Head of Learning Analytics Unit

Senior Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher

• School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (combined with UEF)

Postdoctoral Researcher

Researcher

• Department of Computer and Systems Sciences

Postdoctoral Researcher

• Center for Research Interdisciplinarity

• Best Paper Award at The 9th International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2025), Finland
• Best Paper Award at TEEM 2025 Conference, Spain (Learning Analytics Track)
• University of Kassel DITRA Award for outstanding papers (2nd place), Germany

• Best Full Paper Award at International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK24), Kyoto, Japan
• Best Paper Award at TEEM 2024 Conference, Spain (Track: Unveiling Learning Analytics and Grey-Box Modelling: Bridging Theory and Data-Driven Insights)
• Nominated for Best Paper Award at IEEE ICALT 2024 Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus
• Nominated for Best Poster Award at EC-TEL 2024 Conference, Krems, Austria

• Europe Emerging Scholar Award by the Society of Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR): Noteworthy research leading to significant knowledge and understanding of learning analytics and the impact of their research on learning analytics application adoption and professional development in Europe
• Best Paper Award at TEEM 2023 Conference, Bragança, Portugal (Track: Data-Driven Education: Overcoming Hurdles for the Future of Learning Analytics)
• Best Paper Award at TEEM 2023 Conference, Bragança, Portugal (Track: Gamification and Games for Learning)

• Outstanding Paper Award at SITE 2022 Conference

• Best Paper Award at the 28th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2020)

• Best Thesis Award, Stockholm University Computer Science Department

• Finnish Research Council, Principal Investigator (Amount: 231.6K Euros): Toward Precision explainable Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Co-Investigator (Amount: 886.391 Euros), Finnish Academy of Science 'Generation AI'

• Amount: 68K Euros, BalticSeaBioMed
• Role: Principal Investigator, Total Amount: 250K Euros (78K for UEF), ISILA Erasmus Project

• European Council Erasmus Project, Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Total Amount: 227K Euros (61K for UEF), ILEDA

• European Council Erasmus Project, Role: Principal Investigator, Total Amount: 288K Euros (46K for UEF), ENVISION

• Role: Co-Principal Investigator (20%), Amount: 6 million SEK, Swedish Research Council Grant

• Editor-in-Chief, Frontiers in Education: Digital Education

• Editor-in-Chief, Book title: AI, Precision and Complexity Book (forthcoming), Springer

• Editor-in-Chief, Book title: Learning Analytics Methods and Tutorials, Springer

• Editor-in-Chief, Book title: Past, Present and Future of Computing Education Research: A Global Perspective, Springer

• Special Collection Editor, Diversity in the Social Sciences, Frontiers in Education
• Special Collection Editor, Reduced Inequalities, Frontiers in Education

• Academic Editor, Science of Stories Collection, PLOS One

• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Learning and Learners' dynamics, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Generative AI Shift of Education, Review of Education

• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Complex Dynamics, British Journal of Educational Technology. Dynamics of Learning and Learners in the Changing Digital Landscape.
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Global Perspectives on Technology, British Journal of Educational Technology

• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Teaching and Learning Artificial Intelligence, Discover Education
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Diversity, Learning and Individual Differences

• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Education Reimagined, Frontiers in Psychology: Education

• Editorial Board Member, British Journal of Educational Technology

• Editorial Board Member, AERA Open

• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Computer Science
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Education

• Academic Editor, PLOS One

• The 9th International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (Program Chair)

• Finnish Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Education (FLAIEC)
• eLearning Conference, Belgrade, Serbia

• eLearning Conference, Belgrade, Serbia

• Finnish Learning Analytics and AI in Education (FLAIEC)

• NetSciLA Workshop (LAK22, LAK21)

• Nordic Learning Analytics Summer Institute

• Quantitative Ethnography as a Framework for Network Analysis (LAK20)

• Chair, Learning Analytics Track, Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM) (11th edition)

• Chair, Learning Analytics Track, International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) (29th edition)

• Chair, Learning Analytics Track, International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) (28th edition)

• Senior Program Committee, International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)
• Senior Program Committee, International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK)

• Senior Program Committee, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED)
• Senior Program Committee, European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL)

• The Thirteenth International Conference on eLearning

• Technology-Enhanced Learning in Laboratories Symposium

• The Thirteenth International Conference on eLearning
• Finnish Learning Analytics and AI in Education Conference
• Networks and Learning Analytics: Addressing Educational Challenges
• Using Network Science in Learning Analytics: Building Bridges towards a Common Agenda

• STELLA Symposium 2020: Harnessing the Potentials of Technology to Support Self-Directed Language Learning in Online Learning Settings

• Keynote: Finnish Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Guest Lecture: Aalto University, Finland
• Guest Lecture: University of Technology Sydney, Australia
• Guest Lecture: Monash University, Australia
• Guest Lecture: Melbourne University, Australia
• Guest Lecture: Toulouse University, France

• Keynote: 14th International Conference on eLearning
• Guest Lecture: Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE)
• Keynote: Helsinki Node Network Analysis Research on Teaching and Learning

• Keynote: Spanish Network of Learning Analytics (SNOLA)
• Lecture: Bridging from Remote to In-Person Teaching, Åbo Akademi University
• Lecture: Swedish Higher Education and E-Learning (HEEL)

• Monash University (Australia)

• Cairo University (Egypt)
• Oulu University (Finland)

• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain)
• Osnabrück University (Germany)

• City of Helsinki (Finland): AI in education development

• Dugga e-Assessment project - Stockholm University: Inclusion of analytics in e-assessment platforms.

• TOPEILA - University of Eastern Finland: Academy of Finland funded project to study idiographic learning analytics
• Generation AI - University of Eastern Finland: A project to study AI for the new generation across several Finnish Universities, the total funding of the project is around six million Euros

• ILEDA - University of Eastern Finland: An Erasmus+ funded project with three main goals: (1) to design a framework for developing and integrating existing learning environments with digital tools in order to support online and blended learning with learning analytics, (2) to identify Learning analytics data that can be used to monitor learning performance, with the goal to identify at risk students of dropping out, and (3) to develop a software tool that collects and provides analysis on student learning activities.

• ENVISION - University of Eastern Finland: An Erasmus project that aims to develop Virtual Laboratory and Virtual Teamwork modules in the field of biosciences, and aid the development by studying how we can implement learning analytics (LA) to improve the digi-pedagogic quality of the modules. The overreaching goal of our Project is to offer the students individualized learning experience in the future, based on the real-time LA incorporated in the e-learning course modules.

• OAHOT - University of Eastern Finland: The aim of the research project is to identify through learning analytics, the key elements of learning processes that support the development of high quality learning and development of know-how. This research project examines the development of learners’ skills, the learning process, learning outcomes and the key elements in the pathway in multiple learning contexts through multiple case-studies, utilizing the same learning analytics tools.

• Co-inform - Stockholm University: I designed, implemented, and analyzed the pilot project of co-creating resilient societies against misinformation for 9 universities across Europe.

• IGEM - Paris Descartes University: I analyzed scientific interactions using proximity sensors using social network analysis and machine learning (Multimodal learning analytics).

• Project-based learning curriculum implementation - Wright State University: Using education technology to deliver curriculum and learning resources, transfer, and optimization.

• Preventive medicine project - Stanford University: Using education technology to design and deliver disease prevention curriculum and learning resources.

• Progress test project - Maastricht University: I implemented e-assessment analytics among 30 universities, using item response and comparative analytics.