TAUCHI Research Center 25-year Anniversary Event

We’ll commemorate the anniversary by organizing a seminar in Tampere on Friday, November 18th, 2022, at 10–12. Before and after the seminar session we provide the participants with a chance to personally experience the latest research in the field through interactive demos.

Come to meet us and experience the possibilities of the latest multimodal interaction technologies, including, e.g., gaze interaction, haptic feedback, olfaction technologies and extended reality!

The program:

– From 9–10 Demos running in TAUCHI laboratories,
Pinni B building floors 0-2

– From 10–12 Anniversary Seminar including invited speakers,
Pinni Auditorium B1096

The anniversary seminar includes interesting talks about the future of human-technology interaction, from different perspectives. The invited speakers are:

– Marja Salmimaa, Distinguished Research Leader, Nokia Bell Labs
– Vesa Varjonen, Vice President, Research and Technology, Planmeca
– Sanni Siltanen, Senior Ecosystem Lead, DIMECC

In addition, professors from TAUCHI give their personal views of the future.

– From 12–14 Demos running in TAUCHI laboratories,
Pinni B building floors 0-2.

The two demo sessions are identical. More information will be provided for registered participants.

– From 14:30–15:30 Bonus program,
Nokia Arena, Paidia Living Lab.

The day may be completed with a public Panel discussion in Mindtrek:
Is human-centered AI a priority in industry?

Organizer: Prof. Kaisa Väänänen, Tampere University
Moderator: Prof. Thomas Olsson, Tampere University

Panelists:
Kristiina Härkönen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Gofore
Manu Setälä, Research Director, Solita
Mikko Muhonen, AI Specialist, twoday AI Works

The panelists are experts from the industry. They are working on sustainable AI / human-centered AI.

Photo: Mirella Mellonmaa / Business Tampere