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Lily Díaz-Kommonen
Professor of New Media
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My research interests are now focused in: 1. New media platforms that could be developed to illuminate knowledge in the arts and the humanities 2. Virtual reality as a new genre 3. Media and Design research practice and theory; 4. Combined use of anthropology and new media to promote human-centred design.
My experience as principal investigator is in European research and development projects in the area of digital technology and cultural heritage. I also helped to develop and teach in the Building Virtual Worlds minor subject area.
In 2015 I was appointed full professor of new media at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture. As Head of Research I am responsible for the Doctoral Studies in the Media Lab Helsinki. In the MA studies programme I teach media design research and information visualization design.
Significant research projects include the Raisio Archeology Archive created as part of the Illuminating History Through the Eyes of Media project funded by the Academy of Finland; the Digital Facsimile of the Map of Mexico 1550 project that received First Prize in the Nabi Digital Storytelling International Competition of Intangible Heritage organized by Art Center Nabi in South Korea and UNESCO; the Interactive Virtual Reality Installation of the Pavilion of Finland at the 1900 World Fair in Paris developed as part of the TEKES funded HandsOn project; and the Interactive Virtual Reality Installation of Vrouw Maria, that was awarded a Special Mention of the Jury in the research category of the 2015 Europa Nostra digital cultural heritage competition.
Among my latest research projects are: Beyond Matter, Cultural Heritage on the Verge of Virtual Reality, a large-scale Creative Europe project that is developing a virtual museology toolkit and the SPICE H2020, (Social cohesion, Participation, and Inclusion through Cultural Engagement) an EU Horizon 2020 project dedicated to developing tools for citizen curation of cultural heritage.
I have written over 90 publications in areas related to art, design, heritage and new media. Ubiquitous Computing, Complexity and Culture an anthology published by Routledge in 2016 and co-edited with Ulrik Ekman, Jay David Bolter, Martin Sondegaard and Maria Engberg, and the 2019 Adaptation and Convergence of Media volume, co-edited and co-authored with Magda Dragú and Leena Eilitta and published by Aalto ARTS Books, are among my latest results as an author.
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Person profile
My research interests are now focused in: 1. New media platforms that could be developed to illuminate knowledge in the arts and the humanities 2. Virtual reality as a new genre 3. Design research practice and theory; 4. Combined use of anthropology and new media to promote human-centred design.
My experience as principal investigator is in European research and development projects in the area of digital technology and cultural heritage. I also developed and teach Dynamic Visual Design, a focus area of study in the Media Lab Helsinki.
In 2015 I was appointed full professor of new media at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture. As Head of Research I am responsible for the Doctoral Studies in the Media Lab Helsinki. In the MA studies programme I teach media design research and information visualization design.
Significant research projects include the Raisio Archeology Archive created as part of the Illuminating History Through the Eyes of Media project funded by the Academy of Finland; the Digital Facsimile of the Map of Mexico 1550 project that received First Prize in the Nabi Digital Storytelling International Competition of Intangible Heritage organized by Art Center Nabi in South Korea and UNESCO; the Interactive Virtual Reality Installation of the Pavilion of Finland at the 1900 World Fair in Paris developed as part of the TEKES funded HandsOn project; and the Interactive Virtual Reality Installation of Vrouw Maria, that was awarded a Special Mention of the Jury in the research category of the 2015 Europa Nostra digital cultural heritage competition.
I have written over 70 publications in areas related to art, design, heritage and new media. Ubiquitous Computing, Complexity and Culture an anthology published by Routledge in 2015 and co-edited with Ulrik Ekman, Jay David Bolter, Martin Sondegaard and Maria Engberg, is my latest result as an author.
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Background
I was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Venezuela and Puerto Rico. I attended university in the United States. My educational background is in anthropology (Brandeis University), computer arts (School of Visual Art, NYC), and new media (University of Art and Design Helsinki/UIAH). I am also a graduate of the Independent Study Program (ISP) of the Whitney Museum of American Arts in New York.
In the arts I have worked as an audio-visual specialist, multimedia designer, and a photographer and camera operator with clients and employers such as Bozell, Inc., Dow Jones, Intel, and Merrill Lynch. I was a Fulbright scholar (Spain, 1990–1991) doing research at the Archive of the Indies in Seville.
I came to Finland in 1995 and completed my dissertation about activity theory, design and archaeology in 2001. I have 2 children and a sheep dog.
Background
I was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Venezuela and Puerto Rico. I attended university in the United States. My educational background is in anthropology (Brandeis University), computer arts (School of Visual Art, NYC), and new media (University of Art and Design Helsinki/UIAH). I am also a graduate of the Independent Study Program of the Whitney Museum of American Arts in New York.
In the arts I have worked as an audio-visual specialist, multimedia designer, and a photographer and camera operator with clients and employers such as Bozell, Inc., Dow Jones, Intel, and Merrill Lynch. I was a Fulbright scholar (Spain, 1990–1991) doing research at the Archive of the Indies in Seville.
I came to Finland in 1995 and completed my dissertation about activity theory, design and archaeology in 2001. I have 2 children and a sheep dog.