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Kuva: Adolfo Vera
Mika P. Nieminen
University Lecturer, EIT Digital Master School HCID programme Lead
Person profile
My research interests go in circles around User-Centered Design of new product or service concepts, especially how to involve users to the design process. My take on design is equally user and technology driven.
My PhD thesis considered the necessary knowledge and skills for succesfull design practices and it described a UCD Competency Model with practical tools to evaluate potential strengths and shortcomings in projects and the teams executing the design activities.
I teach User-Centred Design and instruct B.Sc. , M.Sc. and Lic.Sc. theses.
I lead the EIT Digital Master School's Human-Computer Interaction and Design (HCID) master's programme.
Vice-member of the Degree Programme Committee for Information Networks at Aalto School of Science.
Member of the Academic Affairs Committee for the Aalto University School of Science 2018-2021.
Vice-member of the Aalto University Academic Affairs committee 2018-2021
Member of the board Aalto Living+ Platform 2020.
Person profile
My research interests go in circles around User-Centered Design of new product or service concepts, especially how to involve users to the design process. My take on design is equally user and technology driven.
My PhD thesis considered the necessary knowledge and skills for succesfull design practices and it described a UCD Competency Model with practical tools to evaluate potential strengths and shortcomings in projects and the teams executing the design activities.
I teach User-Centred Design and instruct B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses.
Member of the degree programme committee for Information Networks at Aalto School of Science.
Member of the Academic Affairs Committee for the Aalto University School of Science 2018-2021.
Academic coordinator for the EIT Digital Human-Computer Interaction and Design master's programme.