JSPS Post-doctoral Fellow @ Waseda University
2018 - 2020
Research on virtual reality software engineering and full body avatars
Researcher @ Aalto University
September 2009 - Present
Research and development of applications for virtual reality, motion capture, computer vision, and graphics at the Department of Computer Science.
Assistant researcher @ Helsinki University of Technology
2007-2009: Computer vision and sensor fusion related research and implementation work for Hands-on project, which aims to develop a natural hand controlled interface for 3d modelling and CAD software.
Summer 2006: Code refactoring and documentation for HELMA project, which dealt with virtual painting tools and exhibition software in a CAVE-like environment.
Summer 2005: 3d modeling for 3DR research group and other groups.
Concept artist @ Ninai Games
January 2001 - April 2001 (4 months) Helsinki
Created concept art for a platformer for Game Boy Advance
Honors and Awards
2016 - Co-wrote an application that secured a 250,000 € grant to Finnish VR Association (FIVR)
2013 - Received a 5,000 € grant from Nokia Foundation
2013 - Received 5,000 € funding from Aalto University's Media Factory for my RUIS-project
2013 - Received a 10,000 € grant from The Research Foundation of Helsinki University of Technology
2013 - "Best low-cost solution" prize in the annual 3DUI contest at IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces
2012 - Received a 40,000 € grant together with a colleague for an XP3D-UI research project
2012 - Received a 5,000 € grant from Emil Aaltonen foundation
2011 - Received a 7,000 € grant from Wihuri foundation
2011 - Received 20,000 € funding for my WeStyle AR project
2011 - Received 13,000 € funding for my RUIS project
2009 - Received a 4-year funded position at graduate school UCIT
2005 - 3rd place in Assembly'05 FastGFX competition
2002 - 3rd place in Assembly'02 Raytrace competition
2001 - 1st place in Assembly'01 Raytrace competition
