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2010

• 17.12.2010: Tuuli Tulonen will defend her Thesis "Electrical Accident Risks in Electrical Work" at 12 in the small auditorium of the Festia building at TUT. More...
• 29.11-1.12.2010: UCIT 2010 review seminar at UTA.
• 30.11-1.12.2010: Visiting lectures on "Empirical Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction" by Prof. Scott MacKenzie at UTA More...
• 31.8.-3.9.2010: Summer School on product user experience (PUX2010).
• 30-31.8.2010: Joint workshop with prometei in Tampere.
• 4.6.2010: Arto Kolinummi will defend his thesis "Error Sources and Their Reduction Techniques in Audio Power Amplifiers" at 12 in lecture hall TB109 in Tietotalo at the Tampere University of Technology.
• 11-12.3.2010: UCIT kick-off seminar 2010 at the University of Tampere. More...

2009

• 11.12.2009: UCIT review seminar for 2009. More...
• 30.10.2009: UCIT board selected 14 new funded students among 28 applicants. The new UCIT members will be listed on the people page after they have formally accepted the positions.
• 21.10.2009: Visiting Lecture on "UCD in China" by Pof. Zhengjie Liu at University of Tampere (Pinni B 1029) at 15:00.
• 14-15.9.2009: Visiting lectures by Kristiina Jokinen at the University of Tampere.More...
• 1.8.2009: Päivi Majaranta will defend her Ph.D. thesis "Text Entry by Eye Gaze" at noon at the University of Tampere in lecture room B1097. More...
• 15.6.2009: The schedule for joint doctoral education at the University of Tampere is now available. More...
• 24.2.2009: The Academy of Finland has granted funding for 15 funded positions in UCIT starting 1.1.2010. Application instructions are available on the applications page.
• 13.1.2009: Review seminar for the year 2008 at the University of Tampere. More...
• 8.1.-5.3.2009 A course by Poika Isokoski and Howell Istance on Introduction to Experimental Research in Interactive Technology (6 credits). More...

2008

• 19.10.2008: A workshop on "Research Goals and Stragies for Studying User Experience and Emotion" Organized jointly by UCIT and Prometei at NordiCHI 2008.More...
• 8-10.10.2008 A joint workshop with Prometei in Berlin: BCI and Eye Movements.
• 24.9.2008: Guest Lectures by Prof. Jennifer Preece, Tampere university of Technology. More...
• 29.8.2008: The Ministry of Education has released an updated document to clarify the practices in graduate schools. It is available on the policies page. [pdf]
• 18-22.8.2008: GaCIT Summer School Jointly organized by UCIT and COGAIN. More...
• 28-30.7.2008 Scientific Writing course: Intensive start-up period by Kari-Jouko Räihä and Howell Istance in cooperation with Prometei in Berlin.
• 13.6.2008: Inka Vilpola will defend her thesis on "Applying User-Centered Design in ERP Implementation Requirement Analysis" at TUT at noon in Tietotalo, TB 111 (Korkeakoulunkatu 1, Tampere).
• 28-29.5.2008: Instead of the tratidional spring/summer seminar UCIT will participate Tietojenkäsittelytieteen päivät 2008 where the year's theme is "Tomorrow's software: Human and Technology in cooperation".
• 14-15.5.2008: Visiting lectures on Grounded Innovation in HCI by Lars Erik Holmquist. More...
• 9.5.2008: Oleg Spakov defends his thesis in at the University of Tampere at noon (Auditorium B 1096).
• 15.2.2008: UCIT board increased the travel grants (again). The new grant policy is available on the Policies page.

2007

• 10-11.12.2007: Annual review seminar organized jointly with HUT/TML in Otaniemi. More ...
• 30.11.2007: Pasi Välkkynen will defend his thesis "Physical Selection in Ubiquitous Computing" at 12 in lecture room B 1097. More ...
• 8-12.10.2007: Joint seminar with Prometei in Berlin. More...
• 14.9-14.12: Seminar on Postmortem Examinations of Theses in Interactive Technology (PETIT): Discuss historical theses with Poika Isokoski and other participants at the University of Tampere for 4 ECTS. More...
• 19.6.2007: UCIT board increased the travel grants. The new grant policy is available on the Policies page.
• 1.6.2007: Academy of Finland and DFG have decided to fund the cooperation of UCIT and Prometei for the period of 1.9.2007-31.3.2009. First joint event to be organized in fall 2007.
• 18-20.6.2007: UCIT seminar on publishing and presentation skills in Helsinki. More...
• 10.5.2007: Reuna 07: Tila ja Tilanteet. A seminar on spaces and situations by SIGCHI Finland in Helsinki. More...
• 19.4.2007: The UCIT mailing list has been revived. Subscription is open to all. The list is moderated (by the coordinator). It is intended for general interest UCIT-related announcements. More...
• 23.3.2007-22.5.2007: Seminar on Strategic Usability at HUT. More...
• 22.3.2007: The Ministry of Education has released a document that clarifies practices in graduate schools. It is available on the policies page. [pdf]
• 16.2.2007: UCIT Kick-off seminar in Tampere. More...
• 12-15.2.2007: UCIT and The Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Tampere offer a course on Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction.
• 8.2.2007: Web pages have changed to a new look. Please inform the coordinator of all errors.
• 1.1.2007: Poika Isokoski started as the UCIT Coordinator. Contact infomation is on the people page.

2006

• 18.-19.12.2006: UCIT yearly seminar with UCLIC in London. More...
• 24.11.2006: UCIT graduate number 6! Jaana Hännikäinen will defend her Ph.D. thesis in Electronics at noon in TUT, room RG202. Title of thesis: Electronic Intelligence Development for Wearable Applications. Opponents: Dr. Rita Paradiso, Smartex Millior, Italy, and Prof. Tapio Takala, Helsinki University of Technology. More...
• 13.11.2006: UCIT funded positions filled. Coordinator: Poika Isokoski. Funded students: Noora Hintikka, Meeri Mäkäräinen, Antti Salovaara, Jari Takatalo, Toni Vanhala.
• 11.9.2006: UCIT seminar. More...
• 19.8.2006: UCIT graduate number 5! Johanna Höysniemi will defend her Ph.D. thesis in Interactive Technology at noon in Pinni B1100. Title of thesis: Design and Evaluation of Physically Interactive Games. Opponent: Prof. Martti Mäntylä, Helsinki University of Technology. More...
• 20.6.2006: UCIT summer seminar (all day), Pinni B3116. More...
• 7.6.2006: Child-Computer Interaction Master Class in connection of the Fifth International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, Tampere, 7.-9.6.2006. More...
• 19.5.2006: UCIT graduate number 4! Aulikki Hyrskykari will defend her Ph.D. thesis in Interactive Technology at noon in Pinni B1096. Title of thesis: Eyes in Attentive Interfaces: Experiences from Creating iDict, a Gaze-Aware Reading Aid. Opponent: Howell Istance, De Montfort University. More...
• 3.-4.5.2006: Visit by Jon Hindmarsh from the Work, Interaction and Technology unit, London. More...
• 7.4.2006: Organizing participation in complex workplaces: telexpertise and teleteaching in the operating room. Guest lecture by Prof. Lorenza Mondada. More...
• 4.4.2006: Introduction to the Research Fields of UCIT starts. A course required from all new funded UCIT students. Meets on six consecutive Tuesdays at 14-16 in different locations. More...
• 13.2.2006: Kick-off seminar (all day). New UCIT students will present their research plans. Participation of all UCIT students is encouraged. More...

2005

• 9.12.2005: UCIT graduate number 3! Anne Aula will defend her Ph.D. thesis in Interactive Technology at noon in Paavo Koli auditorium (Pinni A). Title of thesis: Studying User Strategies and Characteristics for Developing Web Search Interfaces. Opponent: Prof. Morten Hertzum, Roskilde University.
• 2.12.2005: UCIT graduate number 2! Mika Käki will defend his Ph.D. thesis in Interactive Technology at 1 o'clock in Pinni B1097. Title of thesis: Enhancing Web Search Result Access with Automatic Categorization. Opponent: Dr. Polle T. Zellweger.
• 30.11.2005: HYVITE seminar on welfare technology (Teknologiasta hyvinvointia) (in Finnish). More...
• 21.-22.11.2005: Intensive course by Prof. Arthur I. Karshmer, University of South Florida. Topic: Teaching Math to the Blind. More...
• 18.11.2005: UCIT graduate number 1! Tatiana Evreinova will defend her Ph.D. thesis in Computer Science at noon in Pinni B1100. Title of thesis: Alternative Visualization of Textual Information for People with Sensory Impairment. Opponent: Prof. Klaus Miesenberger, University of Linz. More...
• 4.11.2005: UCIT Career Seminar (open to non-UCIT participants as well). Time: 9-13. More...
• 31.10.2005: Deadline for applications for funded positions from the beginning of 2006. More...
• 27.10.2005: Next HYVITE graduate seminar on welfare technology (in Finnish). More...
• 21.10.2005: Trends in Human Technology - A Scientific Symposium. Jyväskylä. If you would like to attend, contact tuuli@cc.jyu.fi. More...
• 17.10.2005: Tohtoreista lisäarvoa yrityksille (Doctors as added value for companies). In Finnish. Elinkeinoelämän keskusliiton, Suomen Akatemian ja Tieteentekijöiden liiton seminaari, Helsinki. More...
• 22.-24.8.2005: International Summer School on Usability-Driven Software Architecture. Tampere University of Technology. More...
• 21.-22.6.2005: Workshop by Maurice Nevile on Interaction at Workplace. More...
• 24.5.2005: Tutorial by William Jones on Personal Information Management. More...
• 23.5.2005: Guest lecture by William Jones on the "Keeping Found Things Found" project. More...
• 12.5.2005: Fifth HYVITE seminar. Theme: Presentation of research results.
• 11.-13.4.2005: Intensive course by Prof. Scott MacKenzie, York University. Lectures 9-12 daily. Topic: Empirical Reseach Methods in Human-Computer Interaction. More...
• 18.2.-22.3.2005: Course by Klaus Nordhausen on Statistical Methods in HCI. More...
• 17.3.2005: Fourth HYVITE seminar. Theme: Writing a scientific article.
• 31.1.2005: Third HYVITE seminar. Theme: Research methods. More...

2004

• 16.-18.12.2004: UCIT yearly seminar in Copenhagen. More...
• 2.12.2004: Second HYVITE seminar on welfare technology (in Finnish). Theme: Research plans. More...
• 25.11.2004: HYVITE open seminar (in Finnish) on "Hyvinvointiteknologia apuna asumisessa". More...
• 23.-27.10.2004: NordiCHI 2004 Conference, Tampere.
• 7.10.2004: UCIT seminar in Pinni B. Time: 12-16. More...
• 23.-25.8.2004 Joint summer school with the Graduate School on Ageing, wellbeing and technology. Jyväskylä. More...
• 8.6.2004: UCIT summer seminar. Place: Lapinniemi Spa, Tampere. More...
• 12.5.2004: Guest lecture by Matt Jones, Waikato University. More...
• 3.1.2004: Guest lecture by Jack Whalen, Xerox PARC. Smart factories: Information needs and work community practices in truck assembly plants.
• 9.-10.1.2004: UCIT two-year seminar. Place: Pinni B3116. More...
• 7.-8.1.2004: Two tutorials by Mike Atwood and Tom Hewett. More...

2003

• 24.11.2003: Second part of UCIT interdisciplinary working seminar.
• 4.-6.11.2003: Intensive course by Andrea Corradini and Manish Mehta (University of Southern Denmark): Human-Computer Interaction in Immersive Environments and for Embodied Conversational Characters . More...
• 28.10.2003: Graduate seminar on "Fyysinen, psyykkinen ja sosiaalinen kuormitus työssä" (in Finnish). Tampere University of Technology, konetalon sali 1702. Organized by Kaija Leena Saarela. More...
• 7.10.2003: UCIT seminar on Haptics and multimodality, organized by Roope Raisamo. More....
• 16.-18.6.2003: First part of UCIT interdisciplinary working seminar.
  • Agenda and introduction [slides].
  • Guest lectures by Jukka Ylitalo (University of Art and Design): Real time interaction technologies for sensors and video tracking. More...
• 16.6.2003: Deadline for applications for two funded UCIT positions from the beginning of August 2003.
• 21.5.2003: Seminar on welfare technology (in Finnish). More...
• 8.-9.5.2003: Workshop by Christian Heath (University of London) on Technology, Interaction and Workplace studies. More...
• 5.-6.5.2003: Intensive course by Ravin Balakrishnan (University of Toronto): Interaction with high degree-of-freedom input and next generation display technologies. More...
• 11.-12.3.2003: Intensive course by Janet C. Read (University of Central Lancashire) on Child Computer Interaction. More...
• 4.2.2003 Guest lecture by Turkka Keinonen: "Design Thinking in HCI". [slides]
• Spring 2003: A course by visiting professor Scott MacKenzie on "Advanced Research in Human-Computer Interaction: Models, Methods, and Measures".
• 12.-14.1.2003: UCIT seminar in Stockholm. Progress reports by UCIT students. Joint meeting with the Swedish HMI graduate school. More...

2002

• 10.12.2002: Lecture by Scott MacKenzie on "Empirical Research in HCI: What? Why? How?". Place: TAUCHI lobby. Time: 12-14.
• 26.11.2002: Research seminar (in Finnish) on "Ergonomia ja käyttäjäystävällisyys". Plenary lectures and presentations by students. Program.
• 15.-22.11.2002: Nordic workshop and Ph.D. course on multimodal interaction, Helsinki and Tampere. There is information online both on the organizing MUMIN network and the event.
• 30.10.2002: UCIT board meeting. Decisions on new UCIT students.
• 18.10.2002: UCIT seminar on Emotions, Sociality and Computing, organized by Veikko Surakka. More...
• 15.10.2002: Deadline for applications for two funded UCIT positions from the beginning of 2003.
• 25.-26.9.2002: Intensive course by Bruce Thomas (The University of South Australia) on Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality. More...
• 11.6.2002: UCIT summer seminar. Time and place: whole day at Varala sport center. Theme: Ph.D. work (why, how, what then, ...). More...
• 29.5.2002: Guest lecture by Maurice Nevile (Australian National University, Canberra) on "Oh yeah there he is: Hearing as a situated activity in the airline cockpit." Time and place: 16.15-18.00 at Attila B 665 (Yliopistonkatu 38, Tampere). More....
• 17.5.2002: Guest lecture by Shumin Zhai (IBM Almaden Research Center) on "Computer Input: optimized design, modeling and futuristic exploration." Time and place: 12.15-14.00 at Paavo Koli auditorium. More...
• 13.-14.5.2002: Jack Whalen, Xerox PARC: Workshop on Studies of work, interaction and technology. More...
• 23.4.2002: A UCIT seminar on wearable computing at TUT. Place: Kappeli auditorium, Festia building.
• 22.4.2002: UCIT discussion forum launched. Try it out!
• 5.4.2002: Sections on People and Activities added on the UCIT web pages.
• Applicants who don't request funding from UCIT can send in applications without a deadline. See the section on Applications.
• 16.1.2002: First joint seminar for the students accepted in UCIT. More...
• 22.11.2001: First UCIT students selected. More...
• 28.9.2001: Open positions in UCIT announced. Deadline for applications: October 31, 2001.
• 28.9.2001: UCIT web pages opened.

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