Ashley Colley

Ashley Colley is a docent and university researcher at the University of Lapland, Finland. Having more than 25 years professional industry experience, including almost 10 years as a Principal Designer in Nokia; he has lead design projects that formed the core of more than 50 million shipped products and is the inventor of more than 30 patents/applications. He has co-authored 80+ peer-reviewed research papers. Colley is a co-founder of Oura Health (www.ouraring.com), where he was instrumental in the initial development of their successful sleep and activity tracking ring

Emmi Harjuniemi
emmi.harjuniemi@ulapland.fi
PhD Student, University teacher
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Emmi Harjuniemi is a University Teacher in Design Technology and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Lapland, the faculty of Art and Design. Her background is in clothing design and since leaving the industry she has worked in the intersection of design and technology in several projects and developed technology education. Her research explores e-textiles and wearable technology from aesthetics and educational perspectives.

Mari Karhu
mari.karhu@ulapland.fi
Doctoral Researcher
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Mari Karhu researches the use of collaborative media in societal crises as a doctoral researcher of the thematic doctoral programme 'The Arctic in a changing world'. She has published peer-reviewed research articles about media-enabled citizen collaboration in societal crises and bottom-up communities' endeavors toward sustainable futures at international HCI venues. Prior to the salaried researcher position, her research was funded by The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Lapland Regional Fund (A.E. Nordenskiöld -stipend). Mari has 10+ years of work experience in research and communications projects. Currently, she is on research leave from her work as a senior communications strategist at Miltton Ltd.

Siiri Paananen
siiri.paananen@ulapland.fi
PhD Student, Project Manager
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Siiri Paananen is researching interactive applications in Cultural Heritage contexts in her doctoral thesis. She holds a Master’s Degree in Internet and Game Research from Tampere University. Previously Siiri has worked in game development and has experience of creating art for games and using game engines. In her work, she enjoys the combination of arts and technology, and coming up with new ways to create captivating experiences for people. Previously she has worked in “Muittut, muitalusat – the story of the Sámi by the Sámi” -project as a 3D designer.

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