Erkki Sutinen

Erkki Sutinen Head of Windhoek Campus, Professor (University of Turku)

Dr. Erkki Sutinen is Professor of Computer Science (Interaction design) at the University of Turku since 2015. He moved to Namibia in 2019 to set up the first overseas campus of University of Turku, located currently at the premises of University of Namibia, in its main campus in Windhoek.

Erkki got his PhD from University of Helsinki in 1998, based on his research in string algorithms. In 1999-2015, he was a professor at University of Eastern Finland (1999-2009 University of Joensuu) where he founded a research group in educational technology, hosting an online PhD program impdet.org. In 2010-12, he was the chief technical advisor of the 22 M€ STIFIMO science, technology and innovation program in Mozambique.

Erkki has been researching educational technology, Computing education, ICT4D, and co-design.  He has supervised circa 30 PhDs and co-authored around 300 papers. As an ordained Lutheran priest, his current interests include digital theology.

Blog

https://learningwithnamibians.home.blog/

Publications

  • The immigrant integration online training program in finland. A. Hartikainen, M. Ahola, M. Apiola, and E. Sutinen. The immigrant integration online training program in finland. In To appear in Proceedings of 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO), 2020
  • Mindset and study performance: New scales and research directions. M. Apiola and E. Sutinen. Mindset and study performance: New scales and research directions. In To Appear in ACM Koli Calling 2020 Conference, 2020
  • Experiences from a development project in kenya –baselines for future climate information systems. J. Helminen, B. B. Kirongo, S. Gaiani, E. Misaki, M. Apiola, and E. Sutinen. Experiences from a development project in kenya –baselines for future climate information systems. In P. Nielsen and H. C. Kimaro, editors, Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D, pages 366–377, Cham, 2019. Springer International Publishing
  • Research in progress: Holistic climate service prototypes for farmers in tambuu, tanzania. V. Myllynpää, J. Helminen, E. Misaki, M. Apiola, J. Haakana, T. Westerlund, and E. Sutinen. Research in progress: Holistic climate service prototypes for farmers in tambuu, tanzania. In P. Nielsen and H. C. Kimaro, editors, Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D, pages 294–302, Cham, 2019. Springer International Publishing.
  • Towards a design research model for climate services: Experiences from a development project in mozambique. J. Helminen, A. J. Leao, V. Myllynpää, S. Gaiani, M. Apiola, and E. Sutinen. Towards a design research model for climate services: Experiences from a development project in mozambique. In F. Mekuria, E. Nigussie, and T. Tegegne, editors, Information and Communication Technology for Development for Africa, pages 260–269, Cham, 2019. Springer International Publishing

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