Timo Ojala
Dr. Tech.
Awards, prizes and honours
Best Arts Paper Award in ACM Multimedia 2005 for paper Scheible J & Ojala T: MobiLenin - Combining a multi-track music video, personal mobile phones and a public display into multi-user interactive entertainment
Professional and community activities
- Director, Center for Ubiquitous Computing, http://ubicomp.oulu.fi, 2017 – present
- PI, Urban Computing and Cultures (UCC) research group, 2014 – present
- PI, MediaTeam Oulu research group, http://www.mediateam.oulu.fi, 2006 – 2013
Selected publications
- Harjula, Erkki; Gurtov, Andrei; Koskela, Timo; Ojala, Timo; Ylianttila, Mika (2016) Energy-aware load monitoring for improving battery life of mobile peer-to-peer nodes. - Sustainable Computing: informatics and systems 12, 43-54 . [Original]
- Hosio, Simo; Kukka, Hannu; Goncalves, Jorge; Kostakos, Vassilis; Ojala, Timo (2016) Toward Meaningful Engagement with Pervasive Displays. - IEEE Pervasive Computing 15 (3), 24-31 . [Original]
- Heikkinen, Tommi; Ojala, Timo (2015) Design and evolution of web-based screen management middleware for interactive multipurpose public displays. - Displays 39, 42-54
- Perttunen, Mikko; Kostakos, Vassilis; Riekki, Jukka; Ojala, Timo (2015) Urban traffic analysis through multi-modal sensing. - Personal and ubiquitous computing 19 (3), 709-721 . [Original]
- Alavesa, Paula; Ojala, Timo; Zanni, Daniele (2014) Props: 3D-game-like mediator for improvisational storytelling. - Entertainment Computing 5 (4), 381–390
- Kukka, Hannu; Luusua, Anna; Ylipulli, Johanna; Suopajarvi, Tiina; Kostakos, Vassilis; Ojala, Timo (2014) From cyberpunk to calm urban computing: Exploring the role of technology in the future cityscape. - Technological Forecasting and Social Change 84, 29-42
- Perttunen, Mikko; Kostakos, Vassilis; Riekki, Jukka; Ojala, Timo (2014) Spatio-temporal patterns link your digital identities. - Computers, environment and urban systems 47, 58-67
- Ylipulli, Johanna; Suopajärvi, Tiina; Ojala, Timo; Kostakos, Vassilis; Kukka, Hannu (2014) Municipal WiFi and interactive displays: appropriation of new technologies in public urban spaces. - Technological Forecasting and Social Change 89, 145-160
Thesis supervisions
Dr. Tech. Erkki Harjula (2016)
Energy-efficient peer-to-peer networking for constrained-capacity mobile environments. University of Oulu, Faculty of ITEE, Finland.
Dr. Arch. (“with distinction”) Anna Luusua (2016)
Experiencing and evaluating digital augmentation of public urban places. University of Oulu, Faculty of Architecture, Finland.
Dr. Phil. Johanna Ylipulli (2015)
Smart futures meet northern realities: Anthropological perspectives on the design and adoption of urban computing. Univ. of Oulu, Fac. of Hum., Finland.
Dr. Tech. Simo Hosio (2014)
Leveraging social networking services on multipurpose public displays. University of Oulu, Dept. of CSE, Finland.
Dr. Tech. Marko Jurmu (2014)
Towards engaging multipurpose public displays: Design space and case studies. University of Oulu, Dept. of CSE, Finland.
Dr. Tech. Meirong Liu (2014)
Efficient super-peer-based coordinated service provision. University of Oulu, Dept. of CSE, Finland.
Dr. Tech. Tiia Ojanperä (nee Sutinen) (2013)
Cross-layer optimized video streaming in heterogeneous wireless networks. University of Oulu, Dept. of CSE, Finland.
Dr. Phil. Hannu Kukka (2012)
Case studies in human information behavior in smart urban spaces. University of Oulu, Dept. of CSE, Finland.
Dr. Arts Jürgen Scheible (2010)
Empowering mobile art practice: A recontextualization of mobile and ubiquitous computing. Aalto University, School of Art and Design, Finland.