2017 - ongoing
This is an updated list on the speeches I have given on social robots, their design and ethics, as well as the case study of designing a robot to teach sign language to children with autism.
22.4.2021– "Laila, Experience Design & Human-Robot Interaction", lecture at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, course From Services to Experiences and Transformations, Helsinki Finland, 10 attendees
2.11.2020– "Designing social robots: Methods, ethical considerations, and use cases", lecture at Tampere University course UX in Robotics, Tampere Finland, 30 attendees
4.11.2019 – "Designing social robots: Methods, ethical considerations, and use cases", lecture at Tampere University course UX in Robotics, Tampere Finland, 30 attendees
15.10.2019 – "A Robotic Tutor of Sign Language for Children with Autism", Health Design 2019: Changing Society and the Future of Wellbeing, Espoo Finland, 30 attendees
26.7.2019 – "Social Robots and Service Design", Beer and Tech at Futubytes, Berlin Germany, 30 attendees
20.5.2019 – Keynote: "Robotic tutor of sign language for children with autism: Case study on a rapid prototyping approach to open robotics development", HNC-USF Platform Promotion Conference, Ningbo China, 100 attendees
7.5.2019 – "Yle Twitchbot: A social robotics design sprint", Yle Betaday with the theme "Internet of Humans", Helsinki Finland, 100 attendees
12.3.2019 – "Designing social robots – How a robot helped children with autism learn sign language", UXDX Conference, Helsinki Finland, 50 attendees
26.3.2019 – "Designing social robots: Use cases, ethical considerations and design methods", Tampere University, Tampere Finland, 30 attendees
12.3.2019 – "Designing social robots: Use cases, ethical considerations and design methods", University of the Arts London, London United Kingdom, 30 attendees
21.11.2018 – "Social Robots", European Robotics Week, Turku Finland, 300 attendees
9.11.2018 – "Design and Ethics of Social Robots", FutuFriday, Helsinki Finland, 500 attendees
29.10.2018 – "Design as a tool for responsible and human-centered robotics", Social robotics breakfast, Helsinki Finland, 40 attendees
25.10.2018 – "Human-centered and ethical design of social robots", Future Female: Robots and Humanity, Helsinki Finland, 50 attendees
10.10.2018 – "Designing social robots – How a robot helped children with autism learn sign language", Mindtrek conference, Tampere Finland, 800 attendees
3.10.2018 – "Design & Social Robots", Turku AI Society: AI & Design: Design, Ethics & Social Robots, Turku Finland, 40 attendees
25.6.2017 – "Robots as a tool for teaching sign language to children with autism ", Futurice Global Meeting, Berlin Germany, 500 attendees
22.4.2021 – "Laila, Experience Design & Human-Robot Interaction", Haaga-Helia, From Services to Experiences and Transformations course, 10 attendees
23.10.2017 – "Digitalizing Finland's Arms Report", Publication ceremony of the Finnish Arms Report in 2017, Helsinki Finland, 50 attendees including notable political figures in Finland
2015 – Invited talk at Rails Girls Finland, a non-profit organisation running coding workshops for girls and women (with Eevi Rutanen)