HELLO and WELCOME to read about me and my research

I am originally from Iran; born and raised in Iran. I have been living in Finland since 2014. I first completed my master’s degree in the field of ‘Computer Science’ at LUT(Lappeenranta University of Technology). The title of my master thesis is: ‘Interactive design thinking portfolio: a tool for user experience designers’. After graduating, in 2018 I joined ‘INTERACT Research Unit’ as a PhD candidate in the field of ‘Information Processing Science’. My research was under the supervision of Marianne Kinnula and Netta Iivari. My doctoral thesis was about how adults, space, tasks, and equipment shape children’s digital fabrication and making. I've been working at the university’s Fab Lab, Super Fab Lab Oulu since 2018 as a Fab Lab instructor, teacher, and researcher.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Human‑computer interaction: Human perspective and experiences
  • Child–computer interaction: Children as key contributors to creating technology for their own use
  • Understanding and improving how participants engage in digital fabrication at Fab Labs
  • AI supporting participation in Fab Lab activities
  • Qualitative research approaches, particularly nexus analysis

TEACHING ACTIVITIES:

PROJECTS:

  • FutuProta: Examining "technology protagonism": A future where citizens—whether acting as private individuals, employees, entrepreneurs, policymakers, or technology developers—can question digital technologies, demand socially sustainable solutions, and even design such technologies themselves. 
  • ComeThinkAgain: Revamping Computational and Entrepreneurial Thinking, Sustainable Future, and Green Skills education across Europe.
  • CiviLuanti; Implicating youth populations in sustainable urban projects through the open source game generator Luanti.
    • A three-year project strated in spring 2026; Founded by Erasmus+; Received by Elvira Hojberg from the Centre Pompidou, a center for multidisciplinary Art and culture in France.

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