Senior reserach scientist Hannu Kuukkanen

Graduated in University of Industrial Arts Helsinki in 1978. Job description in VTT: 1.4.2000-30.4.2012 After being the project manager of international projects of UIAH (University of Industrial Arts Helsinki) in the department of Graphic design (in cooperation with VTT) Kuukkanen changed to VTT Information Tehnology as research scientist and project manager in 1.4.2000. Kuukkanen works on the domains of product information management, Internet technology and user interface design. Hannu Kuukkanen belongs to the classification group assigned by VTT and JUKO A204. Classification and salary grade is affected, not only by graduation but as well the professional expertise of the domain. Hannu retired from full term of service in 2012.

VTT projects: Sisukauppa (Tekes/kansallinen 2000 - 2001) as research scientist, Internet technology on the domain of furniture trade in e-business XVisu, (VTT own funding 2001) as the project manager. Utilization of the augmented reality in maintenance purposes. Tuotejalo (VTT own funding 2001) project manager. Intelligent data maining in e-business utilizing sematic information models and ontology. Virtual-Hiisijärvi (ordered project 2002 on cooperation with Kajaanin kehittämiskeskus) as the project manager. This was a preparational project on the utilization of IT-technology for turism. Interiore XML = Interiore.net (Tekes/national 2001-2002) as the project manager. Information classification and semantic product information models for the interior industry domain e-business. Virike (Tekes/national - 2003) as the reserach scientist and team leader. The team made reserch on the new user interfaces for Digi-TV. The project studied the utilization of IT technology and web-services for ageing and disabled persons. OtaDigi (DigiTV test platform, VTT/TKK/OUBS, funded by partners 2003-). Main interest in development of Digi-TV-user interfaces. TIVIK (Tekes/national 2003) user interface development. Utilization of the barrcode in product information management in e-business. PAPERIXI (Tekes/national 2003) user interface design. This project made reserach on the modelled product information management of the paperindustry. LIFEPLAN (Tekes/national 2003) user interface design. The life cycle of the building. Service Life Planning - from theory to practical processes. CADPIPE, (EC Craft/international 2004-2006) Research scientist and project manager. Good quality 3D Cad data transportation and opimization for real-time rendering in virtual spaces and simulation. "CAD Production Pipeline". Hannu Kuukkanen has participated as well in several "secret" industrial projects as project manager and reserch scientist.

Confidential posts: Kuukkanen has participated in OtaDigi (VTT/TKK/OUBS) Digi-TV reserach platform on the Otaniemi district) as the chairman of the content production work group from the year 2003 - 2012.

Public lectures during the time in VTT: - Digi-TV lecture in the Helsinki University of Technology 2003 Digi-TV-user interface for ageing and disabled people. (about the Virike-research) - University of Helsinki and the Association of the artificial intelligence in Finland (Suomen Tekoälyseura), Semantic Web Kick-Off in Finland 2.11.2001.: Semantics on the interior domain e-business -(Lahden Kauppiaspäivät) Furniture sector Shopkeeppers Day in Lahti 9-10.3.2001: Interiore.net, the common product information model for the interior domain. The ontology and product information models of the domain.. - (Huonekalukauppiaitten liitto r.y.) The association of the Finnish Furniture Traders in 2001 lecture in Pöyrytalo. Possibilities in utilization of the product information models and constructed information in the information exchange and e-business of the domain.
PM&RG's christmas party seminar in 7.12.2005 Hannu Kuukkanen: "Taiteellinen luovuus ja teknologia", "Creative artist and technology".

Publications articles: - VIRIKE. "Ikääntyneet Internet- ja digi-tv-palvelujen käyttäjinä" "Ageing people as the users of the Internet and Digi-TV" 2004. VTT Information Technology, Espoo. 56 pages. + liitt. 12 s. VTT Working Papers : 1 (Petäkoski-Hult, Tuula; Strömberg, Hanna; Belitz, Sanna; Kuukkanen, Hannu; Laiho, Maija; Varja, Mervi) ISBN 951-38-6553-3 - (Viherympäristö lehti) paper of gardeners 2004 "Virtuaalipuutarha hanke käynnistymässä VTT:ssä" "Starting the virtual gardening project in VTT" (press release, Hannu Kuukkanen) - The press release of the OtaDigi Digi TV test platform kick-off 6.5.2003 (Tiina Saario-Kuikko, Hannu Kuukkanen) published in several medias in 2003. - Place and time independent training (Kuukkanen, Hannu; Hagberg, Veli-Matti) Painomaailma (2002) No: 7, 44 - 45 - Article in the Julkaisija 5/2002 "Graafisen alan koulutus harppaa simulaattoriin" "Education of the graphic industry goes to virtual" (Veli-Matti Hagberg, Hannu Kuukkanen) - Article about the Interior e-business: PALAVERI-lehti 15.12.2000, (Hannu Kuukkanen). - "Scifiskenaarioista innoprotoksi" -From scifi-scenario to innovation prototype seminar, TKK (Helsinki University of Technology)1.4. 2005, "DigiTV ja palvelukonsepteja ikäihmisille" article about Digi-TV service concepts for ageing people, Hannu Kuukkanen, VTT - DETECT-it Mobile Technologies Cluster Event 2005/01/19, Mr. Hannu Kuukkanen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Senior Research Scientist SME Co-research with Research Institute / Case VTT - DETECT-IT SEMINAR, Information Systems / product information management and virtual reality, Hannu Kuukkanen VTT Information Technology 19.01.2005

Interviews: - Tietoviikko: "Kahvi kiehuu jo käskemällä" "You may have a cup of hot coffe just by asking a coffe cooker" Computer Sweden IT.Branschen. Denmark Computerworld ... "Puhetta totteleva kahvikone jättää kädet vapaiksi", "the coffe cooker who understands your speech leaves your hands free" says research scientist Hannu Kuukkanen (article about the "Hands-Free" project result). www.tietoviikko.fi/doc.ot?f_id=383646 - "VTT kehitti stereokuvaa tuottavan lisäohjelman 3D-peleihin" "VTT has developed a software that produces stereo to 3D games on the fly", Hannu Kuukkanen, OTANIEMI NEWS 06.02.2007 - Valokynä 02/2006 - CAD/CAM-yhdistys ry (CAD/CAM association), "CADPipella korkeatasoiseen visualisointiin" "High end visualization by CADPIPE" (Hannu Kuukkanen); 2, 2006 - Interview in Tekniikka & Talous 23.9.2002 "Virtuaalikäyttöliittymästä asentajan työkaluna" " Virtual reality as the tool of a maintenance man" (Lauri Kinnunen)

International Articles, seminaars and publications: - Articles On Experiences 4 Digital Media Games Pluggable 3d Stereographic By Markus Ylikeraelae And Kuukkanen VTT 2006 - STEREOGAMES is a trade mark for the StereoGames software applications and concept. project manager: Hannu Kuukkanen VTT Information technology, 2007 - CADPIPE 2004-2006 EU/CRAFT project coordination If you'll need some extra information about this project please contact VTT Information Technology Hannu Kuukkanen (project manager) - IONHome | Affective Computing for Ambient Assistive Living The Network of the Future [ICT2007.1.1] Name of the coordinating person: Hannu Kuukkanen email: hannu.kuukkanen AT vtt.fi - (Project preparation 2007) - Project: Product Models and Structured Documentation Product models - Hannu Kuukkanen - VTT Research and Development on the domain of the Content Engineering and ... Digital Media & Games, "Pluggable 3D Stereographic" by Markus Ylikerälä and Hannu Kuukkanen VTT - Project: Product Models and Structured Documentation Tuotejalo: Datamining in ... Hannu Kuukkanen - Articles On Experiences 5 Arts Experiences Color As Information Carrier In Immersive Virtual Reality Spaces By Kuukkanen Vtt And Aydin Ozturk Ici University Of Izmir 2007 www.elamystuotanto.org - DETECT-it Mobile Technologies Cluster Event 2005/01/19 Hannu Kuukkanen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland , Senior Research Scientist SME Co-research with Research Institute / Case VTT - Benefits to SMEs - New Scientist Technology Blog: 3D after the fact But Hannu Kuukkanen of StereoGames tells me the technology has already been licensed to Italian company Mobile Solutions for a 3d version of this two-player table tennis game - NETS 1a morning coffee: Review of the issues of collaborative networks (16.2.2005) Media related issues (e.g. digiTV), Hannu Kuukkanen, VTT - Newsletter 01 | 2007 Stereo picture by additional application "New 3D technology gives old games new lease of life", Hannu Kuukkanen - International Conference On Rapid Prototyping And Manufacturing In Finland 9.2006 Hannu Kuukkanen,. VTT Virtual Models and. Interfaces. CADPIPE, the CAD Production Pipeline - 9. IFF-Wissenchaftstage 2006. Sequenz 2 - 22 Juni 2006 Anwendungen des Virtual Engineering Virtual Engineering benefits from the proper display of simulation results. Timo Tossavainen, Jukka Rönkkö, Hannu Kuukkanen Interviews: - New Scientist Technology Blog. Friday, February 16, 2007 "But Hannu Kuukkanen of StereoGames tells me the technology has already been licensed to Italian company Mobile Solutions for a 3d version of this two-player table tennis game".