FCAI SIG

Children and AI

Coordinators: Associate Prof. Marianne Kinnula, Prof. Netta Iivari, and Postdoc Sumita Sharma (University of Oulu); Prof. Nitin Sawhney (Aalto University), and Prof. Markku Turunen (Tampere University)

This SIG aims to create a consortium of experts and practitioners working on all things related to AI for, with, and by children, from research, design, technology, and policy perspectives. Through this SIG, we will gather a diverse set of experts working on these topics to (a) allow experts to connect and discuss the implications and opportunities for empowering, inclusive, and accessible AI for, with, and by children, and (b) to innovate on ways to include children to the discussions and decisions concerning them, i.e., using child-centered and child-driven participatory approaches.

People:

The following researchers already take part in the SIG. If you would like to join the SIG, please contact the coordinators.

  • Paula Bello (MyData)

  • Supriya Bhuwalka (Codng and More)

  • PhD candidate Bruna de Castro e Silva (Tampere University)

  • Postdoc Eva Durall Gazulla (University of Oulu)

  • Agnes Hio (University of Helsinki)

  • Prof. Noora Hirvonen (University of Oulu)

  • Postdoc Aira Huttunen (University of Oulu)

  • Prof. Netta Iivari (University of Oulu) – coordinator

  • Associate Prof. Marianne Kinnula (University of Oulu) – coordinator

  • Prof. Mikko Kurimo (Aalto University)

  • Associate Prof. Teemu Leinonen (Aalto University)

  • Prof. Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo (University of Helsinki)

  • Tyler Liu (Aalto University)

  • Prof. Linda Mannila (University of Helsinki)

  • Sanna Merikanto-Tolonen (University of Oulu)

  • PhD candidate Liya Merzon (Aalto University)

  • Pankaj K Mishra (Geological Survey of Finland)

  • PhD candidate Yusra Niaz (University of Oulu)

  • Postdoc Tuula Nygård (University of Oulu)

  • Researcher Jussi Okkonen (Tampere University)

  • Prof. Teemu Roos (University of Helsinki)

  • Prof. Nitin Sawhney (Aalto University) – coordinator

  • Postdoc Sumita Sharma (University of Oulu) – coordinator

  • Anna Silvonen (Womein in AI in Finland)

  • Postdoc Milka Sormunen (University of Helsinki)

  • Guna Spurava (Tampere university)

  • Prof. Markku Turunen (Tampere University) – coordinator

  • PhD candidate Uttishta Varanasi (Aalto University)

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