Nordic workshop and PhD course
on Multimodal Interfaces
15-22 November 2002
Helsinki and Tampere, Finland
Preliminary Programme
Workshop at the Media Lab, University of Art and Design UIAH
Address: Hämeentie street 135 D, 00560 Helsinki, Finland
Friday 15 November 2002
13:00 Welcome (P. Paggio, A. Jönsson, K. Jokinen)
13:10 Partner introduction (who’s who and why they are here)
13:30 Invited Speaker: Slavko Milekic (
14:30 Coffee break
15:00 J. Allwood: Research on Multimodal communication at Department of Linguistics and SSKKII
16:00 K. Jokinen: Multimodal research at UIAH
16:30 A. Jönsson: MALIN – multimodal research at Linköping
17:00 A. Raike: Elokuvantaju-Cinemasense (design for all view-point)
17.30 H. Holmboe: NorFA language technology
18:00 End of the first day, back to hotel
19:00 Welcome dinner
Saturday 16 November
9:30 T. Brøndsted: Multimodality at CPK Aalborg
10:00 P. Paggio & B. Jongejan: Multimodal interaction in the Staging farm
10:30 L. Dybkjaer: NITE project and ISLE standardization at NISLab ??
11:00 Break
11:30 K. Tiippana: Audiovisual speech research in the Helsinki University of Technology
12:00 E. Ahlsen: Multimodality and aphasiology
12:30 Lunch
13:30 T. D. Johansson: Research at IT-University of Copenhagen
14:00 K-J. Räihä: Overview of human-computer interaction research at the University of TampereResearch on gaze-based interaction
14:30 R. Raisamo: Multimodal research at the University of Tampere
15:00 / M. Turunen: Speech-based and pervasive computing research at the University of Tampere
15:00 30 Break
1516:30 00 General discussion of the network and plans for the future
17:00 Administrative stuff etc
17:30 End
Sunday 17 November
Transportation to Tampere for the MUMIN PhD-course
PhD course in Tampere
Address: ??Juvenes Conference Center, Åkerlundinkatu 1, Tampere
Monday, November 18
9-12 Multimodal interaction by humans
Speaker: Jens Allwood, Department of Linguistics, University of Göteborg
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Student presentations: Barkhuus, Cerrato, Green
15-18 Transfer to Tampere University of Technology and visit to the cave
at the Virtual Reality Centre
18- Sauna party, dinner
Tuesday, November 19
9-12 Speech interfaces
CoordinatorSpeakers: Kristiina Jokinen, University of Art and Design, Helsinki
Other speakers: Markku Turunen and/or Jaakko Hakulinen, University of Tampere
Jaakko Hakulinen, University of Tampere
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Speech interfaces, continued
Speaker: Olov Engwall, Kunglika Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm
15-18 Demonstrations, experiments, exercises:
demonstration of speech-based and ubiquitous applications (UTA)
dialogue system development (IDA)
hands-on exercise using multimodal agents (KTH)
demonstration of the Staging farm (CST)
Wednesday, November 20
9-12 Haptics in multimodal interfaces
Speaker: Roope Raisamo, University of Tampere
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Student presentations: Johansson, Hemsen, EvreinovaHyrskykari
15-18 Demonstrations, experiments, exercises:
multimodal information kiosks, applications and devices for tactile
feedback, haptic feedback in blind children's learning environment (UTA)
hands-on with a data glove (CST)
Thursday, November 21
9-12 Eye-gaze based interfaces
Speakers: John Paulin Hansen, IT-University, Copenhagen
Kari-Jouko Räihä, University of Tampere
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Student presentations: Everinova, Majaranta, Spakov, Hyrskykari
15-18 Demonstrations, experiments, exercises;
iDict: a gaze-based translation aid (UTA)
demonstrations of three eye-typing systems:
iKey (UTA)
system developed at IT-University Copenhagen
Dasher
demonstration of head-tracking technology
Friday, November 22
9-12 Adaptive brain interfaces
Speaker: Mikko Sams, Helsinki University of Technology
12-13 Lunch
Departure
How to find the Media Lab at the University of Art and Design UIAH
Address: Hämeentie street 135 D, 00560 Helsinki, Finland
the Media Lab / UIAH
the University of Art and Design
Maps of Helsinki
The University of Art and Design Helsinki is situated in the area called Arabia, about 6 kms from the center of Helsinki, in the same building as the famous porcelain factory Arabia.
The buses 71, 71V, 73B, 735K and 68 departing from the Railway Station, the bus 74 departing from the Hakaniemi market square and the bus 77S stopping at the Hakaniemi market square all stop near our University. In the bus, push the signal button when you see the Arabia factory on the right side of the road. Tram number 6 has it’s terminal close to the University and travels via the Railway Station.
The taxi fare from the centre of the city to the UIAH is nowadays approximately FIM 7012 euros.
The entrance to the Media Lab is in the D-stair until further notice.
Links to the further information about public transport in Helsinki
How to find the location of the MUMIN PhD course in Tampere
Address: (for Kari to fill in)Åkerlundinkatu 1, Tampere, Finland
For Kari to fill inFirst, the hotel is located 1,2 kilometers from the railway station – a bit more if you use the main streets. Walking is recommended. If you have too much stuff, take a taxi (and try to share it with others). There’s a rough map at (click the “i” button). The red dot is the hotel, the leftmost black rectangle is the railway station, and the other black rectangle is the Tampere hall. The course will take place in the building that is right next to the Tampere hall, see the map at (the building is marked with “D” on the map). For more information (in English) on the conference venue, see Again, to get from the hotel to the conference venue, walking is recommended.
Accommodation
Rooms have been reserved at the following hotels:
Helsinki: for Kristiina to fill inHotel Helka,
Tampere: Hotel Kauppi,
In order to confirm the rooms, we would like all the participants to send an email with arrival and departure times to Prof Kari-Jouko RaihaStina Boedeker (), and Kristiina Jokinen () by October 30th. For students, double rooms have been reserved in Tampere. Please, let us know if that’s acceptable and if you have preferences concerning who to share the room with. The rooms will be paid for by the organisers but participants will have to pay for phone calls, drinks and the like.
Travelling expenses
Participants are expected to sort out their transportation themselves, including transportation from Helsinki to Tampere. ***Kristiina, Kari, can we provide a link to the Finnish railway, or something else to help people find out what to do?***The easiest way for this leg is the train, see for the pages of the Finnish Railways. There are trains roughly once an hour, and the ride takes about two hours. Please, note that the MUMIN network will only refund economy class tickets, so don’t wait too long to book your flight ticket! Also, for the refund you have to file original ticket stubs, so remember to save them.
Meals and other expenses
Lunch and refreshments will be provided by the organisers. For those of you who are not students, the network will also refund other expenses (dinners, daily allowance) according to the rules of the respective countries.
Social events
The social programme features a welcoming reception and a dinner in connection with a typical Finnish sauna. These are also offered by the network.