Ms. Marketta Niemelä
Ms. Marketta Niemelä (Ph.D.) is a senior scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. She is educated in psychology (Ps.M.) and had her dissertation (2003) of human-computer interaction in information systems and computer science. Her research focus is on human-driven design and co-design of technologies, especially ICT solutions and intelligent environments. She explores ways to involve people in design, and is interested in empathic understanding of the user and how this information benefits design of technology.