Human-Centric View of Co-Creative Intelligence

Foresight Seminar28.1.2015

Roope RaisamoUniversity of Tampere

BACKGROUND

• This proposal is related to the joint SRIA under preparation, as presented by Caj Södergård. There these topics could form a work package providing differentservice industries with user interface solutions based on applied research.

• The proposal is also futuristic and requires extensive research activities carried out in interdisciplinary collaboration. This could result with a parallel SRA serving theSRIA’s from DIGILE and other SHOKs with the latest research results and interactionmodels that have been experimentally validated in basic research activities.

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Enriched Human

• Service aided human

How do the humans make use of co-creative intelligence?

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Enriched Human

• FUTURE: Direct brain-computer interfacesand augmented cognition enable co-creative intelligence

• NEAR FUTURE: Wearable see-through displays, cloud services and multimodalinteraction (speech, audio, haptics, gestures, eye tracking, biosensors, …) provide a mobile interface for co-creative intelligence.

How to interact How to act?

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Augmented Human

• There is a small but growing community of researchers from different disciplineswho aim at reaching beyond what humans are today and what they can do.

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Augmented Human

Some of the related research areas:

• Augmented and Mixed Reality

• Smart Artifacts and Smart Textiles

• Assistive Augmentation

• Interfaces and Applications for Augmented Healthcare & Well-being

• Bionics and Biomechanics

• Brain-Computer Interfaces

• Implanted Interfaces

• Sensory Substitution

• Safety, Ethics, Trust, Privacy, and Security aspects of Augmented Human Technology

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Computational

Intelligence

Enhanced communication and action

Augmented humans may connect directly with each other and local or remote services

Computational

Intelligence

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Robots augment human actions

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MAIN OBJECTIVES: Augmented Human SRA

• Collective effort to elevate Finland as one of the leading countries in creating and applying augmented human technology.

• Interdisciplinary basic research covering the knowledge needed to create the basicbuilding blocks and interaction models for augmented human interfaces.

• Support for DIGILE SRIA’s and other SHOK programs in need for augmented humantechnology.

• Creation of a national research program funded by the Academy of Finland, supported by European collaboration through Horizon 2020 instruments and international research collaboration.

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DRAFT RESEARCH THEMES

• Models for using augmented human technology

• Basic research on human psychophysiological abilities related to use of suchtechnologies involving different interaction modalities

• Creation of augmented technologies fulfilling needs of selected user groups

• Study of societal impacts of such technologies

• Safety, Ethics, Trust, Privacy, and Security aspects of Augmented Human Technology

• … (the list is not exhaustive)

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INITIAL BREAKTHROUGH TARGETS

• Natural interface metaphors and interaction methods to make use of augmentedhuman technology.

• Augmented awareness of immediate surroundings and services available.

• Methods for effortless communication through distance with other people and with autonomous systems.

• Methods for effortless command of robots and other autonomous systems.

• Assistive augmentation and sensory substitution for people with special needs.

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TENTATIVE PARTNERS (mostly SRIA)

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Companies

Big (> 250 employees)

• Elisa

• Nokia

• Reaktor

SME´s

• Vincit

• Baby Wellness

• Deveteam

• Gatosol

• CBTec & XSPIS

• Context Learning Finland

• Hermia Group

• Innopion

• Jetspark Robotics

• Kilosoft

• Mekiwi

• Neoxen Systems

• Oneminstory

• PacketVideo

• Pasaati

Research organisations

• University of Tampere

• VTT

• University of Turku

• Aalto University

• Haaga-Helia University of Applied Science

• Tampere University of Technology

• University of Jyväskylä

• University of Oulu

• Åbo Academi University

• Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)

WHAT KIND OF PARTNERS ARE NEEDED

• Leading academic research groups from the fields of science needed to create new models and technologies for interaction in co-creative intelligence

• Companies and corporate research laboratories interested in collaboration.

• International research partners with complementary expertise, adding knowledgethrough joint research activities with the Finnish research community.

• People with a need for, or an interest in augmented human technology

– people who wish to transform their way of working

– early adopters of new technology

– disabled people

– …

• Anyone who thinks that there is a contribution to be made here.

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CONTACT PERSONS

The Industry-driven SRIA: Humans and Machines Co-Create Services

• Services: Prof. Caj Södergård , VTT

• Human-centric topics: Prof. Roope Raisamo, University of Tampere

(and other contacts found in Caj Södergård’s slides)

The Research-driven SRA: Augmented Human

• Coordination of the SRA process: Prof. Roope Raisamo, University of Tampere

(other contacts to be added)

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IF INTERESTED - ACT

• Send email to augmented-human-sra-interested-partners@digile.fi and roope.raisamo@uta.fi

• Content

– Name of the interested organization

– Name of the contact person

– Potential interesting research themes

– Initial annual budget for participation

– Willingness to participate in writing the SRA

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