Painovoiman myytti: Semioottisia huomioita painovoiman uhmaamisesta modernismin arkkitehtuurissa (2025)
Ville Paananen
Master's thesis in architecture, presented on September 17th, 2025
linkCognitive Forcing for Better Decision-Making: Reducing Overreliance on AI Systems Through Partial Explanations (2025)
Sander de Jong, Ville Paananen, Benjamin Tag, Niels van Berkel
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW)
linkSpatial Empathy: Digitally Bridging Human Experience (2024)
Ville Paananen
Doctoral thesis defended on May 15th, 2024
linkTekoäly ei synny tyhjästä / AI Is Not Born Out of Thin Air (2024)
Ville Paananen
Finnish Architectural Review, Issue 2/2024
linkUsing Text-to-Image Generation for Architectural Design Ideation (2023)
Ville Paananen, Jonas Oppenlaender, Aku Visuri
International Journal of Architectural Computing
linkFrom Digital Media to Empathic Spaces: A Systematic Review of Empathy Research in Extended Reality Environments (2023)
Ville Paananen, Sina Kiarostami, Lik-Hang Lee, Tristan Braud, Simo Hosio
ACM Computing Surveys
linkExploring Situated Empathy through a Metaverse Campus (2023)
Ville Paananen, Sina Kiarostami, Lik-Hang Lee, Aku Visuri, Saba Kheirinejad, Simo Hosio
Mindtrek '23: Proceedings of the 26th International Academic Mindtrek Conference
linkPerceptions and Realities of Text-to-Image Generation (2023)
Jonas Oppenlaender, Johanna Silvennoinen, Ville Paananen, Aku Visuri
Mindtrek '23: Proceedings of the 26th International Academic Mindtrek Conference
linkEliciting Empathy towards Urban Accessibility Issues (2023)
Ville Paananen, Aku Visuri, Niels van Berkel, Simo Hosio
Proceedings of the 15th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter (CHItaly '23)
link"See the Place with Different Eyes": Fostering Empathy by Communicating Spatial Experience (2023)
Ville Paananen, Elina Kuosmanen, Sanna Lehtinen, Simo Hosio
Proceedings of the 6th Media Architecture Biennale Conference (MAB ´23)
linkIt is an online platform and not the real world, I don’t care much: Investigating Twitter Profile Credibility With an Online Machine Learning-Based Tool (2023)
Junhao Li, Ville Paananen, Sharadhi Alape Suryanarayana, Eetu Huusko, Mika Mäntylä, Miikka Kuutila, Simo Hosio
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR ´23)
linkDynamic experience sampling method for evaluating workplace experiences (2023)
Piia Markkanen, Ville Paananen, Simo Hosio, Aulikki Herneoja
Proceedings of the Transdisciplinary Workplace Research Conference (TWR ’22)
Best Paper Award
linkIn search of bridging knowledge between disciplines: About spatial solutions to environmental satisfaction in knowledge work (2023)
Aulikki Herneoja, Virpi Ruohomäki, Annu Haapakangas, Piia Markkanen, Ville Paananen, Simo Hosio, Jussi Virkkala, Ari-Pekka Rauttola
Proceedings of the Transdisciplinary Workplace Research Conference (TWR ’22)
linkInvestigating Human Scale Spatial Experience (2021)
Ville Paananen, Jonas Oppenlaender, Jorge Goncalves, Danula Hettiachchi, Simo Hosio
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
link2VT: Visions, Technologies, and Visions of Technologies for Understanding Human Scale Spaces (2021)
Ville Paananen, Piia Markkanen, Jonas Oppenlaender, Lik Hang Lee, Haider Akmal, Ava Fatah gen. Schieck, John Dunham, Konstantinos Papangelis, Nicolas Lalone, Niels van Berkel, Jorge Goncalves, Simo Hosio
CHI EA '21: Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
linkMarch 2024
Jään, saunaan — Ice Sauna
Ice Sauna for the Frozen People music festival in spring 2024. Built with recycled materials and love, by the Ice Ars Beibi -collective and generous help from various people
November 2022
HERE NOR THERE
Graphic novel on escaping memory
January 2019 — February 2020
Oulun ylioppilaslehti
Freelance Illustrator
Illustrated articles for web and print media
January 2019
Olet mitä soitat – 50 vuotta Teekkaritorvia
Graphic Designer
Visual design and layout for the 50th year history book for Teekkaritorvet
January 2019 — December 2019
Oulun korkeakoulujen taidepiiri Tapiiri ry
Secretary and Graphic Designer
Wrote meeting records, designed visual material for events and marketing, and organized events
January 2018 — December 2018
Oulun korkeakoulujen taidepiiri Tapiiri ry
Chairman Of The Board
Found an art club, organized events, and developed a complete visual branding, among other management tasks
June 2024
UBISS 2024 Summer School
Distinquished Project: "Squirrel Mediator: Echoes Between Worlds" by Amirhossein Ghaffari, Elise Poussot, Penelope Corinaldesi and Ville Paananen
March 2023
Tauno Tönning Foundation
Encouragement grant for doctoral research
May 2022
Oulun yliopiston tukisäätiö
Encouragement grant for doctoral research
October 2021
Jenny & Antti Wihuri Foundation
Year-long working grant for doctoral research
December 2020
1st place student competition. Kestävästi Liikkuva Linnanmaa, City of Oulu, Ramboll Finland, SYK Oy, Pohjois-Pohjanmaan ELY-centre, University of Oulu
December 2019
Rakennustietosäätiö sr
Grant For Master's thesis
December 2017
Hartela Oy / Demola Oulu
Project for Hartela Oy to design a smart parking experience for an apartment complex. The project was licensed by Hartela Oy
May 2017
OP Financial Group / Demola Oulu
Project for OP Financial Group to design smart mobility solutions for students’ mobility challenges. The project was licensed by OP Financial Group
March 2024 — September 2025
Architect
University of Oulu
August 2020 — May 2024
Doctor of Science (Technology)
Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
University of Oulu
August 2020 — March 2024
Bachelor's degree
Architecture
University of Oulu
December 2018 — December 2020
Master's degree
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
University of Oulu
December 2012 — December 2018
Bachelor's degree
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
University of Oulu