Tuomas Mäkilä
tusuma@utu.fi +358 40 541 8955 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku Office: 456L ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8799-185X |
software engineering; software development processes; gamification; mixed reality
D.Sc.(Tech.) Tuomas Mäkilä works as an Associate Professor of Digital Transformation and Software Engineering at the Department of Computing of the University of Turku. Mäkilä has D.Sc.(Tech.) degree in software engineering from University of Turku in 2012. Mäkilä has been a responsible leader in numerous externally funded research and development projects with the total value closing to 2 million euros, and has participated the preparation and the implementation of projects worth several million euros. Mäkilä has published c. 50 scientific papers.
Mäkilä has been a responsible leader in numerous externally funded research and development projects with the total value closing to 3 million euros, and has participated the preparation and the implementation of projects worth several million euros. His research has covered the topics of sofware development process modeling, agile methodlogies, cloud services, and applications of gamification and mixed reality technologies. In many development projects Mäkilä has lead the development of working software prototypes to investigate the possibilities of ICT systems in various fields (e.g. haelthcare, cultural heritage, education, manufacturing industry) of the digitilized society. Mäkilä has also participated activities involving commercialization of the research results e.g. through spin-off companies.
Mäkilä is head of the Software Engineering major in both national M.Sc.(Tech.) in ICT and international MDP in ICT programmes at the University of Turku. He has also lead two large continuing education programs: “Full Stack Training (30 ECTS)” –program 2018 – 2023 and “Game Developer Trainee (30 ECTS)” –program 2012 – 2014 (in collaboration with the Turku University of Applied Sciences). During his academic career Mäkilä has participated the teaching of over 30 unversity courses and supervised c. 25 M.Sc. theses.
- Towards Autonomous Industrial Warehouse Inspection (2021) 2021 26th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC) Farahnakian Fahimeh, Koivunen Lauri, Mäkilä Tuomas, Heikkonen Jukka
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Gamified package: Consumer insights into multidimensional brand engagement (2020)
- Journal of Business Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Increasing Customer Awareness on Food Waste at University Cafeteria with a Sensor-Based Intelligent Self-Serve Lunch Line (2020) 2020 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) Lauri Koivunen, Samuli Laato, Sampsa Rauti, Juhani Naskali, Petri Nissilä, Pauliina Ojansivu, Tuomas Mäkilä, Mari Norrdal
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Verbalizing sensory experiences: A netnography on snacks in consumers' everyday lives (2019) Paper presented at 5th Nordic Conference on Consumer Research Saara Lundén, Henna Syrjälä, Kaisa Könnölä, Tapani N Joelsson, Harri Luomala, Tuomas Mäkilä, Mari Sandell
(Other publication) - Gamifying Learning of Maritime Standard Operational Procedures (2018) GAME-ON’2018: 19th International Conference on Intelligent Games and Simulations Olli I. Heimo, Tapani N. Joelsson, Sari Nyroos, Tuomas Mäkilä
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Motivational Game Design and Pro-Environmental Elements in Sustainability Applications (2018) GAME-ON’2018: 19th International Conference on Intelligent Games and Simulations Kaisa Könnölä, Tuomas Mäkilä, Kaapo Seppälä, Teijo Lehtonen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Role and Experiences of Tutorial in Location Based Game (2018) GAME-ON'2018: 19th International Conference on Intelligent Games and Simulation Kaisa Könnölä, Tuomas Ranti, Tapani N. Joelsson, Tuomas Mäkilä
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Snacking Gamers (2018) Tuomas Mäkilä, Henna Syrjälä, Tapani N. Joelsson, Kaisa Könnölä, Saara Lunden, Mari Sandell, Harri Luomala
(Other publication) - Special Issue of Advances in Multimedia: Augmented and Virtual Reality towards Digital Economy (2018) Mohd S. Sunar, Hoshang Kolivand, Mark Billinghurst, Adrian D. Cheok, Tuomas Mäkilä
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Virtual to Virtuous Money: A Virtue Ethics Perspective on Video Game Business Logic (2018)
- Journal of Business Ethics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Connecting Company and Consumer Expectations in Game Design: A Food Sector Case (2017) GAME-ON ' 2017: 18th International Conference on Intelligent Games And Simulation Tuomas Ranti, Henna Syrjälä, Tapani N. Joelsson, Tuomas Mäkilä, Kaapo Seppälä, Saara Lunden, Mari Sandell, Harri T. Luomala
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Ethical Problems in Creating Historically Representative Mixed Reality Make-belief (2017) Olli I. Heimo, Kai K. Kimppa, Laura Yli-Seppälä, Lauri Viinikkala, Timo Korkalainen, Tuomas Mäkilä, Teijo Lehtonen
(Other publication) - Foodscapeista gamescapeiksi: Välipalat pelaamiskäytännöissä (2017)
- Pelitutkimuksen Vuosikirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Impact of serious games on health and well-being of elderly: a systematic review (2017)
- Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Individual smell perceptions in snacking (2017) Lundén S, Syrjälä H, Mäkilä T, Könnölä K, Joelsson T, Luomala H, Sandell M
(Other publication) - Linking Digital Game-Playing Motivations to Food Consumption (2017)
- CEUR Workshop Proceedings
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Reforming the representation of the reformation: Mixed reality narratives in communicating tangible and intangible heritage of the protestant reformation in Finland (2017) VSMM 2016 Lauri Viinikkala, Laura Yli-Seppälä, Olli I. Heimo, Seppo Helle, Lauri Härkänen, Sami Jokela, Lauri Järvenpää, Timo Korkalainen, Jussi Latvala, Juho Pääkylä, Kaapo Seppälä, Tuomas Mäkilä, Teijo Lehtonen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Agile Methods in Embedded System Development: Multiple-Case Study of Three Industrial Cases (2016)
- Journal of Systems and Software
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - B2C Business Models for Museum and Cultural Travel Mixed Reality Solutions (2016) Academic Mindtrek: Proceedings of the 20th International Academic Mindtrek Conference Olli I. Heimo, Tuomas Mäkilä, Timo Korkalainen, Lauri Viinikkala, Teijo Lehtonen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Can embedded space system development benefit from agile practices? (2016)
- EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
