AI in Doctoral Education seminar

Event dates

Thu, 29.10.2026 at 10:00 - 16:00 EET

Location

Viipuri hall, Lappeenranta Campus

Yliopistonkatu 34, 53850 Lappeenranta

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AI in Doctoral Education seminar is aimed at doctoral supervisors and students. It will be held on 29 October 2026 at the Lappeenranta campus. The day will bring together LUT doctoral supervisors, doctoral students, researchers, keynote speakers and industry representatives to explore the role of artificial intelligence in academia and beyond.

The program is built around three perspectives, AI in pedagogy, AI in research, and AI in working life, each including a keynote session in the morning followed by breakout discussions in the afternoon.

Registration is required, please register by 20.10. https://link.webropol.com/s/aidoced26

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Keynotes

AI in Pedagogy – Teemu Roos, Professor, University of Helsinki

This keynote explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education, teaching and assessment. It invites us to consider how universities can develop new pedagogical approaches, strengthen doctoral students’ AI literacy and make research-based decisions about learning in the AI era.

AI in Research – Niki Loppi, PhD, Solution Architect, NVIDIA

This keynote focuses on how AI is changing the ways research is conducted, supported and evaluated. It highlights how universities and doctoral education need to adapt in research training, evaluation practices and academic skills development to remain relevant in AI era.

AI in Working Life – Paavo Ritala, Professor, LUT University

This keynote broadens the discussion to the transformation of work, organizations and society through AI. It connects current developments in working life with LUT’s research profile and invites reflection on what these changes mean for universities and future research.

Program

Time	Program and speakers
9:30–10:00	Morning coffee
10:00–10:10	Start of the day, Viipuri-hall - Susanna Sankala, Specialist, LUT Doctoral school - Matias Slavov, Post-doctoral Researcher, LENS Welcome – Mari Kallioinen-Mänttäri, Provost Introduction to HowSpace collaboration tool – Eero Nukari, Educational Technology Manager
10:10–12:00	Keynote: AI in Pedagogy, Viipuri-hall – Teemu Roos, Professor, University of Helsinki Keynote: AI in Research, Viipuri-hall – Niki Loppi, PhD, Solution architect, NVIDIA Keynote: AI in Working life, Viipuri-hall – Paavo Ritala, Professor, LUT University
12:00–13:00	Lunch, self paid
13:00–15:00	Breakout 1: AI in research, Viipuri-hall Facilitators: Johanna Naukkarinen, Associate professor, and Emmi Turunen, AI Head Designer AI in the research process from start to end, overview – Markus Mäkelä, Head of AI, Management AI, data and information security in research – Emmi Turunen, AI Head Designer, IT AI in research process, experiences from LUT staff: 1. Academic writing – Sebastian Malinowski, Senior Lecturer, Language Center 2. Literature review – Johanna Naukkarinen, Associate professor (non-tenure), LES 3. Qualitative data gathering and analysis – Mika Immonen, Associate professor (non-tenure), LBS 4. Quantitative data gathering and analysis – Maud Reveilhac, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), LENS, Social Sciences
13:00–15:00	Breakout 2: AI in pedagogy workshop, room 4304-4305 Facilitators: Eero Nukari, Educational Technology Manager, and Aino Voutilainen, Educational Technology Designer Recent, Current and Emerging Developments in AI and Higher Education Interactive workshop: Exploring key themes of pedagogical change in higher education in the age of AI
13:00–15:00	Break out 3: AI in working life, room 1316 Facilitators: Paavo Ritala, Professor Business Studies and Harri Koponen, Growth Fellow Practical examples of AI implications from different industries Customers and products – Lähitapiola, Sari Ropponen, Chief Actuary – Commentary: Toni Karvonen, Associate Professor, Computational engineering Technology and operations – thtRobotics (a LUT spinoff), Heikki Handroos, Professor, Mechanical Engineering People and organizations – Elisa, Saku Tihveräinen, Global Talent Attraction Lead – Commentary: Najmul Islam, Professor, Head of Software Engineering department
15:00–15:20	Coffee
15:20–16:00	Summing up, Viipuri-hall - Susanna Sankala, Specialist, LUT Doctoral school iSampo – transforming research into business, 2 case studies – Tero Lehikoinen, IPR and Innovation Specialist, Green Campus Open Summing up the breakout sessions – Breakout facilitators: Johanna Naukkarinen, Emmi Turunen, Eero Nukari, Aino Voutilainen, Paavo Ritala and Harri Koponen Closing words – Jarno Hovi, Director of Administrative Services
16:00	Finish

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