Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data

• Name: Petri Lankoski
• Sex: Male
• Nationality: Finnish

Contact Information

• E-mail/work: given name dot family name at sh dot se
• E-mail: given name dot family name at alumni  dot aalto dot fi

Languages

• Native Language: Finnish
• English: Good to very good
• Swedish: Fair
• Japanese: Basics

Education

• D.Arts, Aalto University, School of Art and Design, 2010
• MA (in New Media), University of Art and Design Helsinki, 2003

Work Experience

• Associate Professor (docent), Department of Media Technology, School of Natural Science, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University, 15.3.2015-present.
• Coordinator, game program (Programsamordnare Spelprogrammet), Department of Media Technology, School of Natural Science, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University 1.6.2013-present.
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Media Technology, School of Natural Science, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University, 1.8.2011–14.3.2015
• Lecturer, Department of Media, Aalto University, School of Art and Design, 1.1.2010–31.7.2011
• Lecturer, Media Lab, University of Art and Design Helsinki, 1.11.2009–31.12.2009
• Research Assistant, Media Lab, University of Art and Design Helsinki, 01.05.2006–31.10.2009 (doctoral research on character-driven game design)
• Researcher, Hypermedia Laboratory, University Of Tampere, 01.07.2005–30.4.2006 (projects: Wireless Gaming Solutions for the Future, research on designing location-aware games; IPerG, Integrated Project on Pervasive Gaming, research in designing pervasive games)
• Senior Assistant (acting), Hypermedia Laboratory, University Of Tampere, 01.01.2004–30.6.2004
• Researcher, Hypermedia Laboratory, University Of Tampere, 18.05.2000–31.12.2003 (Research on adaptive location-aware services; games and digital television)
• Trainee / Software designer, Nokia Telecommunications, 23.01.1995–16.04.1999

Courses taken

• Teaching and learning in higher education. Södertörn University, Spring 2013 (7.5 ECTS, level: continuing professional development)

Doctoral thesis grading boards and oppositions

• Sanna-Mari Äyrämö, 2017. Opponent and a member of the grading committee
• Henrik Warpefelt, 2016. Chair of the grading committee

Doctoral thesis supervision

• Mikko Meriläinen, Kohti pelisivistystä. The University of Helsinki. The thesis  was defended Jan 25, 2020.

Academic Boards

• Chair, student selection committee, game design and production (Aalto University)  2010
• Vice member, student selection committee, new media (Aalto University)
  2011
• Member, evaluation group (MA thesis) / New Media  (Aalto University)
  2010-2012
• Vice member, the committee of academic affairs of the school of  art and design, (Aalto University)
  2010-

Awards

• DiGRA Distinguished Scholar, 2018.
• Teacher of the Year 2010 of TAIK (Awarded by the Student Union of the Aalto University)
• Special Recognition: Adventure Game Development / Lies and Seductions, Unity Awards 2008

Academic Events

• Nordic Digra 2010: Experiencing Games: Games, Play, and Players. International game research conference, Stockholm. Program Chair.
• Playing Roles, International research seminar on role-playing, Tampere 2006. Organized with Markus Montola

Skills

• Game development with Unity
• Programming (C#, C++, Python, R, Julia, Perl)
• Qualitative methods (formal analysis of gameplay, close reading, thematic analysis)
• Quantitative methods

Extracurricular Activities

• Judge, Imagine Cup, Game Competition, 2010.
• Nordic DiGRA (the Nordic chapter of international  DiGRA to facilitate co-operation between game researchers in Nordic countries), a founding member.
• Tieteentekijöiden liitto, a member of the Board, 2010–2011
• Aalto-yliopiston tieteentekijät, the Chair, 2010–2011
• Taideyliopistojen tieteentekijät, Member of the Board, 2007–2009
• Tampereen seudun roolipelaajat (Tampere role-playing association), Chair, 2001–2006
• Excalibur (Role-playing association), a member of the Board, 1991–1994, 1996, 1999

Other Experience

• Digital Games Research Association DiGRA, admin & webmaster, from 2005 (includes designing and developing the original Digra digital library used in 2004-2012)