Conducting Research

Resources

• https://www.utu.fi/en/research/ethics
• https://tietosuoja.fi/en/scientific-research-and-data-protection
• https://intranet.utu.fi/index/Data-Protection/Pages/data-protection-guideline-for-thesis-research.aspx
• https://www.flavoria.fi/tutkimustiedotteet/
• See Figure 1 on http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40979-021-00078-6
• TODO previous publications and ideas
• TODO capstone flavoria projects

Ethics

As with any research, the researcher needs to consider the ethical implications before, during and after the actual research process. This may include ethical statement from the ethics board. In addition, ensuring data protection and signing NDAs (if using proprietary company data) may be required.

Notes from the field

• Strong stimuli always requires ethical approval (startling people. continous loud music, etc)
• Only previously approved camera filming people has been https://www.vicaranalytics.com/
• Recent changes to ethical research may prevent you from offering rewards directly for participating in research (TODO: source?)

Help on ideation

Flavoria research staff is reachable for you! Do not hesitate to contact us for a visit or a quick meeting/call!

Research Process

For overview, see: https://www.flavoria.fi/en/about-flavoria/doing-research/

Infrastructure support

UTU has (depending on availability) various additional resources for research projects:

• Prototyping department
  • custom brackets
  • welding booth, painting booth, 3d printing, acrylic bending
  • additional sensor
  • soldering, repairing
  • CAD-prototyping, bring your idea on a napkin and refine it with them!
• Woodworking staff
  • Custom stands
  • Dividers, etc
  • CNC
• Research IT
  • Research data handling
  • Websites
• Poster printing services
• Procurement services (additional hardware, software, etc)
• Video editing help
• Makers' studio

Collaboration

Previous collaborations with MEMA on affordances, TIERS with robotics and vision, etc and MR-Lab on VR research. TODO: biosensors, etc.