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Ari Happonen

Ari Happonen is an Adjunct & Associate Professor, a project manager/principal investigator and University-Industry collaborator at LUT School of Engineering Science in Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland. Prof. Happonen has special research interests in AI / LLMs, Digitalization, Digital Twins, Augmented / virtual reality, ICT for Sustainability, Electrification / electric vehicles, Hackathons, Digital transformation, Experimental and innovation boosting activities, including Modern waste reduction & sustainability enhancing methodologies. His research focuses mainly on practical and efficient industrial-related applied research collaboration activities in B2B and B2C contexts. He contributes to software engineering, Createch research, ICT & sustainability, AI solutions, hackathon & education-related research areas. He also actively participates in education and teaching development efforts with 20+ years of experience. He works as an intermediary in multiple research projects between universities and innovative front-line companies. ORCID: 0000-0003-0744-1776, Scopus Author ID: 35585858000, ResearcherID: H-2697-2018.

Publications

Understanding Student Engagement in AI-Powered Online Learning Platforms: A Narrative Review of Key Theories and Models

Online learning has become fundamental to modern academic and professional development. Amidst its widespread adoption, there is increasing integration of artificial intelligence...

Towards a Smarter Waste Management: Developing and Evaluating a Smart Waste Management Decision Support Framework

The study 1) explores how to develop an IoT-based smart waste management (SWM) system that improves the waste management processes of a city and 2) researches how to develop SWM...

Teaching Physical Fitness and Exercise Using Computer-Assisted Instruction: A School-Based Public Health Intervention

Empirical evidence has demonstrated the benefits of physical activity in preventing chronic diseases and premature death. Unfortunately, there is a global trend of insufficient...