Research Output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
Lily Díaz research interests are focused in: 1. New media platforms that could be developed to illuminate knowledge in the arts and the humanities 2. Virtual reality as a new genre 3. Design research practice and theory; 4. Combined use of anthropology and new media to promote human-centred design.
Her experience as principal investigator is in European research and development projects in the area of digital technology and cultural heritage.
In 2015 she was appointed full professor of new media at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture. As Head of Research she is responsible for the Doctoral Studies in the Media Lab Helsinki. In the MA studies programme she teaches design research and information visualization design.
Significant research projects include the Raisio Archeology Archive created as part of the Illuminating History Through the Eyes of Media project funded by the Academy of Finland; the Digital Facsimile of the Map of Mexico 1550 project that received First Prize in the Nabi Digital Storytelling International Competition of Intangible Heritage organized by Art Center Nabi in South Korea and UNESCO; the Interactive Virtual Reality Installation of the Pavilion of Finland at the 1900 World Fair in Paris developed as part of the TEKES funded HandsOn project; and the Interactive Virtual Reality Installation of Vrouw Maria, that was awarded a Special Mention of the Jury in the research category of the 2015 Europa Nostra digital cultural heritage competition.
She has written over 90 publications in areas related to art, design, heritage and new media. Ubiquitous Computing, Complexity and Culture an anthology published by Routledge in 2015 and co-edited with Ulrik Ekman, Jay David Bolter, Martin Sondegaard and Maria Engberg, is one of her latests result as an author.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Arts (Art and Design)
Keywords
- Digital Cultural Heritage
- Design
- Cultural anthropology
- Human-computer interaction
- New media
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Lily Diaz-Kommonen is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 2 Similar Profiles
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Research Output
Applying Embodied Design Improvisation for Physical Interaction in Augmented and Virtual Reality
Lee, J., Diaz-Kommonen, L. & Xiao, Y., 2 Jun 2019, In : Archives of Design Research. 32, 2, p. 5-17 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
File
Dialogue Pathways with Otherness in Twenty First Century Museum
Diaz-Kommonen, L., 20 Aug 2019, Museums and the Post Digital Turn. Mousse PublishingResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific
Interactive diodrama - Rembrandt 1632 : new version
Diaz-Kommonen, L., Chen, L., Reunanen, M. & Turpeinen, O., 9 Sep 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
360° video storytelling and virtual reality workshop
Díaz-Kommonen, L., Pham, S., Vosmeer, M., Bassbouss, L., Lee, J. H. & Mancianti, A., 25 Jun 2018, TVX 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video. ACM, p. 253-254 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Adaptation and Convergence of Media: "High" Culture Intermediality vs Popular Culture Intermediality
Diaz-Kommonen, L. (ed.), Dragu, M. (ed.) & Eilittä, L., 15 Dec 2018, Aalto ARTS Books. 276 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Scientific › peer-review
Projects
SPICE: Social cohesion, Participation, and Inclusion through Cultural Engagement
01/05/2020 → 31/12/2023
Project: EU: Framework programmes funding
Hybrid Labs Symposium 2018: Hybrid Labs Symposium 2018
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2018
Project: Conferences and seminars
Prizes
Dean's publishing grant awarded to Lily Díaz and Systems of Representation research group
Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Recipient), 9 Oct 2013
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Dean's publishing grant to Professor Lily Díaz and her team
Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Recipient), Markku Reunanen (Recipient) & Ferhat Sen (Recipient), 2 Oct 2012
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
First Prize in Nabi Digital Storytelling International Competition of Intangible Heritage, Seoul, South Korea
Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Recipient), 6 Oct 2004
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Fulbright research scholarship 1990-1991
Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Recipient), 1990
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Research scholarship
Pekka Korvenmaa (Supervisor) & Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
Conferrer of degrees in the 2019 Conferment Ceremony of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Participant), Turkka Keinonen (Participant), Mira Kallio-Tavin (Participant), Karin Krokfors (Participant)31 Jan 2019 → 15 Jun 2019
Activity: Other activity types › Other expert tasks or merit
Arts and Humanities evaluation panel member
Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Consultant)16 Jun 2019 → 22 Jun 2019
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
Ontología y narrativa en los sistemas de inteligencia artificial. Una mirada antropólogica.
Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Speaker)5 Nov 2019 → 8 Nov 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote or plenary lecture
Contemporary Art in Academic Environment: Mechanisms, Strategies and Perspectives of Integration. Round table discussion
Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Speaker)16 Nov 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Shifting Self in the Global Village
Lily Diaz-Kommonen (Speaker), Ningfeng Zhang (Speaker)9 May 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation