Research output per year
Research output per year
Otaniementie 14
Research activity per year
Memorable experiences make life meaningful. Design practices are advancing from problem-solving approaches to experience-driven ones, which requires a radical change in industry. Virpi’s mission is to help technology companies to transform themselves into experience providers. She studies experience design in business-to-business industry, and is interested in improving not only user experience but also customer experience, brand experience, and employee experience. Virpi develops techniques for experience design, co-design, and service design to improve experience design maturity in partner organizations. In addition to the impact in practice, she is one of the top cited academics in user experience research.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 18 Dec 2006
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific › peer-review
Caic, M. (Principal investigator) & Roto, V. (Project Member)
01/04/2024 → 31/03/2026
Project: BF Co-Innovation
Roto, V. (Principal investigator) & Vainio, T. (Project Member)
01/01/2021 → 31/07/2023
Project: Other external funding: Ministry of Education funding
Roto, V. (Principal investigator) & Leinonen, A. (Project Member)
01/02/2020 → 31/08/2023
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Roto, V. (Principal investigator), Pirinen, A. (Project Member) & Sarkola, S. (Project Member)
01/01/2015 → 31/12/2017
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Roto, V. (Recipient), 11 Sept 2025
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Roto, V. (Recipient), 21 Sept 2022
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Roto, V. (Recipient), 10 Sept 2025
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Roto, V. (Supervisor) & Lu, Y. (Supervisor), Oct 2018
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Roto, V. (Host)
Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Roto, V. (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Membership of an editorial board
Roto, V. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Academic keynote or plenary lecture
Roto, V. (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Chair of a conference, workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
Roto, V. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Academic keynote or plenary lecture
14/02/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
04/02/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
01/11/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
22/10/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance