Severi Uusitalo

Severi Uusitalo is Associate Professor of industrial design at Aalto University. His professional trajectory is primarily characterized by a practice-based orientation, founded upon an extensive background cultivated over numerous years of engagement in both consultancy, and in-house designer and design leadership positions. Uusitalo's professional experiences have spanned both the manufacturing and technology industries, with a particular emphasis on user-centric product design  considerations in the former, and the development of both practical and theoretical competencies in the domain of human-computer interaction in the latter. 

Notably, Uusitalo's research contributions are predominantly manifested in the form of patented innovations. Presently, his scholarly interests revolve around the domains of computational design and the utilization of artificial intelligence in the context of design and its impact on design cognition. This ongoing focus underscores the contemporary and evolving dimensions of industrial design research and application.