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Kuje Research Group
kuje@cs.helsinki.fi
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Department of Computer Science

Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2b
00014 University of Helsinki
Finland
		

Conferences, seminars and events

• 11.12.2009 Xmas Bash!
• 27.-28.10.2009 Tietojenkäsittelytieteiden opetuksen seminaari
• 2.-5.10.2009 SVG Open 2009 at California, USA. Kuje paper and workshop.
• 25.9.2009 KUJEFest at Kumpula Campus (depends on (good) weather!)
• 3.9.2009 Innovation cruise to Tallinn, Estonia
• 3.7.2009 Conference on Emerging Kuje Technologies

Teaching

Spring 2010 (incoming)

• Advanced Course on Programming
• Introduction to Programming

Autumn 2009 (now)

• Innovation Project
• Agile Web Development with Ruby on Rails
• (Agile) Software Engineering project

Past

• TDD Programming Technique and Designing Code
• Version Control
• Introduction to the Use of Computers
• (Agile) Software Engineering Project
• Digital Media Technology
• (Second Life) User Interfaces

Selected Publications

Lyyra Card Order Experience (23.11.2009)

Opetusteknologiapalkinto 2009 hakemus: Aktivator - Proposal for "Using Technology in Teaching 2009" prize. - E. Pailinna, M. Paksula, A. Vihavainen.

Ohjelmistotuotantoprojektin kurssilla sovellettava ketterän kehityksen prosesimalli (Agile Process Model Adapted for Software Engineering Project Course), 2009 CS Dept series MMIX

SVG vs. Canvas on Trivial Drawing Application, SVG Open 2009. S. Kaipiainen and M. Paksula. Presentation slides and impact.

Lyyra evaluation (9.7.2009).

KURKI Improved and the import script, 2009 CHI proceedings. S. Kaipiainen and the cheerleaders.

Tietokone työvälineenä -loppuraportti (Introduction to Computers, final report), 2009 CS Dept series C. S. Kaipiainen.

Incoming...

Vectorizing Longcat for Greater Lengths, 2009 KUJE proceedings. E. Pailinna, M. Paksula, S. Kaipiainen.

We have improved the CS dept printer workflow with a kickboard. In process, we additionally failed the previously implemented Eduroam workflow.

Computing Facilities

SSH-key authentication to reduce wrist injuries (in finnish)

Software and Services

PottisJS.com - JavaScript Library for SVG Interaction S. Kaipiainen and M. Paksula

Transmission Web Client enhancement patch M. Paksula

Electronical Archive of Bird Ringing Data of Finland, P. Repo

Web technologies approvementsphere

Week 32

Captureme: FAILED. Slow and bad GUI.

Week 28 (Friday tenth of July 2009)

Blueprint: FAILED. What's with the endless lines of redundant span with pixelated widhts?

Googlesphere improvement chart

Doing Google search for "kuje research" hit rate (1 being best):

Date	Hit n
pre-August	10+
4.8.2009	9
11.8.2009	9
5.9.2009	8
15.9.2009	1!

FAQ

What is Kuje?

Kuje is a coffee shop to be opened.

Kuje is when people smile at each other.

Word definition by Urban Dictionary.

No, really, seriously guys.

Who are you guys?

We're the nümedia corner of Department of Computer Science / University of Helsinki.

What are you doing?

We're surfing the hottest waves of Internet.

What are your interests?

The Internet, new media, Web 3.0, deep web, user interfaces, all the general goodiness!

Do I have to attend the exercise groups?

Hmmmm. That's a good question indeed, Abu!