Rebekah Rousi

Biography

Rebekah Rousi holds a PhD in Cognitive Science with extensive experience of research and teaching in Human-Technology Interaction. Her main research specialtise is in User Experience and human experience (semiotics, communication, logic, culture) with technology. Rousi's research interests include: design; embodied interactions and experience; human-robot interaction; human-AI interaction; posthumanism; environmental interactions (e.g., elevator and arhitectural experience); ethics; emotions; trust; and sustainability. Rousi also has a background in cultural studies, critical theory and contemporary art. She has trained and practiced as a performance artist and printmaker since 2003.

https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-5771-3528

Current project: Emotional experience of privacy and ethics in everyday pervasive systems (BUGGED), September 2022-August 2026

Board Membership

SIGCHI Finland, Board Member

International Journal of Human Computer Studies, Associate Editor

Finnish Artificial Intelligence Society, Board Member

2023 Publications

Pensar, H., & Rousi, R. (2023). The resources to balance–Exploring remote employees' work-life balance through the lens of conservation of resources. Cogent Business & Management, 10(2), 2232592.

Rousi, R. & Vakkuri, V. (2023). Introduction to ethics in the age of digital communication. In T. Waaramaa, & N. Nissilä (Eds.) Digitalisoituva viestintä muuttuvassa maailmassa (pp50-58). [Digitalizing communication in the changing world.] Vaasan yliopiston raportteja 41. [University of Vaasa Reports 41.] ISBN 978-952-395-076-4. www.urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-395-076-4

Kronqvist, A., & Rousi, R. A. (2023). A quick review of ethics, design thinking, gender, and AI development. International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 11(1), 62-79.

Agbese, M., Alanen, H. K., Antikainen, J., Erika, H., Isomaki, H., Jantunen, M., ... & Vakkuri, V. (2023). Governance in ethical and trustworthy AI systems: Extension of the ECCOLA method for AI ethics governance using GARP. e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal, 17(1), 230101.

Vainio-Pekka, H., Agbese, M. O. O., Jantunen, M., Vakkuri, V., Mikkonen, T., Rousi, R., & Abrahamsson, P. (2023). The Role of Explainable AI in the Research Field of AI Ethics. ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligence Systems.

2022 Publications

Danso, A., Leandertz, M., Ala-Ruona, E., & Rousi, R. (2022). Neglect, Virtual Reality and Music Therapy: A Narrative Review. Music and Medicine, 14(3).

Rousi, R., Saariluoma, P., & Nieminen, M. (2022). Editorial. Governance AI ethics. Frontiers in Computer Science, 4.

Kronqvist, A., & Rousi, R. A. (2022). A quick review of ethics, design thinking, gender, and AI development. International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 1-18.

Rousi, R., Vakkuri, V., Daubaris, P., Linkola, S., Samani, H., Mäkitalo, N., ... & Abrahamsson, P. (2022, August). Beyond 100 Ethical Concerns in the Development of Robot-to-Robot Cooperation. In 2022 IEEE International Conferences on Internet of Things (iThings) and IEEE Green Computing & Communications (GreenCom) and IEEE Cyber, Physical & Social Computing (CPSCom) and IEEE Smart Data (SmartData) and IEEE Congress on Cybermatics (Cybermatics) (pp. 420-426). IEEE.

Taipale, M., & Rousi, R. A. (2022). We Don't Connect–Negotiations between Usability, User and Art Experience in Online Art Interaction. In the Proceedings of International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD). AIS e-Library.

Rousi, R. (2022). With clear intention – an ethical responsibility model for robot governance. Special Issue on Governance AI Ethics. Frontiers, 4, article 852528. Doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2022.852528

Rousi, R. (2022). Will robots know that they are robots? The ethics of utilizing learning machines. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 464-476). Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05434-1_31

Danso, A., Leandertz, M., Ala-Ruona, E., & Rousi, R. (2022). Neglect, Virtual Reality and Music Therapy: A Narrative Review. Music and Medicine, 14(3).

2021 Publications

Jantunen, Marianna; Halme, Erika; Vakkuri, Ville; Kemell, Kai-Kristian; Rousi, Rebekah; Mikkonen, Tommi; Nguyen Duc, Anh; and Abrahamsson, Pekka, "Building a Maturity Model for Developing Ethically Aligned AI Systems" (2021). Selected Papers of the IRIS, Issue Nr 12 (2021). 5. https://aisel.aisnet.org/iris2021/5

Rousi, R., Kolari, S. & Shidujamanm, M. (2021). Beauty in Interaction - a Framework for Social Robot Aesthetics (pandemic edition). In H. Samani (Ed.), Robots for Pandemics. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003195061

Antikainen, J., Agbese, M., Alanen, H. K., Halme, E., Isomäki, H., Jantunen, M., ... & Vakkuri, V. (2021). A Deployment Model to Extend Ethically Aligned AI Implementation Method ECCOLA. arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.05933.

Danso, A., Rousi, R., & Thompson, M. (2021). Novel and experimental music technology use in the music classroom: learning performance, experience, and concentrated behavior. Human Technology, 17(1), 81-112. https://doi.org/10.17011/ht/urn.202106223979

Rousi, R. (2021). Ethical Stance and Evolving Technosexual Culture : A Case for Human-Computer Interaction. In M. Rauterberg (Ed.), Culture and Computing: Design Thinking and Cultural Computing. 9th International Conference, C&C 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24?29, 2021, Proceedings, Part II (pp. 295-310). Springer International Publishing. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 12795. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77431-8_19

Rousi, R., & Alanen, H.-K. (2021). Socio-emotional Experience in Human Technology Interaction Design: A Fashion Framework Proposal. In M. Rauterberg (Ed.), Culture and Computing : Design Thinking and Cultural Computing. 9th International Conference, C&C 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24?29, 2021, Proceedings, Part II (pp. 131-150). Springer International Publishing. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 12795. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77431-8_8

Halme, E., Vakkuri, V., Kultanen, J., Jantunen, M., Kemell, K.-K., Rousi, R., & Abrahamsson, P. (2021). How to Write Ethical User Stories?: Impacts of the ECCOLA Method. In P. Gregory, C. Lassenius, X. Wang, & P. Kruchten (Eds.), Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming: 22nd International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2021, Virtual Event, June 14?18, 2021, Proceedings (pp. 36-52). Springer. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 419. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78098-2_3

Saariluoma, P., Alanen, H.-K., & Rousi, R. (2021). Fashion Technology: What Are the Limits of Emerging Technological Design Thinking?. In T. Ahram, R. Taiar, & F. Groff (Eds.), Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications IV : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications (IHIET ? AI 2021), April 28-30, 2021, Strasbourg, France (pp. 367-374). Springer. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1378. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74009-2_47

Jantunen, T., Rousi, R., Rainò, P., Turunen, M., Moeen Valipoor, M., & García, N. (2021). Is There Any Hope for Developing Automated Translation Technology for Sign Languages?. In M. Hämäläinen, N. Partanen, & K. Alnajjar (Eds.), Multilingual Facilitation (pp. 61-73). Helsingin yliopisto. https://doi.org/10.31885/9789515150257.

Kankaanranta, M., Mehtälä, S., Hankala, M., Merjovaara, O., & Rousi, R. (2021). Children's conceptions of mental well-being and ideas for its promotion through digital environments. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 27, Article 100242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2020.100242

Sayers, D., Sousa-Silva, R., Höhn, S., Ahmedi, L., Allkivi-Metsoja, K., Anastasiou, D., Be?u?, ?., Bowker, L., Bytyçi, E., Catala, A., Çepani, A., Chacón-Beltrán, R., Dadi, S., Dalipi, F., Despotovic, V., Doczekalska, A., Drude, S., Fort, K., Fuchs, R., . . . Prys, C. (2021). The Dawn of the Human-Machine Era : A forecast of new and emerging language technologies. COST Association. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202105183003

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