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Antti Oulasvirta

Antti Oulasvirta

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Computer Science
Finland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
72
Citations
18104
World Ranking
1700
National Ranking
8

Antti Oulasvirta publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antti Oulasvirta sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 351 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Antti Oulasvirta D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antti Oulasvirta sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Antti Oulasvirta is affiliated with the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology in Finland. Their research spans primarily the field of Computer Science, with particular emphasis on Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and Social Psychology.

Their work focuses on several main topics, which include:

  • Interactive and Immersive Displays
  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Design Education and Practice
  • Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
  • Data Visualization and Analytics
  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Multimedia Communication and Technology

Oulasvirta has contributed extensively to academic literature, with publications in a variety of venues. The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • AI Magazine

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Oulasvirta demonstrate a focus on human interaction, computational theories, and interface design. Selected works include:

  • "Combinatorial Optimization of Graphical User Interface Designs," 2020, Proceedings of the IEEE
  • "Computational Rationality as a Theory of Interaction," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • "Investigating Positive and Negative Qualities of Human-in-the-Loop Optimization for Designing Interaction Techniques," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (co-authored by Liwei Chan)
  • "What simulation can do for HCI research," 2022, interactions (co-authored by Roderick Murray-Smith)
  • "Cloud Gaming with Foveated Video Encoding," 2020, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications (co-authored by Gazi Illahi)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Oulasvirta include:

  • Jussi Jokinen
  • Luis A. Leiva
  • Danqing Shi
  • Andrew Howes
  • Yi-Chi Liao

Best Publications

  • Habits make smartphone use more pervasive

    Antti Oulasvirta;Tye Rattenbury;Lingyi Ma;Eeva Raita

  • ContextPhone: a prototyping platform for context-aware mobile applications

    M. Raento;A. Oulasvirta;R. Petit;H. Toivonen

  • Interaction in 4-second bursts: the fragmented nature of attentional resources in mobile HCI

    Antti Oulasvirta;Sakari Tamminen;Virpi Roto;Jaana Kuorelahti

  • It's Mine, Don't Touch!: interactions at a large multi-touch display in a city centre

    Peter Peltonen;Esko Kurvinen;Antti Salovaara;Giulio Jacucci

  • Smartphones: An Emerging Tool for Social Scientists

    Mika Raento;Antti Oulasvirta;Nathan Eagle

  • Understanding mobile contexts

    Sakari Tamminen;Antti Oulasvirta;Kalle Toiskallio;Anu Kankainen

  • Understanding contexts by being there: case studies in bodystorming

    Antti Oulasvirta;Esko Kurvinen;Tomi Kankainen

  • iSkin: Flexible, Stretchable and Visually Customizable On-Body Touch Sensors for Mobile Computing

    Martin Weigel;Tong Lu;Gilles Bailly;Antti Oulasvirta

  • Interactive Markerless Articulated Hand Motion Tracking Using RGB and Depth Data

    Srinath Sridhar;Antti Oulasvirta;Christian Theobalt

  • Like bees around the hive: a comparative study of a mobile augmented reality map

    Ann Morrison;Antti Oulasvirta;Peter Peltonen;Saija Lemmela

  • Fast and robust hand tracking using detection-guided optimization

    Srinath Sridhar;Franziska Mueller;Antti Oulasvirta;Christian Theobalt

  • Real-time Joint Tracking of a Hand Manipulating an Object from RGB-D Input

    Srinath Sridhar;Franziska Mueller;Michael Zollhöfer;Dan Casas

  • All My People Right Here, Right Now: management of group co-presence on a social networking site

    Airi Lampinen;Sakari Tamminen;Antti Oulasvirta

  • HCI Research as Problem-Solving

    Antti Oulasvirta;Kasper Hornbæk

  • What Is Interaction

    Kasper Hornbæk;Antti Oulasvirta

  • Observations on Typing from 136 Million Keystrokes

    Vivek Dhakal;Anna Maria Feit;Per Ola Kristensson;Antti Oulasvirta

  • Combinatorial Optimization of Graphical User Interface Designs

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  • The effects of walking speed on target acquisition on a touchscreen interface

    Joanna Bergstrom-Lehtovirta;Antti Oulasvirta;Stephen Brewster

  • Is exploratory search different? A comparison of information search behavior for exploratory and lookup tasks

    Kumaripaba Athukorala;Dorota Głowacka;Giulio Jacucci;Antti Oulasvirta

  • Long-term working memory and interrupting messages in human-computer interaction

    Antti Oulasvirta;Pertti Saariluoma

  • ContextContacts: re-designing SmartPhone's contact book to support mobile awareness and collaboration

    Antti Oulasvirta;Mika Raento;Sauli Tiitta

  • Mobile kits and laptop trays: managing multiple devices in mobile information work

    Antti Oulasvirta;Lauri Sumari

  • An Edge-Bundling Layout for Interactive Parallel Coordinates

    Gregorio Palmas;Myroslav Bachynskyi;Antti Oulasvirta;Hans Peter Seidel

  • Improving two-thumb text entry on touchscreen devices

    Antti Oulasvirta;Anna Reichel;Wenbin Li;Yan Zhang

  • Long-term effects of ubiquitous surveillance in the home

    Antti Oulasvirta;Aurora Pihlajamaa;Jukka Perkiö;Debarshi Ray

  • Surviving task interruptions: Investigating the implications of long-term working memory theory

    Antti Oulasvirta;Pertti Saariluoma

Frequent Co-Authors

Giulio Jacucci
Giulio Jacucci University of Helsinki
Hannu Toivonen
Hannu Toivonen University of Helsinki
Stephen Brewster
Stephen Brewster University of Glasgow
K. Anders Ericsson
K. Anders Ericsson Florida State University
Michael Rohs
Michael Rohs University of Hannover
Gerhard Reitmayr
Gerhard Reitmayr Qualcomm (Austria)
Dieter Schmalstieg
Dieter Schmalstieg University of Stuttgart
Per Ola Kristensson
Per Ola Kristensson University of Cambridge
Nathan Eagle
Nathan Eagle Aerie Ventures
Matti Hämäläinen
Matti Hämäläinen Harvard Medical School

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