Research Interests

I'm currently working on computer science education, research methods of computer science, social studies of computer science, the philosophy of computer science, ethnocomputing, and global netiquette.

I'm the research coordinator of the i4D.Tanzania research group, which is concerned with the role of information in development.

Awards

2007 InSite Conference, Best Paper Award.
2006 Doctoral Dissertation Award, University of Joensuu.

Grants

Research

Academy of Finland, 223.000€, Grant #132572 "Technological and Pedagogical Development of Contextualized IT Education", 1.1.2010-31.12.2012.

Kauppaneuvos Otto Malmin Lahjoitusrahasto, 3000€. July 2008.

The Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers, 2000€. Spring 2007.

Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation, 8000€. Spring 2007.

ECSE, East Finland Graduate School in Computer Science and Engineering, 18 months salary. Jan. 1st 2004 - Jun. 30th 2005.

Korean Government Scholarship (Doctoral degree course). Academic year 2002-2003.

Department of Computer Science, University of Joensuu. Aug. 1st 2002 - Sep. 31st 2003.

ISEP exchange student in Yonsei University, South Korea Academic year 1999-2000.

Teaching Grants and Exchanges

NordPlus grant for teacher exchange in Stockholm University, 660€ Sept. 20th - Sept. 24th 2010.

Ajou University grant for teacher exchange at Ajou University's International Summer School, 2900€ Jul. 22nd - Aug 15th 2008.

CIMO grant for teacher exchange in Ajou University, South Korea, 2100€ Oct. 22nd - Oct 29th 2007.

CIMO grant for teacher exchange in the University of Pretoria, South Africa, 4000€. Jan. 17th 2005- Mar. 18th 2005.

Professional Duties

Conference duties

Keynote Speaker. IPID 5th Annual Conference 2010. September 9-10, 2010, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Keynote Speaker. 3rd EDULINK Stakeholders Conference. October 1-2, 2009, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

Keynote Speaker. IPID 4th Annual Conference 2009. September 11-12, 2009, University of London, Royal Holloway, UK.

Local Chair. East African Seminar on IT Education in the Developing World (ITED 2008). January 15-16, 2008, Iringa, Tanzania.

Invited Seminar Speaker. Koli Calling: The 6th Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research, November 9.-12, 2006, Koli, Finland.

Session Chair. The 4th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2004) (sessions 23,31,42). August 30th - September 1st 2004, Joensuu, Finland.

Reviewer

M4D, 2010 (2nd International Conference on M4D: Mobile Communication Technology for Development)

IWIPS, 2010

Minds and Machines, 2010

IEEE Computer, 2009

The 9th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2009)

M4D 2008 (1st International Conference on M4D: Mobile Communication Technology for Development)

Member of the Journal of Information Technology Education (JITE) International Board of Reviewers (2008 onward).

5th International Workshop on Technology for Innovation and Education in Developing Countries (TEDC 2008).

Journal of Applied Logic, 2008

Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design and Social Networking Systems, 2008

Slovak Research and Development Agency, 2007

European Conference on Computers and Philosophy, 2007

Human Technology Journal, 2007

IST-Africa 2007 Conference. May 9-11 2007, Maputo, Mozambique.

IEEE 4th International Workshop on Technology for Education in Developing Countries (TEDC 2006). July 10-12, 2006, Iringa, Tanzania.

Publications

Book Chapters and Journal Articles (Refereed)

Duveskog, Marcus; Tedre, Matti; Islas Sedano, Carolina; Sutinen, Erkki (forthcoming) Life Planning by Digital Storytelling in a Primary School in Rural Tanzania. To Appear in Educational Technology & Society.

* Tedre, Matti (2011) Computing as a Science: A Survey of Competing Viewpoints. Minds & Machines 21(3):pp.361-387.

* Tedre, Matti (2011) Informaatioteknologian ja perinteisten filosofian alojen yhtymäkohtia [Contact Points of IT and Philosophy]. In Informaatioteknologian filosofia: pp.65-79 (eds. Mika Laakkonen, Suvi Lamminpää, Jarno Malaprade), Lapin Yliopistokustannus: Rovaniemi, Finland. ISBN 978-952-484-384-3.

* Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki (2011) Kolme näkökulmaa tietojenkäsittelyyn [Three Views of Computing]. In Informaatioteknologian filosofia: pp.221-238 (eds. Mika Laakkonen, Suvi Lamminpää, Jarno Malaprade), Lapin Yliopistokustannus: Rovaniemi, Finland. ISBN 978-952-484-384-3. Shortened and revised, with permission of Taylor & Francis Ltd., from Tedre and Sutinen, CSE 18(3):153-170.

* Eskelinen, Teppo; Tedre, Matti (2010) Three Dogmas of ICT-Driven Development: Philosophical Investigations of Technological Development. East African Journal of Research 2(1):pp.64-88.

* Sutinen, Erkki; Tedre, Matti (2010) ICT4D: a Computer Science Perspective. Algorithms and Applications (Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6060):pp.221-231. Springer: Berlin / Heidelberg, Germany.

* Tedre, Matti; Ngumbuke, Fredrick; Kemppainen, Jyri (2010) Infrastructure, Human Capacity, and High Hopes: A Decade of Development of e-Learning in a Tanzanian HEI. Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento 7(1):pp.7-20.

* Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki (2009) Crossing the Newton-Maxwell Gap: Convergences and Contingencies. Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science 3(1):pp.195-212.

* Tedre, Matti (2009) Computing as Engineering. Journal of Universal Computer Science 15(8):pp.1642-1658

* Tedre, Matti; Bangu, Nicholas; Nyagava, Seth I. (2009) Contextualized IT Education in Tanzania: Beyond Standard IT Curricula. Journal of Information Technology Education 8(1):pp.101-124.

* Tedre, Matti (2009) Social Study of Computer Science. In Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design And Social Networking Systems: pp.22-37 (ed. Brian Whitworth & Aldo de Moor), Information Science Reference. ISBN 978-1-60566-264-0

* Tedre, Matti; Eglash, Ron (2008) Ethnocomputing. In Software Studies / A Lexicon: pp.92-101 (ed. Matthew Fuller), Cambridge, Mass., USA: The MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-06274-9

* Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki (2008) Three Traditions of Computing: What Educators Should Know. Computer Science Education 18(3):pp.153-170.

Nikula, Uolevi; Sajaniemi, Jorma; Tedre, Matti; Wray, Stuart (2007) Python and Roles of Variables in Introductory Programming: Experiences from Three Educational Institutions. Journal of Information Technology Education 6(1):pp.199-214.

* Tedre, Matti (2007) Know Your Discipline: Teaching the Philosophy of Computer Science. Journal of Information Technology Education 6(1):pp.105-122.

Vesisenaho, Mikko; Kemppainen, Jyri; Islas Sedano, Carolina; Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki (2006) Contextualizing ICT in Africa: The Development of the CATI Model in Tanzanian Higher Education. African Journal of Information and Communication Technology 2(2):pp.88-109.

* Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki; Kähkönen, Esko; Kommers, Piet (2006) Ethnocomputing: ICT in Social and Cultural Context. Communications of the ACM 49(1):pp.126-130.

Sutinen, Erkki; Duveskog, Marcus; Eronen, Pasi J.; Tedre, Matti; Vesisenaho, Mikko (2005) ICT Education for Local Development. In University Partneships for International Development: Finnish Development Knowledge:pp.235-253 (ed. Olli Hietanen), FFRC-Publications 6/2005, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration. ISBN 951-564-290-6.

* Tedre, Matti; Kommers, Piet; Sutinen, Erkki (2002) Ethnocomputing: Considering Ethnological Factors in Computer Science. In Exploring Cultural Perspectives 2002. (eds. Wyness, Michael & Richardson, Annette), ICRN Press, Edmonton. ISBN 0-9731056-1-5.

Articles in Conference Proceedings (Refereed)

* Tedre, Matti; Apiola, Mikko; Oroma, Josephat (2011) Developing IT Education in Tanzania: Empowering Students. Proceedings of ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education FIE 2011 Conference, October 12-15, 2011, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

Apiola, Mikko; Oroma, Josephat; Tedre, Matti (2011) Improving Programming Education in Tanzania: Teachers' and Students' Perceptions. Proceedings of ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education FIE 2011 Conference, October 12-15, 2011, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

* Tedre, Matti; Apiola, Mikko; Cronje, Johannes C. (2011) Towards a Systemic View of Educational Technology in Developing Regions. Proceedings of IEEE Africon 2011 Conference, September 13-15, 2011, Livingstone, Zambia.

Apiola, Mikko; Pakarinen, Saila; Tedre, Matti (2011) Pedagogical Outlines for OLPC Initiatives: A Case of Ukombozi School in Tanzania. Proceedings of IEEE Africon 2011 Conference, September 13-15, 2011, Livingstone, Zambia.

Apiola, Mikko; Tedre, Matti (2011) Towards a Contextualized Pedagogy for Programming Education in Tanzania. Proceedings of IEEE Africon 2011 Conference, September 13-15, 2011, Livingstone, Zambia.

* Tedre, Matti; Kemppainen, Jyri; Ngumbuke, Fredrick (2011) What IT Professionals Should Know About IT Work in Developing Countries. Proceedings of IST-Africa 2011 Conference, May 11-13, 2011, Gaborone, Botswana.

* Tedre, Matti; Hansson, Henrik; Mozelius, Peter; Lind, Säde (2011) Crucial Considerations in One-to-One Computing in Developing Countries. Proceedings of IST-Africa 2011 Conference, May 11-13, 2011, Gaborone, Botswana.

Koponen, Tiia; Tedre, Matti; Vesisenaho, Mikko (2011) An Analysis of the State and Prospects of e-Learning in Developing Countries. Proceedings of IST-Africa 2011 Conference, May 11-13, 2011, Gaborone, Botswana.

* Tedre, Matti; Bangu, Nicholas (2010) Implementing a Contextualized IT Curriculum: Changes through Challenges. Proceedings of the 9th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, October 29-November 1, 2009, Koli, Finland: pp.67-76.

* Tedre, Matti; Chachage, Bukaza; Faida, Joy (2009) Integrating Environmental Issues in IT Education in Tanzania. Proceedings of the 39th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 18-21, 2009, San Antonio, TX, USA.

* Tedre, Matti; Kamppuri, Minna (2009) Students' Perspectives on Challenges of IT Education in Rural Tanzania. Proceedings of IST-Africa 2009 conference, Kampala, Uganda, May 6th-8th 2009. CD-ROM.

* Tedre, Matti; Ngumbuke, Fredrick D.; Bangu, Nicholas; Sutinen, Erkki (2009) Implementing a Contextualized IT Curriculum: Ambitions and Ambiguities. Proceedings of the 8th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, November 13-16, 2008, Lieksa, Finland: pp.51-61.

Mpogole, Hosea; Usanga, Hidaya; Tedre, Matti (2008) Mobile Phones and Poverty Alleviation: A Survey Study in Rural Tanzania. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on M4D Mobile Communication Technology for Development (ed. John Sören Pettersson), December 11-12, 2008, Karlstad, Sweden: pp.62-72.

* Tedre, Matti (2006) What Should Be Automated? The Fundamental Question Underlying Human-Centered Computing. Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Human-Centered Multimedia (HCM) 2006, October 27, 2006, Santa Barbara, USA: pp.19-24

Islas Sedano, Carolina; Vesisenaho, Mikko; Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki (2006) Implementing Information and Communication Technology in Higher Education in Tanzania. Proceedings of the IST-Africa 2006 Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, May 3-5, 2006 (eds. Cunningham, Paul & Cunningham, Miriam).

* Islas Sedano, Carolina; Tedre, Matti; Riempp, Ronald (2006) A Learning Object in Engineering Education: A Case Study. Proceedings of the International Conference on Multicultural Learning and Media Literacy in the Modern World, Hämeenlinna, Finland, May 21-23, 2006.

* Tedre, Matti; Kamppuri, Minna; Kommers, Piet (2006) An Approach to Global Netiquette Research. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Web Based Communities 2006, San Sebastian, Spain, February 26-28, 2006:pp.367-370.

* Kamppuri, Minna; Tedre, Matti; Tukiainen, Markku (2006) Towards the Sixth Level in Interface Design: Understanding Culture. Proceedings of the CHI-SA 2006, 5th Conference on Human Computer Interaction in Southern Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, January 25-27, 2006 (ed. Greunen, Darelle van): ACM, South Africa:pp.69-74

* Kamppuri, Minna; Tedre, Matti; Tukiainen, Markku (2006) A Cultural Approach to Interface Design. Proceedings of the 5th Annual Finnish / Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education / Koli Calling 2005, Lieksa, Finland, November 17-20, 2005:pp.149-152

* Tedre Matti (2004) Problem, Knowledge, and Understanding in Ethnocomputing. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Educational Technology in Cultural Context, Joensuu, Finland, September 1-2, 2003:pp.85-92.

Esko Kähkönen and Philip Bonanno, Marcus Duveskog, Eleanora Faggiano, Constance Kampf, Simo-Pekka Lahtinen, Minna Nuutinen, Pithamber Polsani, Veronica Rossano, Matti Tedre (2004) Approaches and Methodologies for a Culturally Contextualized Educational Technology.. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Educational Technology in Cultural Context, Joensuu, Finland, September 1-2, 2003:pp.5-9.

* Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki; Kähkönen Esko; Kommers, Piet (2003) Is Universal Usability Universal Only to Us?. ACM conference CUU 2003, Vancouver BC, Canada, November 10-11, 2003.

Duveskog, Marcus; Sutinen, Erkki; Tedre, Matti; Vesisenaho Mikko (2003) In Search of Contextual Teaching of Programming in a Tanzanian Secondary School. Proceedings of the ASEE/IEEE conference FIE 2003, Boulder, Colorado, USA, November 5-8, 2003:pp.F3B_9-F3B_14

* Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki; Kommers, Piet; Kähkönen Esko (2003) Appreciating the Knowledge of Students in Computer Science Education in Developing Countries. Proceedings of the IEEE conference ITRE/TEDC 2003, Newark, New Jersey, USA, August 11-13, 2003:pp.174-178.

* Tedre, Matti; Kommers, Piet; Sutinen, Erkki (2002) Ethnocomputing. A Multicultural View on Computer Science. Proceedings of the IEEE conference ICALT 2002, Kazan, Russia, September 9-12, 2002:pp.195-199.

Theses

* Tedre, Matti (2006) The Development of Computer Science: A Sociocultural Perspective. Doctoral thesis for University of Joensuu. (pdf/502pp. )

* Tedre, Matti (2002) Ethnocomputing. A Multicultural View on Computer Science. Master's thesis for University of Joensuu. (pdf/56pp. )

* Tedre, Matti (2002) Tietojenkäsittelytieteen tieteenfilosofiasta. Bachelor's thesis for University of Joensuu.

Other scientific publications or presentations

* Tedre, Matti; Chachage, Bukaza (2008) (Article / refereed) University Students' Attitudes Towards e-Security Issues: A Survey Study in Tumaini University, Tanzania. 5th International Workshop on Technology for Innovation and Education in Developing Countries (TEDC2008), July 31st-August 2nd, 2008, Kampala, Uganda.

* Tedre, Matti (2007) (Extended abstract / refereed) A Philosophy of Computer Science Course for Computing Practitioners. Presented at the European Conference on Computers and Philosophy E-CAP 2007, June 21st-23rd, 2007, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

* Bednarik, Roman; Kamppuri, Minna; Tedre, Matti; Vesisenaho, Mikko (2007) (Workshop paper / refereed) Alternative to Technology-Driven Development: An Approach Based on Authentic Needs. Presented at the CHI 2007 workshop on User-Centered Design and International Development, April 28th, 2007, San Jose, California, USA.

* Tedre, Matti (2006) (Invited seminar session) The Development of Computer Science: A Sociocultural Perspective. Proceedings of the Koli Calling: The 6th Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research, November 9th-12th, 2006, Koli, Finland:21-24.

* Tedre, Matti (2004) (Invited talk) Tietoyhteiskunta ja Globaalisuus. Presented in ISVY seminar, June 16th-17th, 2004, Lappeenranta, Finland.

Sutinen, Erkki; Kähkönen Esko; Tedre, Matti (2003) (Workshop / refereed) Contextualisation of Technologies and Concepts in Intercultural Learning Settings. Presented in ACM conference CHI 2003, April 5th-10th, 2003, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

* Tedre, Matti (2002) (Presentation / refereed) Ethnocomputing: Towards Ethnically Fairer Computer Science Presented at the International Cultural Research Network congress “Brasilia 2002: Exploring Cultural Perspectives” July 2nd-6th 2002, Brasilia, Brazil.

Popular texts on ICT

* Tedre, Matti (2008) (Feature article) What Should be Automated? ACM interactions 15(5):47-49.

* Meriläinen, Lasse & Tedre, Matti (2008) Tieto koneesta. Kopijyvä Oy: Jyväskylä, Finland, 102pp. ISBN 978-952-92-3839-2. Reviews:

* Tedre, Matti (2004) Tietoyhteiskunta kehitysmaiden avuksi. Sanansaattaja - Joensuun Yliopiston tiedotuslehti; 2/2004, 26th Feb. 2004, pp 16-17.

* Tedre, Matti (2002) Tietotekniikka ei paranna köyhien asemaa maailmassa. Helsingin Sanomat, Vieraskynä 12th Aug. 2002.

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