Lauri Väkevä

Lauri Väkevä is a Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Helsinki, specializing in educational sciences with a focus on performing arts, music education, and STEAM pedagogy. He actively supervises doctoral students in the Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture and leads the SKAPA project (2024–2026) on developing study paths in arts education. His research explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, creativity, and multimodal learning environments.

• Key Affiliations: Department of Education, Sibelius Academy collaboration, Gaudeamus publishing network
• Research Themes: AI in music education, safe spaces for artistic expression, responsible AI pedagogy, historical evolution of Finnish music institutions

Recent Work Highlights:

• 2025: Generative AI as a Collaborator in Music Education (Action-Network Theory application)
• 2025: Voicing Responsible AI Pedagogy (Ethical frameworks for arts education)
• 2024: Changing Role of Sibelius Academy (Historical analysis of Finnish music education)

Leadership & Engagement: Project Manager for SKAPA, organizing committee member for the 2024 Ainedidaktinen Symposium, and active participant in AI research events.