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Lauri Malmi is a Professor of Computer Science at Aalto University's Department of Computer Science, School of Science, leading the Learning+Technology research group (LeTech) since 2001. His primary research focus is Computing Education Research with emphasis on programming education tools, automatic assessment systems, and learning analytics.
His research interests center on developing and evaluating advanced learning environments for programming education. Key areas include automatic assessment and feedback systems, program simulation and visualization tools, and gamified learning approaches. His empirical work spans qualitative interview studies to educational data mining techniques. He has made significant contributions to theoretical frameworks in computing education and meta-studies of the field.
Malmi has chaired major international conferences including Koli Calling (2004, 2008) and ICER (2017-2018). He served as a regular columnist for ACM Inroads (2013-2020) and editorial board member for ACM Transactions on Computing Education and IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. His work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between computer science education, learning sciences, and human-computer interaction.
- ACM SIGCSE award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education (2020)
- 2016 Learning Contribution Achievement Award (2017)
- Excellent Education in Electronics (2000)
- Teacher of the year 1999, Helsinki University of Technology
Malmi has led significant educational initiatives including the national Center of Excellence in Education at Helsinki University of Technology (2001-2006) and the Aalto Online Learning digitalization project. His research group has secured numerous grants for developing innovative educational technologies and studying their impact. The LeTech group maintains active collaborations across Europe and globally in computing education research.
His work extends into healthcare education through virtual reality childbirth training applications, demonstrating the transferability of educational technology approaches across domains. Malmi has contributed extensively to establishing methodological standards in computing education research through conference workshops and special journal issues.
