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Department of Computer Science

Usable and accessible eHealth services for everyone

We are a research group focusing on usability and accessibility of eHealth services. Our aim is to ensure that all user groups have equal access to eHealth services in a way that meets their needs and enhances health and wellbeing.

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Guidelines are available here (only in Finnish):

Suunnitteluvinkkejä koko väestölle suunnattuihin digitaalisiin sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluihin

Contact: Sari Kujala, Senior University Lecturer

Research projects

Iiris Hörhammer appointed as docent in eHealth cost-effectiveness at University of Eastern Finland

Engaging users in design is crucial for developing economically sustainable eHealth services.

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Iiris Hörhammer standing outdoors wearing a white shirt with tall grasses and trees in the background.

Finnish expertise in the usability of eHealth services is appreciated in Japan

Japanese visitors appreciate Senior University Lecturer Sari Kujala and her team’s research on the usability and accessibility of eHealth services in Finland.

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Back: Maedeh Ghorbanian Zolbin (Aalto University), Saija Simola (Aalto University), Norihiro Nishioka (Kyoto University), Tomoyuki Yamamoto (Kyoto University), Yasuyuki Hiramatsu (HealthTech.Lab), Juho-Pekka Mäkipää (University of Vaasa)
Front: Sari Kujala (Aalto University), Taku Iwami (Kyoto University), Iiris Hörhammer (Aalto University), Tatsuya Abe (HealthTech.Lab), Johanna Viitanen (Aalto University). Photo: Kei Shigaki (Business Finland Japan)

Latest publications

Hanna von Gerich, Mikael Helenius, Iiris Hörhammer, Hans Moen, Laura Maria Peltonen 2026 International Journal of Medical Informatics

Iiris Hörhammer, Johanna Suvanto, Maarit Kinnunen, Sari Kujala 2025 International Journal of Medical Informatics

Anu Kaihlanen, Katja Borodulin, Anne Kouvonen, Sari Kujala, Teemu Rantanen, Sakari Taipale, Ulla Buchert, Soile Juujärvi, Eeva Järveläinen, Emma Kainiemi, Piia Silvennoinen, Saija Simola, Lotta Virtanen, Tarja Heponiemi 2025

Anna Kharko, Maria Hägglund, Dafina Angelova, Therese Scott Duncan, Josefin Hagström, Kirralise Hansford, Joanne Hunt, Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Cosima Locher, Brian McMillan, Asha-Judy Nivins, Sophie Anna Rosch, Julian Schwarz, Saija Simola, Charlotte Blease 2025 BMJ Open

Anna Kharko, Josefin Hagström, Saija Simola, Åsa Cajander, Charlotte Blease, Maria Hägglund 2025 Intelligent Health Systems – From Technology to Data and Knowledge

Sari Kujala, Kaisla Kasteenpohja, Elizabeth M. Borycki, Andre W. Kushniruk 2025 Intelligent Health Systems – From Technology to Data and Knowledge

Paula Valkonen, Sari Kujala, Kaisa Savolainen, Riina-Riitta Helminen 2025 JMIR Human Factors

Maedeh Ghorbanian Zolbin, Sari Kujala, Gunilla Widén, Kristina Eriksson-Backa, Isto Huvila 2025 Human Technology

Maedeh Ghorbanian Zolbin, Sari Kujala, Isto Huvila 2025 Journal of Medical Internet Research

Nagadivya Balasubramaniam, Marjo Kauppinen, Linh Truong, Sari Kujala 2024 Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
More information on our research in the Aalto research portal.

Alumni of Our Research Group

Here you can find alumni of our research group starting from 2024.

Thesis of Our Research Group

Here you can find thesis of our research group starting from 2020.

Master's thesis

Rasimus, T. (2025).

Kasteenpohja, K. (2024).

Mäkipää, M. (2024).

Hallonbacka, M. (2024).

Qi, J. (2024). .

Hyötyläinen, S. (2023). .

Känsälä, S. (2022).

Xu, Y. (2022).

Naskali, E. (2022).  

Pyy, P. (2022). Lowering the use threshold of digital mental health services by involving young people with special education needs in co-design.

Kimpimäki, S. (2022). .

González Carceller, F. (2021). .

Niittylä, A. (2020). .

Bachelor's thesis

Nugraha, Alvar (2025)

Willberg, Tuomas (2023)

Hynninen, Maarit (2023)

Erviö, M. (2023).

Seppälä, P. (2022).

Rantanen, M. (2022).

Laitinen, K. (2022).

Kilpi, J. (2022).

Vähätalo, V. (2022). Käyttäjien kokemukset etävastaanotoista.

Anttila, E. (2022). Nuorten toiveet ja tarpeet matalan kynnyksen digitaalisille mielenterveyspalveluille.

Annevirta, J. (2021). .

Sarimo, S. (2021). Terveydenhuollon ammattilaisten kokemukset potilaalle avoimista potilastietojärjestelmistä.

Ruismäki, J. (2021). .

Alastalo, A. (2021). .

Vastamäki, V. (2021). .

Honkanen, P. (2021). .

Telov, T. (2020). eHealth-ratkaisut potilaskeskeisessä diabeteksen hoidossa: Mahdollisuudet ja haasteet palveluntuottajan näkökulmasta.

Helander, J. (2020). .

Mannonen, E. (2020). .

Virtanen, A. (2020). .

Laitinen, O. (2020). .

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