Hybrid Intelligence research program´s New Research Initiative funding winning projects have been chosen
Following a rigorous evaluation process, five standout projects have been selected for Hybrid Intelligence´s New Research Initiative (NRI) funding. Each awarded project will receive €12,000 to support novel and impactful research in the emerging field of Hybrid Intelligence.
"We are thrilled to see such strong engagement from our research community," says prof. Sanna Järvelä, leader of the Hybrid Intelligence research program.
"The selected projects reflect both scientific excellence and bold, interdisciplinary thinking that is crucial for advancing Hybrid Intelligence." The funded projects will contribute to strengthening the University of Oulu’s strategic focus areas and fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration across faculties.
Funded Projects – Hybrid Intelligence NRI Programme 2025
Enhancing Healthcare Education through Hybrid Intelligence: Integrating a Metacognitive Agent in Virtual Reality
Dr Marta Sobocinski, Dr Justin Edwards
Faculty of Education and Psychology, Learning and learning Processes.
Advancing Multimodal Contactless Sensing to Improve Physiological and Cognitive Awareness in Personalized Human-AI Interaction in XR environments
Dr Constantino Álvarez Casado
Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Center for Machine Vision, and Signal Analysis
AI-Assisted Decision Making in Clinical Nursing
Adjunct professor Miia Jansson, MHSc Henna Härkönen
Faculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology
HealthNudge: Hybrid Intelligence for Personalized Healthy Eating and Sustainable Habits
Dr Mehrdad Rostami, associate prof. Mourad Oussalah, Vahid Farrahi
Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Center for Machine Vision, and Signal Analysis
Make-Believe or AI Besties: Explorations of Children’s Interactions with AI-Agents Across Cultures
Dr Sumita Sharma
Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
Human Computer Interaction and Human-Centered Development
These selected projects exemplify the innovative, multidisciplinary spirit of the Hybrid Intelligence research program, which aims to advance human-machine collaboration by fostering mutual understanding and combining the strengths of both in their co-evolutionary processes. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the selected researchers and look forward to supporting your groundbreaking work. Congratulations!