Mikael Laaksoharju
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Information Technology; Vi3; Human Machine Interaction
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 35 99
- Mobile phone:
- +46 73 971 35 03
- E-mail:
- mikael.laaksoharju@it.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Hus 10, Regementsvägen 10
- Postal address:
- Box 337
751 05 UPPSALA
- ORCID:
- 0000-0003-2580-899X
Short presentation
I research how computerized tools should be designed to stimulate reflection and continuous development of expertise.
Keywords
- human computer interaction
- interaction design
- computer ethics

Publications
Selection of publications
Recent publications
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Law in engineering ethics education: An exploration
Part of The Routledge International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education, p. 230-244, Routledge, 2025
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Part of Ethics and Sustainability in Digital Cultures, p. 31-48, Routledge, 2024
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Part of Smart Ethics in the Digital World, p. 149-152, 2024
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Roadmap for UX in future operational train traffic control
Part of International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics, p. 28-55, 2024
- DOI for Roadmap for UX in future operational train traffic control
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Supporting Shared Responsibility for Integrating Ethics into Science and Technology Education
Part of 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2022
- DOI for Supporting Shared Responsibility for Integrating Ethics into Science and Technology Education
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Roadmap for UX in future operational train traffic control
Part of International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics, p. 28-55, 2024
- DOI for Roadmap for UX in future operational train traffic control
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Launching the VASCO Citizen Science Project
Part of Universe, 2022
- DOI for Launching the VASCO Citizen Science Project
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We Mostly Think Alike: Individual Differences in Attitude Towards AI in Sweden and Japan
Part of REVIEW OF SOCIONETWORK STRATEGIES, p. 123-142, 2021
- DOI for We Mostly Think Alike: Individual Differences in Attitude Towards AI in Sweden and Japan
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Challenging the pursuit of Moore's law: ICT sustainability in the cloud computing era
Part of Politeia, p. 45-55, 2011
Chapters in book
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Law in engineering ethics education: An exploration
Part of The Routledge International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education, p. 230-244, Routledge, 2025
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Part of Ethics and Sustainability in Digital Cultures, p. 31-48, Routledge, 2024
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An Intuition-Based Approach to Sustainable ICT: Insights from Eco-Ethica
Part of Tetsugaku Companion to Japanese Ethics and Technology, p. 181-200, Springer, 2019
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Case Study 1: Using widget bundles for formal learning in higher education
Part of Responsive Open Learning Environments, p. 79-113, Springer, 2015
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Training and supporting education in sustainability by the use of an ICT tool
Part of New technologies, education for sustainable development and critical pedagogy, p. 225-231, ICTeESD, University of Crete, 2012
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Management of moral knowledge and ethical processes in organizations
Part of Ethical issues and social dilemmas in knowledge management, p. 199-214, IGI Global, 2010
Comprehensive licentiate thesis
Conference papers
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Part of Smart Ethics in the Digital World, p. 149-152, 2024
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Supporting Shared Responsibility for Integrating Ethics into Science and Technology Education
Part of 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2022
- DOI for Supporting Shared Responsibility for Integrating Ethics into Science and Technology Education
- Download full text (pdf) of Supporting Shared Responsibility for Integrating Ethics into Science and Technology Education
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A roadmap for UX in rail: Changing tracks in train traffic research
Part of Conference Proceedings of the 51st NES Conference, p. 51-58, 2022
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A Pragmatic Approach for Teaching Ethics to Engineers and Computer Scientists
Part of 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2020
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Wabi-sabi in the design of ICT: aestheticising digital imperfections
Part of Wabi-Sabi, p. 162-163, 2018
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A user-centered storytelling approach to design a language companion robotic agent
Part of Proc. 6th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction, p. 29-35, 2018
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Investigating design implications towards a social robot as a memory trainer
Part of Proc. 5th International Conference on Human Agent Interaction, p. 5-10, 2017
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Using rapid prototyping to explore design implications for a pill-dispensing social agent
Part of Proc. 5th International Conference on Human Agent Interaction, p. 53-59, 2017
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Adding integral display properties to increase generalizability of a configural display
Part of Proceedings of the 13th SweCog Conference, Uppsala, October 26–27, 2017, p. 9-11, 2017
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Etikutbildning för ingenjörer: Övningar, verktyg, metoder
Part of 5:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges Ingenjörsutbildningar, p. 30-31, 2015
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Part of Medicinteknikdagarna 2015, p. 94-94, 2015
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Democracy, human fallibility and ICT
Part of The possibilities of ethical ICT, p. 295-301, 2013
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Tools and methods for security: Stimulating the skill to philosophize
Part of European Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference, p. 163-165, 2013
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In Support of Democratic Dialogue
2012
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Computerized support of personal and group skills for sustainability
2012
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Tools for ethical and sustainable IT systems
Part of Creating and applying socially, ethically and professionally acceptable ICT systems, p. 4-5, 2012
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Democracy has arrived!: A model for ethical decision making of players in MMOs
2012
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What are ethical agents and how can we make them work properly?
Part of The computational turn, p. 151-153, 2011
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The revival of natural and cultural identity through social media
Part of The computational turn, p. 329-331, 2011
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The common fate of ethics, sustainability and IT
Part of Social accountability and sustainability in the information society, p. 4-4, 2011
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Challenging the Moore's law: ICT sustainability in the Cloud Computing Era
Part of Social accountability and sustainability in the information society, p. 3-3, 2011
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Standards or dialogue for social accountability?
Part of New directions for social accountability and computing, p. 4-5, 2011
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Computer aided ethical IT systems design
Part of ETHICOMP 2010, p. 332-340, 2010
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Methods and tools for ethical usability
Part of Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2009, p. 946-947, 2009
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Ethical usability of IT systems: How to consider relevant factors and how to find solutions
Part of Proceedings of the Fifth Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference, 2009
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Enhancing ethical competence in organizations: How to process moral knowledge
Part of European Business Ethics Network Research Conference 2009, p. 60-61, 2009
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Computerized support for ethical analysis
Part of Computer ethics, p. 425-437, 2009
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Computer supported ethical decision making
Part of 23rd European Conference on Operational Research, p. 193-193, 2009
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Can micro world simulations assess and stimulate ethical competence?
Part of Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference ETHICOMP 2008, p. 503-510, 2008
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Tools for ethical decision making
Part of Proc. 3rd International Conference on Human Centered Processes, p. 13-24, 2008
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Simulation and support in ethical decision making
Part of Globalisation, p. 278-287, 2007