Who We Are
The core of our team is a group of experienced professionals in science, technology, and media, talented across multiple fields.
Helena Telkänranta
Founder and CEO
Maija Karala
Science writer and illustrator
Ville Sinkkonen
Concept artist and 3D modelling expert
Joonas Gustafsson
Expert in service design and usability
Taina Tengvall
Expert in administration and marketing, board member
Mari Tienhaara
Expert in veterinary thermography
Taru Tornikoski
Assistant in science communication
Matleena Lappalainen
Intern in science communication
Partners
Collaboration with selected partner organizations is a key part of our work.
Our main partners in current projects are the following:
Virtual reality production: The two ongoing virtual reality projects, "Through the Eyes of a Dog" and "Through the Eyes of a Cow", are developed together with the virtual reality studio Teatime Research. In the latter, another key partner is the animal welfare auditing and specialist service Armenta Benessi.
Development of thermographic measurement methodology: Some of our main partners include Veterinary Clinic Askel and the Emotion Science research group of the University of Helsinki.
Additionally, the following students are currently being co-supervised by Arador and the Emotion Science research group:
Laura Hiisivuori, Ph.D. student
Marjo Priha, Ph.D. student
Pirjo Matero, Master's student
Karoliina Kinnari, Master's student
Mirko Pomatti, Master's student