Heikki Juhani Lyytinen
Emeritus professor of Psychology, UNESCO Chair on Inclusive Literacy for All, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Biography
Heikki Juhani Lyytinen (born June 24, 1946 in Kuopio, Finland). He worked in different positions mainly in the University of Jyväskylä (and as docent of University of Helsinki) most recently as Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology and Unesco Chair on Inclusive Literacy Learning to All. During his career he has been a central player in the development Agora Centre focussed on Human Technology via experts collaborating from different scientific domains such as IT, Psychology and Neuroscience, where is role was a consequence of his interest in areas shown by his doctoral dissertation (1984) titled The Psychophysiology of Anticipation and Arousal. He was the second Vice Rector of the University of Jyväskylä from 1997 to 2000. Lyytinen was Director of the Center of Excellence funded by the Academy of Finland with Professor Lea Pulkkinen from 1994 to 2005 (Human Development and Risk Factors) and with Professor Jari-Erik Nurmi (Research on Learning and Motivation) from 2006 to 2011. Lyytinen has co-authored numerous books and more than 300 scholarly articles on psychology. His scientific output has continued after this retirement during which his main focus has been R & D associated with helping children of poor countries to learn via reading. Professor Lyytinen has been a member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences since 2002. He has received many honors. Such as in 2004 the Nokia Prize and in 2005 Philips Nordic Prize in recognition of his outstanding research on children's learning difficulties.