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Erik Matias Lintunen

Erik Matias Lintunen

Doctoral Researcher
Department of Computer Science

My research focuses on the computational modelling of intrinsic motivation, specifically examining how it can be used to shape various aspects of computational reinforcement learning. This primarily entails designing algorithms that autonomously set and pursue goals to learn diverse skills. Additionally, my work involves developing methods to evaluate open-ended learning algorithms. This evaluation is crucial for understanding the breadth and adaptability of these algorithms in learning a wide range of abilities over time.

Full researcher profile
Postal address
Konemiehentie 2 02150 Espoo Finland

Areas of expertise

Artificial Intelligence, Reinforcement Learning, Open-Ended Learning

Honors and awards

Tutkijat maailmalle grant 2025

Grant (€18,000) to fund project "What To Practise Next? Reinforcement Learning for Skill Diversification"— a six-month research visit to work with Prof. Marlos C. Machado at the University of Alberta, Canada. Funded by: KAUTE Foundation, Walter Ahlström Foundation, the Foundation for the Economics Education, and the Nokia Foundation. Only top 15% of submissions funded.<br/>
Granted funding (personal grants) Department of Computer Science Jun 2025

Nordic Mensa Fund Grants 2024: "Article of the Year" Award

One of the five "Article of the Year" Award Recipients (€1,000 each) in 2024: Erik Lintunen from Aalto University, Finland, for the article: "Cognitive abilities predict performance in everyday computer tasks".
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Computer Science Dec 2024

WIRED's Creative Hack Award 2018: Finalist

Established in 2013, the CREATIVE HACK AWARD is an annual award for next-generation creators, who value ambitious vision and think beyond the borders of countries and regions.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Computer Science Jan 2018

Research groups

  • Professorship Guckelsberger Christian, Doctoral Researcher

Publications

Erik Lintunen, Nadia Ady, Sebastian Deterding, Christian Guckelsberger 2025

Erik M. Lintunen, Nadia M. Ady, Sebastian Deterding, Christian Guckelsberger 2025 Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society

Erik Lintunen, Nadia Ady, Christian Guckelsberger 2025

Sebastian Deterding, Erik Matias Lintunen, Christian Guckelsberger, Nadia M. Ady 2024

Erik Lintunen, Viljami Salmela, Petri Jarre, Tuukka Heikkinen, Markku Kilpeläinen, Markus Jokela, Antti Oulasvirta 2024 International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

Erik Lintunen, Nadia Ady, Christian Guckelsberger 2024

Erik Lintunen, Christian Guckelsberger, Sebastian Deterding 2023

Erik Lintunen, Viljami Salmela, Petri Jarre, Tuukka Heikkinen, Markku Kilpeläinen, Markus Jokela, Antti Oulasvirta 2023

C.Y. Zheng, K-J. Wang, M. Wairagkar, M. Von Mohr, Erik Lintunen, K. Fotopoulou 2021

Erik Lintunen 2019