Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Leo Leppänen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Computer Science. He has a PhD in Computer Science and a BA in Language Technology.
His research focus is on automated generation of natural language, especially on the generation of factual content such as news and other reports from structured data, as well as educational data mining, learning analytics and computer science education research.
He is currently working at the University of Helsinki MOOC Center. Previously, he has been at the Discovery Research Group and the Agile Education Research Group, both at the department of computer science.
Education/Academic qualification
Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Award Date: 30 May 2023
Computer Science, Master of Science
Award Date: 31 Oct 2017
Language Technology, Bachelor of Arts
Award Date: 16 Jun 2015
Fields of Science
- 113 Computer and information sciences
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Barriers and enabling factors for error analysis in NLG research
van Miltenburg, E., Clinciu, M., Dušek, O., Gkatzia, D., Inglis, S., Leppänen, L., Mahamood, S., Schoch, S., Thomson, C. & Wen, L., 21 Feb 2023, In: Northern European Journal of Language Technology. 9, 1, 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Methods for Automated Generation of Natural-Language Reports
Leppänen, L., 2023, Helsinki: University of Helsinki.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
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Piloting Natural Language Generation for Personalized Progress Feedback
Leppanen, L., Hellas, A. & Leinonen, J., 2022, 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 8 p. (Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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The European copyright system as a suitable incentive for AI-based journalism?
Pihlajarinne, T., Thesleff, A. W., Leppänen, L. & Valmari, S. M., 15 Feb 2022, Artificial Intelligence and the Media: Reconsidering Rights and Responsibilities. Pihlajarinne, T. & Alén-Savikko, A. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 215–239 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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A Baseline Document Planning Method for Automated Journalism
Leppänen, L. & Toivonen, H., Jun 2021, Proceedings of the 23rd Nordic Conference on Computational Linguistics (NoDaLiDa). Dobnik, S. & Øvrelid, L. (eds.). Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, p. 101-111 11 p. (Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings; no. 178)(NEALT Publication series; no. 45).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Embeddia: Cross-Lingual Embeddings for Less-Represented Languages in European News Media
Toivonen, H. T., Linden, C., Granroth-Wilding, M., Leppänen, L., Alnajjar, K. & Zosa, E.
01/01/2019 → 31/03/2022
Project: Research project
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NewsEye: A Digital Investigator for Historical Newspapers
Toivonen, H. T., Tolonen, M., Kaukonen, M., Marjanen, J., Granroth-Wilding, M., Leppänen, L., Avikainen, J., Alnajjar, K., Zosa, E. & Hengchen, S.
01/05/2018 → 31/01/2022
Project: Research project
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IA: Immersive Automation: automated storytelling, audience engagement and user experience in a news ecosystem
Linden, C., Moring, T. A., Backholm, K., Hujanen, J., Toivonen, H. T., Granroth-Wilding, M., Leppänen, L., Munezero, M., Haapanen, L. & Sirén-Heikel, S.
Viestintäalan tutkimussäätiö, Sanoma Media Finland Oy, Alma Media Oyj, Conmio Oy, Tekes, Svenska kulturfonden, KSF Media Ab, Keski Pohjanmaan Kirjapaino Oyj
01/12/2016 → 31/05/2018
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Pro Gradu Award for an Exceptional Master's Thesis
Leppänen, Leo (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Researcher of the Year Award for junior researchers
Leppänen, Leo (Recipient), Dec 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (Journal)
Leo Leppänen (Reviewer)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Telecommunications Policy (Journal)
Leo Leppänen (Reviewer)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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The 61st Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2023) (Event)
Leo Leppänen (Reviewer)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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PhD Student Workshop on News Automation
Leo Leppänen (Attendee)
7 Jun 2022 → 8 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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The 2022 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (Event)
Leo Leppänen (Reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts