Area doctoral school is led by the following Academic Committee:

Internal Board

Maarit Mäkelä – Professor, Department of Design, Aalto University.

Laura Beloff – Associate Professor of Contemporary Art, Department of Art and Media, and Vice Dean for artistic and creative practices in the School of Art, Design and Architecture, Aalto University.   

Susanna Helke – Associate Professor Department of Film, Television and Scenography, Aalto University.   

Harri Laakso – Associate Professor, Department of Art and Media, Aalto University.

Tomek Rygalik – Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Aalto University.   

Julia Valle Noronha – Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Aalto University.

External Board

Mika Elo – Professor of artistic research, Head of Doctoral Programme, Vice-dean of Research, Academy of Fine Arts, Uniarts Helsinki.

Sheryl Doruff – Professor of Film and Media, Research Centre, Stockholm University of the Arts.