Ilpo Koskinen is a sociologist by training, but has worked as a professor of industrial design since 1999.

His main research interests have been in mobile multimedia, the relationship of design and cities, and interpretive design methodology. Some of his main publications include Mobile Image (IT Press, Helsinki, 2002), Empathic Design (IT Press, Helsinki, 2003), and Mobile Multimedia in Action (Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, NJ, 2007).

Currently, he is finishing "Lab, Field, Showroom," a book on constructive design research (Morgan Kaufman, San Francisco, September 2011). This book explicates recent developments in contemporary design research by focusing on their methodological foundations, whether they come from the sciences, the social sciences, or art and design.

Ilpo Koskinen, professor in Industrial Design program at Aalto University School of Art and Design