Santeri works as the R&D Lead at the Helsinki XR Center. He has 15 years of experience with technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, speech and gesture interaction, mobile technologies, and game engines. His latest research projects have focused on educational VR software for healthcare, green energy, public performances, and industrial training. Santeri serves on the Board of Directors for the XR4Europe association, is a member of the advisory board for the Finnish National Metaverse Initiative, and is a founding member of the EU Commission’s VR/AR Industrial Coalition. He also frequently speaks as a keynote presenter on XR, the Metaverse, and other related topics.