Professor
University of Art and Design Helsinki, Media Lab
diaz@uiah.fi

Lily Díaz-Kommonen is the founder and leader of the Systems of Representation
research group in the University of Art and Design Helsinki, Media Lab. Her research interests include visualization methods and tools, and digital cartography and ontology design for the cultural heritage and audiovisual sectors. She has designed tools such as ImaNote (Image and Map Annotation Notebook) and SOL (Soft Ontology Layer) and created interactive digital facsimiles of the Map of Mexico 1550 by Alonso de Santa Cruz and of the Carta Marina of 1539 by Olaus Magnus.