I am a post-disciplinary scholar, a university lecturer and docent at the Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki, where I lead the Helsinki Social Computing research group. We bring social science theory together with methods from computer science, and work on:
- digital and computational methods for social research
- social and political aspects of computing and human-computer interaction
Conceptually, we draw inspiration from political science, media research and technology-oriented sociology. We use coding, prototyping, user-centred design, and data science approaches in our research. My group and I publish in venues such as ACM CSCW, ACM CHI, New Media & Society and Big Data & Society.
My training spans social science and computing: a master's degree in political science and a PhD in computer science. In addition to my lectureship, I am a visiting researcher at the Department of Computer Science, Aalto University and docent in media studies at Tampere University, along with past industry experience at Nokia and Futurice, and startups. I also co-founded Rajapinta, the Finnish association for social science and information technology research, and the Nordic Society for Computational Social Science, and remain an active member of both communities.
