Research Groups

Our research activities are arranged under research groups with three foci: demography, social computing, and a good digital society. You can find details on them, their members, and their activities below.
Helsinki Social Computing Group

Current

  • Matti Nelimarkka
  • Anton Berg
  • Felix Epp
  • Jesse Haapoja
  • Robin Forsberg
  • Sofia Heikkonen

Alumni

  • Irina Hasala
  • Onni Aarne
  • Sippo Rossi
  • Victoria Palacin

​​​​​​Helsinki Social Computing Group is an interdisciplinary research group focused on computers and social science spanning across political science, human-computer interaction, design, and data science. It is lead Matti Nelimarkka and hosted at the Centre for Social Data Science, Faculty of Social Science.
Good Digital Society Group

Current

  • Krista Lagus
  • Adeline Clarke
  • Leila Gharavi
  • Titi Gävert
  • Johanna Laiho-Kauranne
  • Markus Petteri Laine
  • Viivi Pentikäinen
  • Marcella Zoccoli
  • Maria Valaste

Alumni

  • Maria Litova
  • Tuukka Oikarinen
  • Joni Oksanen

The Good Digital Society group is a multidisciplinary group of researchers inspired by the question of how to bring about a good society for all in the digital era. It acts as a hub for doctoral researchers from several disciplines and the FinnSurveyText project dealing with the analysis of survey open answers. It is lead by Krista Lagus and hosted at the Centre of Social Data Science, Faculty of Social Science. 
Demographic Research at CSDS
  • Mikko Myrskylä
  • Riku Laine
  • Sanni Saarinen
  • Maria Ponkilainen
  • Sanna Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist
  • Donata Stonkute
  • Julia Hellstrand
  • Miika Mäki
  • Ricarda Duerst
  • Kelsey Wright
  • Ziwei Rao
  • Citlali Trigos-Raczkowski

Demographers at CSDS study population dynamics, fertility and mortality forecasting, family formation and dissolution, and inequalities in demographic processes. The team works with and within the Population Research Unit and collaborates extensively with the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.