Research Team
AUTO-WELF is led by Södertörn University and delivered by the consortium of five universities and research institutions.
The project is also supported by cooperation partners from academic and non-academic institutions.
Södertörn University

Professor of media and communication studies and director of the hub for digital welfare research, Södertörn University, Sweden
AUTO-WELF Project lead and Principal Investigator for the Södertörn University

Maris männiste
Postdoctoral Researcher, Södertörn University, Sweden

PhD Researcher, Södertörn University (Affiliated), Sweden

Research Assistant, Södertörn University, Sweden
Austrian Academy of Science

Doris Allhutter
Associate Professor, Institute of Technology Assessment, Austria
Principal Investigator for the Austrian Academy of Science

Astrid Mager
Senior Researcher, Institute of Technology Assessment, Austria

RAFAELA CAVALCANTI DE ALCÂNTARA
PhD Researcher, Institute of Technology Assessment, Austria
University of Copenhagen

Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Principal Investigator for the University of Copenhagen

Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Assistant professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Senior Researcher, The Danish Institute of Human Rights, Denmark

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Danish Institute of Human Rights, Denmark
University of Leipzig

Christian Pentzold
Professor, University of Leipzig, Germany
Principal Investigator for the University of Leipzig

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Leipzig, Germany

Research Fellow, University of Leipzig, Germany
Polish Academy of Science

Karolina Sztandar-Sztanderska
Assistant Professor, Institute of Sociology and Philosophy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Principal Investigator for the Polish Academy of Science

PhD Researcher, Institute of Sociology and Philosophy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Research Assistant, Institute of Sociology and Philosophy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Sociology and Philosophy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Research Fellow (PhD), Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, Warsaw University, Poland (Affiliated)
Cooperation partners
- Matthias Spielkamp, Algorithm Watch
- Birgitte Kofod Olsen, DataEthics
- Tanja Mally, Epicenter.works – Plattform Grundrechtspolitik
- Ana Jorge, Lusófona University
- Alice Mattoni, University of Bologna
- Brigitte Alfter, Arena for Journalism in Europe / DataHarvest
- Daniel Neugebauer, Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- Veronika Liebl, Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG