Atte works as a research manager at Demos Helsinki. His work centers on research projects related to the societal effects of emerging technology and deliberative democracy. Atte is well-versed in research funding on social transformations, especially within Horizon Europe.
Atte is also a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Turku, focusing on democratic long-term governance of Emerging climate and technological risks. Previously Atte has worked at the in-house think tank of the European Parliament and at the research unit of the Finnish Foreign Ministry, focusing on global trends and strategic foresight. He also has expertise on AI governance from a socio-technical perspective.
In his free time, Atte can be found running and listening to podcasts in the outskirts of Helsinki. He is also Affiliated with Turku AI Society, a think tank Publishing on ethics of artificial intelligence.