Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Aleksi Knuutila is an anthropologist and data scientist. His work focuses on two main areas: the verification of online information in political contexts and conflicts, and the application of machine learning in social sciences and investigations. He currently leads projects examining how eyewitness images from conflicts become accepted as evidence through "networked verification". In parallel, he explores how generative AI models can be used as tools for social research, particularly for the analysis of visual information.
External positions
Research Associate, University of Oxford
University Researcher, University of Jyväskylä
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Challenging and Enhancing Legitimacy Through Humor: A Comparative Study of Candidates’ Use of Humor on Facebook before the 2019 and 2023 Finnish Parliamentary Elections
Koivukoski, J., Laaksonen, S.-M., Zareff, J. & Knuutila, A., 2024, In: Alternatives. 50, 1, p. 74-93 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Election Campaigns on Social Media
Laaksonen, S.-M., Kannasto, E. & Knuutila, A., Apr 2024, (Accepted/In press) Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Nai, A. & Grömping, M. (eds.). Edward ElgarResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Synthetic ethnography: Field devices for the qualitative study of generative models
de Seta, G., Pohjonen, M. & Knuutila, A., 1 Dec 2024, In: Big Data & Society. 11, 4, 15 p., 20539517241303126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The Spread of Anti-vaccination Memes on Facebook
Knuutila, A., George, A., Bright, J. & Howard, P., 2024, Disinformation in Open Online Media: 6th Multidisciplinary International Symposium, MISDOOM 2024, Münster, Germany, September 2–4, 2024, Proceedings. Preuss, M., Leszkiewicz, A., Boucher, J., Fridman, O. & Stampe, L. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 86-100 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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The TikTok Effect: How the App Shaped Political Discourse During Finnish European Elections 2024
Knuutila, A. & Havula, P., 2024, 1. painos ed. Helsinki: Faktabaari. 28 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Scientific
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Re-imagining Finnish conflict reporting
Knuutila, A. (Principal Investigator), Maltezos, V. (CoIlaborator), Tommila, I. (CoIlaborator) & Kyrychenko, R. (CoIlaborator)
01/09/2024 → 01/09/2025
Project: Research project
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Project Information and Media Literacy P
Pohjonen, M. (Project manager) & Knuutila, A. (Participant)
01/11/2023 → 31/08/2025
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Eyewitness images and networked verification in the war in Ukraine
Knuutila, A. (Principal Investigator)
01/04/2023 → 01/01/2025
Project: Research project
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Activism as a method for art and science: counter speech in Finnish online communities
Knuutila, A. (Principal Investigator)
01/09/2021 → 01/09/2024
Project: External funding
Activities
- 1 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Rajapinta meets HEPP joint event
Palonen, E. (Chair), Laaksonen, S.-M. (Speaker: Chair), Vaarala, V. E. (Speaker: Presenter), Knuutila, A. (Speaker: Presenter) & Pelevina, N.-M. (Attendee)
4 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars