Research output per year
Research output per year
Finland
Research activity per year
I am a researcher of communication, technology and organizing. My background is in media and communication studies, but I have also worked in the areas of critical technology studies, organization studies, and political sociology. My current work focuses on organizing on digital platforms, the use of data and algorithms in organizations, and communicative AI.
In my previous projects, I have studied, for example, social evaluation of organizations in the hybrid media system, political campaigning online, organizational reputation with psychophysiological methods, social movement organizations, as well as the practices of social media analytics. I have a strong interest in methods and methodological development, in particular using computational methods and large data sets in social research as well as research ethics in digital research.
I am a member of the Open Science Coordination group at the University of Helsinki and also currently appointed as the LERU Open Science Ambassodor at UH.
CV and more details are available on my university home site and via my public LinkedIn profile.
Online: @sallamaaria / @jahapaula
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Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Organization Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mar 2020 → May 2020
Chair, Rajapinta ry.
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2020
Young Academy Finland, Nuorten Tiedeakatemia
2019 → 2023
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia / dictionary › Scientific
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Project manager), Reinikainen, H. M. (Participant) & Pelevina, N.-M. (Participant)
Lunds Universitet Institutionen För Service Management
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2028
Project: External funding
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Project manager), Matikainen, A. H. A. (Participant), Pajunen, L. S. (Participant), Dovbysh, O. (Participant), Frig, M. (Participant), Kousa, I. M. (Participant) & Pulli, P. (Participant)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
Huhtamäki, J. (Project manager), Laaksonen, S.-M. (Project manager), Lindholm, K. A. M. (Project manager), Kajava, K. (Participant), Kivijärvi, S. (Participant), Koivula, M. (Participant), Leppälä, M. (Participant), Sirén-Heikel, S. (Participant) & Skenderi, E. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/09/2024 → 31/08/2028
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Project manager), Frig, M. (Participant), Olkkonen, L. (Participant), Olsson, T. (Participant), Pulli, P. (Participant) & Skenderi, E. (Participant)
01/11/2023 → 30/09/2024
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Project manager)
Aarhus University Department of Culture and Society
01/10/2022 → 31/05/2023
Project: External funding
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Creator), Skenderi, E. (Creator), Nelimarkka, M. (Data Collector), Piitulainen, J. (Data Manager), Rikkonen, L. (Data Collector), Toroskainen, S. E. (Data Collector) & Pöyry, E. (Supervisor), Kielipankki, 10 Jun 2026
DOI: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:lb-2024030501
Dataset
Kajava, K. (Creator) & Laaksonen, S.-M. (Contributor), Zenodo, 2025
Dataset
Reinikainen, H. M. (Recipient), Pöyry, E. (Recipient), Kannasto, E. (Recipient), Pelevina, N.-M. (Recipient) & Laaksonen, S.-M. (Recipient), 15 Jun 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
Väliverronen, E. (Recipient), Sihvonen, T. (Recipient), Laaksonen, S.-M. (Recipient) & Koskela, M. (Recipient), 3 May 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Speaker: Chair) & Lindholm, K. A. M. (Speaker: Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Speaker: Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Pelevina, N.-M. (Attendee), Laaksonen, S.-M. (Speaker: Presenter), Reinikainen, H. M. (Attendee) & Sihvonen, T. (Attendee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Laaksonen, S.-M. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
24/09/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
23/09/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
03/06/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
03/06/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
19/05/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media