Samuli Reijula

Samuli Reijula is a permanent university lecturer (equivalent to US Associate Professor) in Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Helsinki, with additional affiliation as a docent (habilitation) in Practical Philosophy. He is also associated with the TINT Centre for Philosophy of Social Science and leads his personal research section 'Reijulab.'

His research focuses on scientific problem-solving as a distributed cognitive system, examining science at multiple levels from individual scientists to entire communities. Key interests include social epistemology, AI ethics, epistemic humility, diversity in science, and institutional epistemology. Reijula's work critically examines the relationship between scientific communities and society, emphasizing the importance of academic autonomy and trust.

His recent publications analyze AI's philosophical implications, diversity policies in research, academic recruitment policies, and the enduring value of the Bildung university model. Reijula has contributed to debates on scientific uncertainty, open science, and the philosophical foundations of collective problem-solving in scientific communities.

Reijula currently holds an Academy of Finland research project (2020-2025) titled 'Modeling the republic of science: Collaborative problem solving and collective rationality in scientific inquiry.' He has collaborated with prominent scholars including Jaakko Kuorikoski, Kristina Rolin, and Petri Ylikoski on topics ranging from institutional epistemology to agent-based modeling in social epistemology.

As an active public intellectual, Reijula contributes to Finnish media outlets including Helsingin Sanomat, Suomen Kuvalehti, and Tietessä Tapahtuu, where he analyzes science policy issues and philosophical dimensions of contemporary scientific challenges.