Jenni Maria Hakkarainen

Jenni Maria Hakkarainen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, University of Helsinki. Her work bridges law, criminology, and legal technology, focusing on algorithmic systems, digital justice, and access to justice in online environments. She has contributed to 13 research outputs and participated in 3 projects since 2016.

Research Interests:

• Algorithmic discrimination and accountability
• Digital justice and legal technology
• Transparency in judicial decision-making
• Human rights in digital societies
• Design patterns for online dispute resolution
• Ethical governance of AI systems

Projects:

• REPAIR: Valuable breakages: repair and renewal of algorithmic systems (2022–2025)
• Legal Tech Lab (2016–ongoing)
• AlgoT: Algorithmic transparency in legal systems (2019–2024)

Activities:

• Speaker at 'Tekoäly tuomioistuimessa' seminar (2025)
• Keynote speaker at Edistyksen Päivät 2018