2010 Title of Docent (Habilitation), Theoretical Philosophy, University of Helsinki (16.2.2010)
2005 Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy, Theoretical Philosophy, University of Helsinki. Thesis Title: Models as Epistemic Artefacts: Towards a Non-Representationalist Account of Scientific Representation (20.12.2005)
2001 Master of Social Sciences, M.Soc.Sc., Social and Moral Philosophy, University of Helsinki (19.11.2001)
1991 Master of Economic Sciences, M.Sc. (Econ.), Economics, Helsinki School of Economics (15.2.1991)
2018 – Professor of Philosophy of Science, University of Vienna
2013-2018 Associate Professor (tenured), University of South Carolina. (10.6.2013 - 15.5.2018)
2011-2014 Fellow, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki.
2010-2011 University Researcher, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki.
2009-2010 Visiting Researcher, California Institute of Technology.
2007-2009 Postdoctoral Researcher, Academy of Finland (tutkijatohtori), Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki.
2006 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Social and Moral Philosophy, University of Helsinki.
2006 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki.
2005 Researcher, Institute of Art Research, University of Helsinki.
2003 Researcher, Center for Activity Theory and Developmental Work Research, University of Helsinki.
1999-2002 Ph.D. Student, Department of Education, University of Helsinki.
1988-1999 Freelance Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Management of various for- profit and non-profit organizations
1986-1987 Analyst, The State Guarantee Fund (Finland).
1985 Monitor, Foreign investments of Finnish firms at the Bank of Finland.
Projects (PI):
1.12.2022-31.8.2025 Pushing the Boundaries: Agency, Evolution and the Dynamic Emergence of Expanding Possibilities (co-PI). John Templeton Foundation. (€ 1,328,539)
1.6.2019 - 31.5.2024 Possible Life: The Philosophical Significance of Extending Biology (LIFEMODE). ERC Consolidator Grant.
(€ 1,999,566)
1.1.2019-31.12.2022 Towards a Methodology of Modal Modeling (co-PI). Swedish Research Council.
(SEK 5,551,220)
1.9.2015-31.8.2020 Understanding by Engineering: Modeling, Experimentation, and Engineering in the Emerging Field of Synthetic Biology.
Academy of Finland, Research Fellowship.
(€ 434.485)
1.9.2013-31.8.2017 Biological Knowledge through Modeling and Engineering (SYNBIOMODE). Academy of Finland, Research Programme on Synthetic Biology (FinSynBio).
(€ 566,465)
1.1.2007-31.12.2009 Models and Modelling: A Philosophical Study of the Role and Significance of Models and Computer Simulations in Scientific Inquiry. Postdoctoral researcher project funded by the Academy of Finland. (€ 201,600)
1.8.2006-30.04.2008 KULTA – Modeling the changing consumer needs
(Project leader, Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki). MASI-programme funded by TEKES – The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. The consortium included the Laboratory of Computer and Information Science (Helsinki University of Technology) and the National Consumer Research Center.
(€ 100,000)
Key researcher:
2023-2028 Excellence Cluster, “Knowledge in Crisis”, FWF Austrian Science Fund
(€ 8.9 Million)
2023-2027 Vienna Doctoral School, “Philosophy as Conceptual Engagement (PACE)”, Doc.funds, FWF Austrian Science Fund
(€ 1.8 Million)
Associate investigator:
MACSYS – the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Mathematical Analysis of Cellular Systems. University of Melbourne.
Editor-in-Chief:
Science & Technology Studies (EASST, Official journal of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology)
Editor-in-Chief: 1.1.2007 – 30.6.2010, Member of the Editorial Board 1.7.2010 - present
Referee (Journals):
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Erkenntnis
European Journal for Philosophy of Science
History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
International Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Journal of Economic Methodology
Neural Networks
Outlines: Critical Social Studies
Philosophical Studies
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Synthese
Referee (Books)
Cambridge University Press
Referee (Grants):
Swiss National Science Foundation
The Finnish Cultural Foundation
Academia Europaea (2021 – )
European Academy of Sciences (2021 – )
Philosophy of Science Association
European Philosophy of Science Association
British Society for the Philosophy of Science
Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice