Mikkel Knudsen
M.Sc. (Pol. Sci.)
mikkel.knudsen@utu.fi +358 29 450 4653 +358 50 513 6636 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku Office: 3.12 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0846-4005 |
Areas of expertise
Technology foresight; R&I foresight; research infrastructures; policy futures; Anticipatory Governance; Denmark; Itonics.
Technology foresight; R&I foresight; research infrastructures; policy futures; Anticipatory Governance; Denmark; Itonics.
Research community or research topic
Member of the Futures Distillery (https://tulevaisuustislaamo.fi/).
Member of the Futures Distillery (https://tulevaisuustislaamo.fi/).
Biography
I'm a project researcher in Futures Studies and doctoral researcher in Political Science. My main research interest and expertise lie at the intersections of the two fields, as well as in foresight, technology foresight, and sustainability.
2018-: Project Researcher, Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku
2010: M.Sc. (Political Science), University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Research
Research projects:
- 2023-2025: GYROSCOPE (https://sites.utu.fi/gyroscope/). Academy of Finland, RRF funding.
- 2023-2025: T-Winning Spaces 2035 (https://t-winning-spaces2035.com/). Academy of Finland. RRF funding.
- 2022-2025: Strategic Foresight for Sustainability (https://www.sf4s-project.com/), Erasmus+, European Commission
- 2018-2023: Manufacturing 4.0 (www.mfg40.fi), Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland
- 2022: Foresight and Future Generations in Lawmaking (FORGE), VN TEAS
- 2021-2022: European Consumer Behaviour after COVID-19: A Foresight Study, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
- 2018-2021: Platforms for Big Data Foresight, Research Council of Lithuania
- 2017-2019: European Research Infrastructures in the International Landscape (RISCAPE) (Horizon 2020)
- 2016-2019: Saving Cooperative Energy (SCOoPE) (Horizon 2020).
Teaching
2022: Finland Futures Academy Summer School
2020-2021: Technology Foresight in Organizational Strategies (TSE, UTU)
2019: Finland Futures Academy Summer School
Publications 
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- Strengthening foresight and the role of future generations in Finnish lawmaking (2022) Airos Maija, Ahlqvist Toni, Knudsen Mikkel, Mutanen Anu, Rapeli Lauri, Schauman Jonas, Setälä Maija, Taskinen Mari, Taylor Amos
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Tulevaisuudentutkimusta Tanskassa kolmen linssin läpi (2022)
- Futura
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Energy Research Infrastructures in Europe and Beyond: Mapping an Unmapped Landscape (2021)
- European Integration Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - From Industry X to Industry 6.0: Antifragile Manufacturing for People, Planet, and Profit with Passion (2021) Kuosmanen Pauli, Villman Tero, Annanperä Elina, Jurmu Marko, Kaivo-oja Jari, Kettunen Petri, Knudsen Mikkel, Lauraéus Theresa, Majava Jukka, Porras Jari
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Future Orientation and Political Participation: The Moderating Role of Political Trust (2021)
- Frontiers in Political Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Global Export Strategy of the “Born Global” Companies, Business Modeling, and Dynamic Capabilities: Eight Knowledge Management Cases of Country and City Data Analytics (2021)
- Communications in Computer and Information Science
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Market Structure analysis with Herfindahl-Hirchman Index and Lauraéus-Kaivo-oja Indices in the Global Cobotics Markets (2021)
- Economics and culture
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - AI to the Rescue: Will Artificial Intelligence lead the way towards the Sustainability Development Goals and a New Green Deal era? (2020)
- Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
(E1 Popularised article) - An Emerging Technology Challenge: Digital Twins (2020)
- Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
(E1 Popularised article) - Collaborative Robots: Frontiers of Current Literature (2020)
- Journal of Intelligent Systems: Theory and Applications
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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