PhD Researcher, Tampere University, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation
Talent acquisition (covering recruitment, selection, and team assembly) interests me in all sorts of ways, with particular focus on:
- Decision-making (expert judgment, algorithms, and a combination of these)
- Experiences with (emerging) information technology
- Digital ethics considerations (e.g., privacy, and fairness)
- The design and user experiences of new digital tools

WORK HISTORY
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation 2022
FairMatch 2020-2021
Intelligent Society 2020
Big Match 2017-2020
Publications
2022
- Koivunen, Sami, Saara Ala-Luopa, Thomas Olsson, and Arja Haapakorpi (2022). The March of Chatbots into Recruitment: Recruiters’ Experiences, Expectations, and Design Opportunities. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), 1-30.
- Koivunen, Sami, and Heidi Lehtovaara (2022) Algoritmit työnhaussa ja rekrytoinnissa. Työelämän tutkimus 20(2). 273-285.
2021
- Koivunen, Sami, Ekaterina Olshannikova, and Thomas Olsson (2021). Understanding Matchmakers’ Experiences, Principles and Practices of Assembling Innovation Teams. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) 30(4), 1-28.
2019
- Koivunen, Sami, Thomas Olsson, Ekaterina Olshannikova, and Aki Lindberg (2019). Understanding Decision-Making in Recruitment: Opportunities and Challenges for Information Technology. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 3(GROUP), 1-22.
Other texts online
Algoritmit rekrytoinnin tukena – yhdenvertaisuutta vai epätasa-arvoa? (Politiikasta.fi, 21.2.2022)
Reviewer activity
- Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Mindtrek 2021, 2022
- Computers in Human Behavior 2021