The team

The ADDI research team operates across four universities situated in three European countries: Toulouse in southern France, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and Turku in Finland. Their expertise spans democratic theory, the empirical study of preferences, artificial intelligence, and social choice.

Principal Investigators

Umberto Grandi

Professor of Computer Science
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Ulle Endriss

Professor of AI and Collective Decision Making
University of Amsterdam
The Netherlands

César Hidalgo

Professor of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Toulouse School of
Economics
France

Maija Setälä

Professor of Political Science
University of Turku
Finland

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Support Staff

Anna Gordillo Torras

Project Manager
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Carmen Luna Plascencia

Finance Manager
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Mari Taskinen

Project Coordinator
University of Turku
Finland

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Researchers

Théo Delemazure

Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Mohamed Ouaguenouni

Postdoctoral Researcher
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Juan Ignacio Zambrano

Research Engineer
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Ilkka Koiranen

Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Turku
Finland

Associated Researchers

Mikko Leino

Senior Researcher
University of Turku
Finland

Maija Jäske

Senior Researcher
University of Turku
Finland

Felipe Garrido-Lucero

Assistant Professor
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Karine van der Straeten

Senior Researcher (CNRS)
Toulouse School of Economics
France

Emile Martinez

PHD Student
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Remi Chauchadis

PHD Student
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Jairo F. Gudiño

PHD Student
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Clément Contet

PHD Student
Université Toulouse Capitole
France

Toni Wessman

Project Researcher
University of Turku
Finland

Visitors

Sebastiano Casati

PHD Student
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Italy

Locations

Toulouse

France

Two research groups are located in Toulouse, at the University Toulouse Capitole and the Toulouse School of Economics. Both universities are located in the same campus in the city center. Toulouse is a vibrant city with more than 100,000 students and is home to a large research ecosystem. It is well-known for its high standards in quality of life, combining very good infrastructures with the history, the food, the landscapes, and the culture of the south of France.

Amsterdam

The Netherlands

The Amsterdam team is part of the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Amsterdam that is home to a thriving community of scholars, including computer scientists, mathematicians, logicians, philosophers, and cognitive scientists. The ILLC offers a friendly and international research environment with world-class faculty in all of its areas of specialisation. We are based in the beautiful city of Amsterdam, renowned for its historic system of canals, its laid-back cosmopolitan atmosphere, and its excellent connections to the rest of Europe and the world.

Turku

Finland

The research group is located at the Department of Philosophy, Contemporary History and Political Science at the University of Turku. The University of Turku is a scientifically strong, multidisciplinary university where research possibilities are sought especially in interdisciplinary research. There are about 22,000 students and about 3,400 staff members at the University. Turku is Finland’s oldest city which has a rich cultural life and beautiful nature, especially the scenic Turku archipelago.

Job opportunities

Advancing democratic practices demands interdisciplinary expertise, creativity, and, above all, dedicated researchers and support staff! Explore our opportunities to join us as an intern, PhD student, postdoc, software developer, or part of our administrative and management team.

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