AI and digitalization experts

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming everyday life – from how we work and communicate to how we make decisions. Researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics explore the societal, ethical, and economic implications of AI. Below you'll find some of those experts organized in subcategories.

AI, strategy, innovation and business development

Per Andersson

Professor, Department of Marketing and Strategy

Areas of expertise:

  • AI’s impact on business models and development, public and private procurement and organizational structure

Email: per.andersson@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)708 251 216
Languages: English, Swedish

Stefan Haefliger

Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • AI’s role in innovation and strategy, including how AI technologies influence organizational design, strategies, and the development of new business models
  • Human-machine interactions, autonomous AI systems and work practices in the presence of intelligent technologies
  • The integration of AI into workplaces and its impact on human labor
  • IT-based regulation and governance of AI and hybrid systems

Email: Stefan.Haefliger@hhs.se
Languages: English, German, French

Sebastian Krakowski

Assistant Professor, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • AI and the future of work: How AI reshapes jobs, skills, behavior, and decision-making across organizations and the labor market
  • Human-AI collaboration and AI governance: Designing effective human-AI teams, including responsible use, ethics, and policy implications
  • AI strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship: How businesses and startups use AI to create and capture value, driving innovation and growth

Email: Sebastian.Krakowski@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)705 870 612
Languages: English, Swedish, German

Roberto Verganti

Professor, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • Impact of AI on human creativity and creative jobs like art, music, and design
  • New experiences and innovation enabled by AI

Email: Roberto.Verganti@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)72 378 6686
Languages: English, Italian

AI, work and organizations

Anna Essén

Associate Professor, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • The challenge of regulating and governing AI in society and organizations generally
  • How public and private organizations handle unintended and harmful consequences of AI
  • AI in healthcare
  • AI in higher education (creating rules for teachers and students)
  • AI in transport industry applications including autonomous/self-driving vehicles and cars

Email: anna.essen@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)705 888 264
Languages: English, Swedish

Magnus Mähring

Professor and Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology, Director of the House of Innovation, affiliated researcher at the Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets

Areas of expertise:

  • AI and human behavior: AI’s impact on daily life, trust in AI systems, impact on human behavior
  • AI in the workplace: job transformations, future skills, challenges of AI adoption at work
  • AI in the public sector: public sector readiness for AI, AI risks for democracy, AI and social equality
  • Digital transformation, digital innovation in general

Email: Magnus.mahring@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)709 137 407
Languages: English, Swedish, German

AI, data and decision-making

Rickard Sandberg

Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Data Analytics at the Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • AI and decision-making: How AI solutions can be implemented and support decision-making in business and the public sector
  • AI and sustainability: How AI can be used to achieve sustainability goals and how we can develop AI that is sustainable
  • Machine learning in finance: How AI and advanced algorithms are used to analyze financial markets, risks, and behaviors
  • Data analysis and insights: How to transform large volumes of data into understandable and actionable knowledge
  • Forecasting in an uncertain world: How statistical models and AI are used to scenarios despite uncertainty and rapid change
  • Applied Mathematics and Statistics: Fundamental methods for analyzing complex systems and making well-informed decisions

Email: rickard.sandberg@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)706 991 255
Languages: English, Swedish

AI, ethics, governance and society

Elmira van den Broek

Assistant Professor, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • AI in hiring and recruitment, ethical considerations and fairness in using AI for decision-making
  • Impact of AI on the HR profession and HR managers

Email: Elmira.van.den.Broek@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)73 349 0023
Languages: English, Dutch

Erik Wetter

Assistant Professor, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • AI’s role in innovation and research and development (R&D)
  • AI and data privacy, AI regulations especially in EU
  • AI and cybersecurity risks

Email: erik.wetter@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)708 938 837
Languages: English, Swedish