Maris MÄNNISTE
Lecturer on critical data studies at the Univer- sity of Tartu. Previously, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Södertörn University, where she was part of the CHANSE funded project Automating Welfare – Algorithmic Infrastructures for Human Flourish- ing in Europe (AUTO-WELF). In that role, she contributed to comparative research on automated decision-making systems in Sweden and Estonia, and co-authored studies on public sector chatbots and citizens’ attitudes toward automation in welfare provision. Her research focuses on the in- tersection of critical data/algorithm studies, media and communication, and public administration.