Telos Lab Technology and Law for Society

Team

Our members hail from a variety of backgrounds across formal, natural, and social sciences as well as arts and humanities. While many of our core team members have some background in law, this is not a requirement for joining the lab. For more information on joining us, see here.

Core Team

member portrait Corinna Coupette Principal Investigator (2024/09โ€“) Law ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, Computer Science Aalto U, School of Science

Mainly studies legal systems from a computational perspective. Easily distracted by interesting problems involving graphs and networks as well as meta-{methodological, scientific} questions.

Loves computation, hates computers.

Lives for science, recharges via sports, music, reading, meditation, and long-distance hiking. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™€ ๐Ÿชˆ๏ธ ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ“–๏ธ ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ•

member portrait Mohamed Ben Achour PhD Student (2026/04โ€“) Law ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท, Legal Technology Aalto U, School of Science

Studies institutional interactions through computational modeling. Focused on translating legal theory into executable architectures. Works on simulation-based, data-driven digital twins of legal systems.

Very fond of anything that turns theory into simulation.

Lives for philosophy, fueled by noise music. ๐Ÿง  โš–๏ธ ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ ๐Ÿ”

member portrait Alyssa Meier PhD Student (2026/03โ€“) Law ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช, Information Design Aalto U, School of Science

Researching drug policy across continents and over time using computational methods to examine the effectiveness of stricter laws.

Interested in interactive data visualization, and always wants to know all the answers.

Otherwise engaged in backpacking, knitting, birding, and telling stories. ๐Ÿฅพ ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿฆœ ๐Ÿ’ฌ

member portrait Titus Pรผnder PhD Student (2024/09โ€“) Law ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, Legal Technology Aalto U, School of Science

Studying legal systems and institutionalized societies leveraging network science and artificial intelligence.

Building scalable data-collection infrastructure and informed LLM-driven workflows for quantitative research.

Interested in music, art, coding, data, and law. ๐ŸŽถ ๐ŸŽจ ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ˆ โš–๏ธ

member portrait Ilari Korpimรคki CS Summer Intern (2025) and Research Assistant (2025/06โ€“) Law ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ, Computer Science Aalto U, School of Science

Passionate about the correlation between data, social theory, and the law. Deeply interested in how these insights can improve society, change public policy, and create a better world.

Scared of humanity, loves humans.

Driven by interests in technology, people, and politics; fueled by avocados and coffee. โš™๏ธ ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ ๐Ÿฅ‘ โ˜•

Trusted Collaborators

Andreas Martin Fleckner Professor of Private Law, Roman Law and Commercial Law Law ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, History HU Berlin
Dirk Hartung Assistant Professor of Law, Yong Pung How School of Law Law ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, Legal Technology Singapore Management U
Bastian Rieck Professor of Machine Learning, AIDOS Lab Mathematics, Computer Science U Fribourg

Affiliates

Maja Sellmer Master Student (2026โ€“) Computer Science, Mathematics Aalto U, School of Science
Sara Storbjรถrk Master Student (2026โ€“) Computer Science, Social Science Aalto U, School of Science
Milja von Lerber Collaborating PhD Student (2026โ€“) Sociology, Management Aalto U, School of Business

Alumni

Mariana Astengo AScI Summer Intern (2025) Social Science, Int'l Law U Glasgow โ†’ Groningen U
Shaleen Baral AScI Summer Intern (2025) Mathematics, Computer Science Cornell U โ†’ Columbia U
Emrecan Gulay Co-Supervised Postdoc (2025โ€“2026) Art, Design Aalto U, School of Business
Manya Kansal AScI Summer Intern (2026) Computer Science, Mathematics IIT Delhi
Michelle Le AScI Summer Intern (2025) Computer Science Conn Coll โ†’ Princeton U
Moritz Podlech AScI Summer Intern (2026) Mathematics, Economics TU Berlin
Jeremy Wayland Co-Supervised PhD Student (2024โ€“2026) Mathematics, Computer Science TU Munich
Caroline Yao AScI Summer Intern (2026) Computer Science, Mathematics Swarthmore Coll โ†’ Chicago Booth
Josh Zeitlin AScI Summer Intern (2025) Mathematics Yale U โ†’ U Cambridge