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Jonas Ivarsson

Professor

Department of Applied IT, div Informatics
Telephone
+46 31-786 24 73
+46 766-18 24 73
Mail
jonas.ivarsson@gu.se
Visiting address
Forskningsgången 6
417 56 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 100
412 96 Göteborg

About Jonas Ivarsson

Jonas Ivarsson is Professor of Informatics at the University of Gothenburg. He began his academic studies in cognitive science and communication studies and received his PhD in 2004 within the field of educational sciences. In 2013, he was appointed Professor of Education, with research focusing on the role of technologies in the development of knowledge, competence, and professional practice. Since 2019, he has been based at the Department of Applied Information Technology, where he leads research on artificial intelligence from human-, societal-, and design-oriented perspectives.

Ivarsson’s research examines how AI technologies are reshaping professional work, interaction design, education, and democratic institutions, with particular attention to issues of responsibility, ethics, power, and knowledge. He leads a subproject within the Nordic research project RAID – Responsible AI in Interaction Design Practice, funded by NordForsk, which investigates how generative AI is used in design practice and how responsible AI tools and educational approaches can be developed. He shares leadership responsibility within the interdisciplinary research cluster AI, Power and Politics, funded by WASP-HS, which analyses how artificial intelligence affects democracy, governance, and political power relations.

In addition to his research, Ivarsson holds several ongoing strategic roles. He is a member of the Board of the Faculty of Science and Technology and a government-appointed member of the Swedish Migration Agency’s Ethics Council, a position he holds until 2027.

Previously, Ivarsson has served as Vice Head of Department and Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Education, as a member of the University of Gothenburg Board, and as part of the university’s coordination group for artificial intelligence and digitalisation.