Jaakko Helin

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Jaakko Helin is a leading voice at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and applied ethics, with a focused commitment to ensuring that technology serves our aging population responsibly. His research centers on the ethical governance, cybersecurity, and accountability of AI and robotic systems, particularly within healthcare and independent living environments. Helin’s major contributions include pioneering the design of ethical guidelines for the SHAPES project—a major H2020 Innovation Action aimed at building supportive systems for older adults—and critically examining the moral and security implications of deploying care robots in the home. His work on the SHAPES ethical framework (2021, 9 citations) provides a foundational blueprint for responsible AI development in gerontechnology, while his recent analyses of ethics and cybersecurity in home-based care (2024, 3 citations) address urgent societal challenges posed by an aging population and resource scarcity. By bridging technical innovation with human-centered values, Helin’s scholarship is shaping how we design, acquire, and trust the next generation of assistive technologies.