Iñaki’s research focuses on technology and democratic theory, exploring how citizens engage with technology and how technologies shape participation. Before his PhD, he was a lecturer and researcher at the Universidad Católica de Chile.
He has worked on large-scale participatory processes, including Chile’s recent constitutional reforms. In Scotland, he co-founded the Collective Intelligence group, advising the Scottish Government on participation technologies, and collaborated with the Scottish Parliament to embed citizen deliberation in law-making. He has also lead the data strategy of the Iswe Foundation, working towards a permanent Global Citizens Assembly
In academic roles, he serves on the Editorial Board of Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society and IEEE Transactions on Technology in Society. He holds positions as Associate Director of the Centre for Science, Knowledge, and Expertise at Edinburgh (SKAPE) and as a core member of the Centre for Technomoral Futures, both at the University of Edinburgh.
