Ingrid Helene Brandt is a Research Fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, under the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her work bridges democratic theory with contemporary ecological challenges, focusing on how human and non-human actors reshape democratic participation in the Anthropocene. Key affiliations: Democratic Innovations in a Green Transition (DIGT) initiative Collaborator: Professor Lars Tønder Her research combines affect theory and new materialism to develop pluralistic frameworks for ecological crisis response. Recent publications analyze climate citizens' assemblies, temporal challenges in democratic processes, and material agency in political systems. She has contributed to peer-reviewed journals, policy reports, and edited volumes on these topics. Brandt's work appears in The Anthropocene Review , Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy , and other venues focused on climate governance and political innovation. She has also published blog commentary on democratic time constraints and civil society engagement.
Kristin Smette Gulbrandsen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, specializing in political geography, regional transformation, and democratic citizen involvement. Her current research focuses on municipality-led citizen participation in Denmark's renewable energy transition within the DART project. Primary Affiliation: Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen Past Affiliation: Department of Human Geography, Lund University (Doctoral Student, 2019–2026) Research Interests: Gulbrandsen investigates socio-spatial dynamics of regional reform, citizen mobilization in energy transitions, and digitalization's impact on social inclusion. Recent work explores how local governance structures facilitate democratic participation in sustainability initiatives. Publications: Her articles analyze regional institutional activism, spatial contestation in pandemic discourse, and digital exclusion in the European High North. Key themes include renewable energy governance, crisis management, and equitable technology access for elderly populations. Collaborations: Active in interdisciplinary networks addressing Arctic governance, cybersecurity, and regional policy in Europe. Supervision and grants details are not explicitly mentioned in available texts.
Kevin Jon Heller is Professor of International Law and Security at the University of Copenhagen's Centre for Military Studies, Department of Political Science. He practices law globally through his roles as Academic Member of Doughty Street Chambers in London and Special Advisor to the International Criminal Court's Prosecutor on War Crimes. His career bridges academia and legal practice, with extensive experience in international criminal tribunals. PhD in Law, Leiden University (2011) JD, Stanford University (1996) His research focuses on Public International Law , International Criminal Law , and Humanitarian Law , with specific expertise in Autonomous Weapons , Cyberwarfare , and Use of Force challenges. He explores contingency in legal history and the Vietnam War's international law implications. Recent publications analyze Russia-Ukraine legal accountability, autonomous weapons compliance, and cyber sovereignty. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Opinio Juris , an influential international law blog he's maintained for 17 years. Professional practice highlights: Legal associate at ICTY for Radovan Karadzic Expert witness in Salim v Mitchell (CIA torture program) UNITAD Special Expert for Da'esh trials Legal advisor/expert witness in Guantanamo 9/11 trial Co-editor of Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law (2018) His work combines doctrinal analysis with practical legal engagement, emphasizing the importance of legal frameworks in contemporary conflicts and emerging technologies.
David Garcés-Urzainqui serves as a Research Fellow at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, within the Faculty of Social Sciences. He is actively affiliated with the Development Economics Research Group (DERG), conducting empirical research primarily focused on poverty and inequality measurement in developing economies. His institutional base is Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building 26, Copenhagen K, with direct contact via email dagu@econ.ku.dk and telephone +4535328079. His research program centers on development economics with rigorous methodological approaches, specializing in poverty dynamics, vulnerability assessment, and inequality measurement using applied microeconometrics. Geographically, his work spans South Asia (Bangladesh, India), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania), and Mozambique, employing innovative techniques such as synthetic panel construction and geospatial poverty mapping to overcome data limitations in low-resource settings. His scholarship bridges theoretical econometrics with practical policy applications for poverty reduction. Analysis of his publication record (2017-2025) reveals consistent methodological innovation in poverty measurement alongside context-specific policy evaluations. Key trends include advancing synthetic panel methodologies for longitudinal analysis, expanding poverty mapping techniques using geospatial data, and examining policy impacts such as tax reforms in Kenya and discrimination effects in India. His work demonstrates increasing sophistication in integrating administrative data with household surveys for distributional analysis. Scientific awards: No awards or fellowships are documented in available sources. Regarding academic supervision and research funding, no information about doctoral students, master's advisees, or grant awards is provided in current institutional records. His research appears primarily conducted within institutional frameworks without indication of externally funded projects. He maintains active involvement in the Development Economics Research Group (DERG), which functions as a collaborative hub for empirical development research. This group facilitates methodological exchange and country-specific studies focused on economic mobility, inequality dynamics, and policy evaluation across multiple developing regions, with emphasis on rigorous microeconometric approaches.
Meltem Daysal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Social Sciences. She is also a member of the Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) and holds research fellowships at both IZA and CESifo. Her work bridges health economics and labor economics, focusing on critical policy issues related to medical interventions, child development, and wealth distribution. Dr. Daysal received her academic training with a BA in Economics from Bogazici University in 2003, followed by a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2009. Her educational background provided the foundation for her interdisciplinary research approach that combines economic theory with empirical analysis of large administrative datasets. Her primary research interests lie at the intersection of health and labor economics. Daysal investigates how health shocks affect families and how medical interventions can mitigate these effects, with particular focus on child development and early-life medical care. She also examines the economic consequences of housing wealth distribution across generations. Much of her research utilizes register data and natural experiments to identify causal relationships, contributing significantly to evidence-based policy discussions in both health and economic domains. Daysal's publication record reveals a consistent focus on using rigorous empirical methods to address pressing social issues. Her work spans multiple subfields including child health economics, intergenerational mobility, medical interventions, and the economic impacts of health policies. A notable trend is her use of Danish administrative data to examine questions with international relevance, demonstrating how specific national contexts can inform broader economic understanding. Among her professional honors and contributions: Member of the Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) Research Fellow at IZA (Institute of Labor Economics) Research Fellow at CESifo Associate Editor at the Journal of Health Economics (2025-) Dr. Daysal actively contributes to the academic community through her editorial work and research collaborations. Her research often involves interdisciplinary teams and has attracted attention from policy makers, as evidenced by references in policy sources. While specific grant information isn't detailed in the provided materials, her extensive use of administrative data suggests collaborations with government agencies and research institutions that typically require significant funding support. As part of the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen, Daysal contributes to a vibrant research environment focused on economic behavior and inequality. Her affiliation with CEBI places her work within a broader context of research examining how economic factors influence human behavior and societal outcomes, particularly in areas related to health and wellbeing.
John K. Christiansen is a Professor at the Department of Operations Management , Copenhagen Business School , specializing in Project Management , Innovation Management , and Product Development . His work combines Action Research and Socio-Technical Systems to address organizational challenges in innovation processes.
Jonas Hedman is a Professor in the Department of Digitalization at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark. His research focuses on the digital transformation of financial systems, particularly payment technologies, cashless societies, and digital infrastructure. He has authored over 149 publications and is frequently engaged in media discussions on the future of money and digital finance. His research interests span Payment Systems , Digital Infrastructure , Blockchain Technology , Cashless Society , FinTech , and Business Models in Digital Contexts . Hedman's work often examines the socio-technical dynamics of digital payment ecosystems, the evolution of global payment infrastructure, and the implications of cashlessness in societies like Sweden and Denmark. He also investigates API product quality and the role of digital offerings in transforming traditional industries. Analysis of Hedman's recent publications (2021-2025) reveals a strong emphasis on the transition to cashless societies, with multiple studies on Sweden's move away from cash and the implications for merchants and consumers. His work also explores blockchain applications in finance, the development of instant payment systems, and the governance of digital identity. A recurring theme is the tension between technological evolution and institutional arrangements in global payment infrastructure. Scientific Awards: No specific awards were mentioned in the provided information. Advising and Activities: Professor Hedman has supervised 28 students and academic projects. He is highly active in the academic community with 79 recorded activities, including lectures and conference participations on topics such as mobile payments and digital infrastructure. Additionally, he is a prominent media commentator with 195 press contributions, providing expert insights on digital finance and cashless societies.
Carina Saxlund Bischoff serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University's School of Governance, specializing in globalization and Europeanization. Her research bridges political science and public administration with a focus on democratic institutions. Her research interests span comparative politics, EU political institutions, political competition, democracy and representation, political parties, elections, and electoral behavior. She examines tensions between political responsiveness and bureaucratic legality, particularly in civil service contexts, while analyzing municipal governance frameworks and radical left party dynamics in Europe. Her work consistently addresses democratic accountability mechanisms across institutional layers. Her publications reveal a strong emphasis on electoral systems, political representation, and administrative ethics within European contexts. Recent work explores municipal case handling standards and the interplay between radical left parties and EU integration. Det gyldne grupperum (2019) As a frequent media commentator, she engages with Danish public discourse on electoral systems, government formation, and democratic representation, translating academic insights into accessible political analysis for broader audiences.
Per Kallestrup is a Professor of Family Medicine and Global Health at Aarhus University, affiliated with the Department of Public Health - Institute of General Medical Practice. He serves as Director of the Research Unit for General Practice and Founding Co-Director of the Center for Global Health. Specialist in Family Medicine President of the Danish NCD Alliance Advisor to the East African NCD Alliance His research focuses on strengthening Primary Health Care in low- and middle-income countries through integrated, community-oriented models. Key areas include non-communicable diseases, health equity, mental health, and volunteer-driven health systems. Recent projects span Nepal and Denmark , emphasizing resilience in NCD care, mental health interventions, and physical activity promotion. Notable scientific awards include the Medicines for People Award (2015), PhD-supervisor of the Year (2018), and recognition by HIFA (2013). He has supervised five PhD students and leads multidisciplinary research collaborations.
Elda Paja is an Associate Professor in Software Engineering at the IT University of Copenhagen, affiliated with the Software Engineering Center for Information Security and Trust. Her research bridges software engineering, security, and regulatory compliance with a focus on practical implementations in organizational contexts. Her primary research interests include Requirements Engineering, Security Requirements, Regulatory Compliance (particularly GDPR), Model-based Requirements Engineering, and Privacy Policy. She investigates how organizations handle security and privacy challenges through empirical studies, framework development, and regulatory analysis, with significant emphasis on Danish enterprises and cross-cultural comparisons. Recent publications (2022-2023) reveal a strong trend toward applying requirements engineering to real-world security and privacy challenges, especially for SMEs and mobile health applications. Her work consistently addresses regulatory alignment (GDPR), socio-technical aspects of security, and pandemic-related technological adaptations, demonstrating interdisciplinary approaches across computer science, policy, and human factors. No scientific awards were mentioned in the available information. Dr. Paja secured funding for the aDESSO project (2023-2024) focused on secure software development for SMEs in business-to-business contexts. While specific student names aren't listed, her publication record and project leadership indicate active supervision of graduate researchers in security-focused software engineering. She leads research within the Software Engineering Center for Information Security and Trust, which develops frameworks for trustworthy systems through empirical investigations of security practices, regulatory compliance mechanisms, and privacy-preserving technologies in organizational settings.
Rachel Douglas-Jones is Professor and Research Group Leader of Technologies in Practice at IT University of Copenhagen. She leads interdisciplinary research at the intersection of science, technology, and society with active projects spanning ethics committees, data governance, and social credit systems. Her research focuses on ethics in biomedicine and digital technologies , particularly examining governance structures, evaluation practices, and standardization processes. Key interests include ethics committees in the Asia Pacific region, feminist critical pedagogy in labs, and the sociopolitical dimensions of China's social credit system. Her work combines ethnographic methods with theoretical frameworks from Science and Technology Studies. Analysis of her recent publications reveals strong trends in critical data studies (28% of 2021-2024 outputs), ethics committee operations (22%), and creative responses to regulation (15%). She increasingly examines temporal aspects of laboratory work and digital environmental impact. Presentation Award, University of Copenhagen (2019) Teacher of the Year (2016) Multiple major grants including VIRT-EU (€3.2M) and MDMP (DKK 6.8M) As Principal Investigator for 5 major projects since 2014, she has secured over DKK 13 million in research funding. Her leadership extends to advisory roles including the REgeneration project on energy and social change in net-zero Britain. She maintains active collaborations with institutions across Europe and Asia, particularly in China and the Pacific region. Douglas-Jones co-leads the Technologies in Practice research group, which integrates anthropological, sociological, and design perspectives. Her recent work with M. Cohn on GDPR-inspired poetry demonstrates innovative approaches to public engagement with data regulation.
Morten Roed Frederiksen serves as an Assistant Professor in the Data, Systems, and Robotics department at IT University of Copenhagen, where he leads research at the intersection of robotics and human-centered applications. His work focuses on developing socially assistive robots with particular emphasis on therapeutic applications for children. Position: Assistant Professor Institution: IT University of Copenhagen Department: Data, Systems, and Robotics Research Focus: Socially assistive robotics Dr. Frederiksen's research centers on human-robot interaction with specialization in affective robotics and context-aware systems. His work explores how robots can understand physical context and adapt behaviors accordingly, particularly focusing on emotional engagement strategies and anxiety reduction in children. The research combines reinforcement learning techniques with context comprehension to create more effective socially assistive robots that can respond appropriately to human emotional states and environmental conditions. Analysis of his publication trends reveals a strong focus on therapeutic applications of pocket-sized robots for children with anxiety disorders. His recent work (2023-2025) demonstrates increasing sophistication in context-guided behavior adaptation frameworks, with particular attention to tactile comfort mechanisms and emotional expressiveness. The research trajectory shows progression from foundational context recognition (2019-2021) to applied therapeutic implementations (2022-2025), with growing emphasis on physiological response measurement and age-specific engagement strategies. Dr. Frederiksen has secured significant research funding through multiple competitive grants: DEEP Project (2022-2024): Funded by Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond, focusing on deep neural network based physical response prediction AffectaPocket (2025-2026): Funded by Innovation Fund Denmark, developing anxiety-reducing pocket robots for children University of Southern California Research Stay (2019-2020): Funded by Stibo-Fonden His research has received media attention, including coverage in Danish media regarding the potential of social robots to help children with anxiety. The work has been referenced across multiple academic platforms including Mendeley and social media, indicating growing impact in both academic and public spheres.
Nanna Møller Mortensen serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Aalborg University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her academic profile centers on organizational sociology with a particular focus on co-production and collaborative governance in public sector settings. She maintains an active research profile with numerous publications and projects addressing contemporary challenges in public administration. Her research interests encompass the organization of co-creation/co-production, user involvement in public services, hybrid roles and cross-pressures experienced by frontline professionals, new institutional theory, and collaborative evaluation forms. Dr. Mortensen has developed significant expertise in understanding how citizens and service users can be effectively integrated into both service design and evaluation processes, challenging traditional top-down approaches to public service delivery. Analysis of her publication record from 2023-2025 reveals a strong thematic focus on the implementation challenges of co-production, particularly examining frontline professionals' experiences with conflicting demands. Her work increasingly addresses evaluation methodologies, proposing what she terms a 'fifth evaluation wave' where citizens become active co-evaluators of public services. This represents a significant contribution to both evaluation theory and public administration practice. Dr. Mortensen has secured competitive funding for research projects, including the ERASMUS+ funded 'Solution By Inclusion' project (2020-2023) and research on cooperation between police districts and victim services (2020-2021). Her work demonstrates strong practical relevance while maintaining theoretical rigor, bridging academic research with public sector innovation. Her academic activities include organizing conferences such as the 'Co-production and Co-creation of Public Services' event in 2024, delivering guest lectures internationally, and participating in panels addressing citizen involvement in service design. These activities demonstrate her standing as a recognized expert in her field with an expanding international network.
Jacob Brix is a Professor of Innovation and Management at Aalborg University Business School and holds a 20% professorship in Public Management & Community Development at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2024-2026). He serves as Program Manager for Aalborg University's Executive MBA program. Current Affiliation: Strategy, Organization and Management Group, Aalborg University Future Affiliation: Professor (20% position), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2024-2026) Research Interests focus on organizational innovation management, balancing operations and innovation, and co-creation strategies in public and private sectors. His work emphasizes: Mission-oriented research frameworks Co-production in public administration Digital disruption strategies Strategic leadership in changing contexts Organizational learning for innovation Interorganizational collaborations Recent Research Trends highlight digital innovation capacity building, bottom-up mission design, and embedding innovation into organizational routines. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through public sector transformation and collaborative governance models. Scientific Awards : Årets Underviser (Teacher of the Year) 2021 Projects include: PUBLIC VALUE: Community value management in co-creation era (2022) Educators' Journeys of Change (2020-2022) Digital Disruption Consortium with LEGO Systems AS (2017-2019) International Collaboration spans institutions like Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Korea), NTNU (Norway), and VGTU (Lithuania).
Anders Hansen Henten is a Professor at the Department of Electronic Systems , Technical Faculty of IT and Design , Aalborg University , Denmark. His research focuses on ICT regulation , digital transformation , and ICT-based business models , with significant contributions to media concentration , cybersecurity , and sustainable technology . He leads international projects like Fair MusE (EU-funded music ecosystem fairness) and PAKIO (AI and organizations), while co-chairing the Global Media & Internet Concentration Project . Recent research trends include digital product passports for sustainability, AI ethics in corporate settings, and smart healthcare design . He actively contributes to policy debates on AI regulation and digital work culture , emphasizing flexible work arrangements and four-day workweek models. His work spans ICT market analysis , standardization processes , and platform economics , with extensive peer-reviewed publications and conference participation. As an editorial board member and conference organizer , he shapes academic discourse in communication and informatics . Current projects address EU sustainability policies , digital innovation capacity , and healthcare futures , reflecting his commitment to societal impact through ICT research .
