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Peter Danholt is an Associate Professor at the School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University, affiliated with the Department of Digital Design and Information Studies, the Centre for Science-Technology-Society Studies, and the SHAPE – Shaping Digital Citizenship research initiative. His work spans multiple interdisciplinary domains, focusing on the sociotechnical dimensions of digital systems in healthcare, welfare, and organizational contexts. His research interests include IT in healthcare , pervasive computing , gender and technology , organizational change , and qualitative research methods . He employs ethnographic and fieldwork-based approaches to study how digital technologies reshape work practices, citizenship, and care relations. His work often draws on Science and Technology Studies (STS), Actor-Network Theory, and relational ontologies. The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on digital healthcare systems (e.g., Teledialogue), data-driven governance , and the ethical implications of surveillance in welfare . Themes such as vulnerability, privacy, and citizen agency recur across his research, particularly in projects involving digital interventions in social work and patient care. Principal Investigator : Shaping Digital Citizenship – SHAPE (Independent Research Fund Denmark, 2022–2023) Collaborative Projects : CDC: Cultures of Data Collaboration , Teledialog , Håndhygiejne projektet , Sundhedsbarometer projektet He has contributed extensively to academic discourse through journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters, with a strong emphasis on ethnographic depth and theoretical innovation. His public engagement includes media contributions on AI, digital ethics, and urban technology. He has participated in organizing workshops and conferences, including EASST2010 and SHAPE Workshop (2024), and has delivered lectures on technoscience, surveillance, and welfare technology. His collaborations extend across Denmark and internationally, reflecting a robust network in STS and digital society research.

• Sociotechnical perspectives on work, management and technology
• IT in the health service
• Working practice and the use of IT
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Trine Pallesen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School. Her research bridges economic sociology and science and technology studies, focusing on markets as policy instruments for collective concerns like renewable energy systems. Primary research areas: Economic sociology, Science and technology studies, Anthropology of markets, Valuation studies She teaches courses such as "Creating markets for sustainable products" and "Transformationsledelse (HA Pro)" and serves as study director for the BSc programme in Business Administration and Project Management. Her publications span journals like Economy and Society , Journal of Cultural Economy , and Perspectives on Public Management and Governance , with a focus on market design for sustainability. She is currently co-editor-in-chief of Valuation Studies . Selected publications highlight her work on renewable energy markets, behavioral assumptions in public governance, and the sociotechnical challenges of decarbonization. Her recent articles (2025–2023) analyze wind power economics, market interventions in policy, and the role of institutional frameworks in sustainability transitions. Past projects include research on innovative market re-making for wind-based energy systems. She has no reported outside activities from 2018 to 2024.

• Economic sociology
• Science and technology studies
• Anthropology of markets
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Annalisa Pelizza is a full professor of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at Aarhus University (Department of Digital Design and Information Studies) and the University of Bologna. She serves as Vice President of STS Italia and holds editorial roles in Science, Technology & Human Values and Tecnoscienza . Her research focuses on governance through data infrastructures, sociotechnical aspects of data systems, and the interplay between political sociology and information studies. She has received prestigious grants, including Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and an ERC project on citizenship processing. Her work analyzes modern institutional transformations, ontologies in data systems, and migration governance, often employing social network analysis. Recent publications explore migration policies, border security classifications, and European asylum systems' administrative continuity. Awards highlight her contributions to STS and policy-relevant research. Prof. Pelizza's grants and collaborations underscore her interdisciplinary impact, bridging technical minutiae with sociopolitical outcomes. She actively participates in global academic networks, advancing critical perspectives on governance and digital technologies.

• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• Governance by Data Infrastructures
• Social Informatics
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Kasper Tang Vangkilde is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen. He is also the Head of Studies for the BSc and MSc in Anthropology and the Master in Health Anthropology. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Business Anthropology and leads the research project "RE-ANIMATE: Designs for Life-Enhancing Economies in Anthropological Perspective," funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. His primary research interests lie in business, organizational, and design anthropology, with a focus on developing theoretical understandings of social and cultural dynamics in corporate environments and enhancing the societal value of anthropological practice. He explores themes such as life-enhancing design, sustainability, responsibility in organizations, creativity, branding, fashion, social innovation, and future-making. The analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong trend toward interdisciplinary research that bridges anthropology with design, business, and environmental studies. His work often examines the intersection of cultural values and economic practices, especially in contexts of innovation and transformation. Key areas include scenario planning in medical companies, the magical dimensions of inspiration in business, and the sociopolitical dimensions of renewable energy transitions in Denmark. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Business Anthropology (2022–present) Principal Investigator, "RE-ANIMATE" project (funded by Independent Research Fund Denmark) Head of Studies, BSc/MSc Anthropology and Master in Health Anthropology Former Head of Graduate School of Social Sciences Former Head of AnthroAnalysis (2020–2022) Kasper Tang Vangkilde has supervised and collaborated on numerous research initiatives and has been instrumental in advancing design anthropology as a field through editorial leadership and collaborative research. His grants include significant funding for long-term ethnographic projects on sustainable economic practices. He has been involved in major academic collaborations, including the development of the MSc track in "Innovation, Organization, and Work" at Aarhus University. He is a key member of research networks focused on design anthropology and sustainable futures, participating in global dialogues on regenerative leadership and circular economies. His work with a global network of leadership thinkers underscores his engagement with transnational academic and practitioner communities.

• Business Anthropology
• Organizational Anthropology
• Design Anthropology
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Sophie Nyborg serves as Senior Researcher at DTU's Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Society, Market and Policy Wind Energy Systems Division, based at Risø Campus in Roskilde. Her work bridges social science and engineering to address societal dimensions of renewable energy deployment, contributing directly to UN Sustainable Development Goals through energy justice and transition research. Nyborg's research centers on wind energy integration challenges, particularly wind turbine noise controversies, community energy models, and smart grid consumer engagement. She employs qualitative and participatory methods to investigate co-creation processes in living labs, energy justice frameworks, and stakeholder dynamics in Denmark's green transition. Her fingerprint analysis reveals dominant expertise in Wind Power (100%), Danish Energy Systems (56%), and Co-Creation (36%). Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on societal barriers to wind energy adoption, with emerging emphasis on university campuses as living labs for energy experimentation. Her 2024-2025 work analyzes DTU Smart Campus as a co-creation site while examining wind turbine noise through interdisciplinary lenses that integrate scientific and social perspectives. Nyborg actively supervises PhD candidates including D. N. Frantzen (wind turbine sound) and L. G. Elkjær (wind energy society interfaces). She contributes to major EU/Danish-funded initiatives: COMETS (Community Models for Energy Transition), SCALINGS (Scaling Co-creation), and Wind Energy Society projects exploring German ownership models and Bornholm's Energy Island development. She leads DTU Smart Campus living lab activities and conducts fieldwork on Energy Island Bornholm's stakeholder networks. Nyborg co-organizes the Danish Association for Science and Technology Studies Conference and contributes to media discussions on smart home technologies and Denmark's green transition challenges.

• Wind Energy
• Energy Transition
• Social Innovation
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Tariq Osman Andersen is an Associate Professor at the Software, Data, People & Society section of the Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen. His research spans Design Research , Computer Supported Cooperative Work , and Participatory Design with focus on healthcare applications. Research interests include: Human-Computer Interaction for clinical contexts AI integration in radiology practices Behavioral analytics via wearables Science Technology and Society perspectives Cardiovascular event prediction Patient-centered digital health systems Recent publications demonstrate interdisciplinary focus on: AI support for radiology (Global South/North comparison) Wearable-based risk profiling for arrhythmias Clinician-AI collaboration challenges Patient-generated health data integration

• Design Research
• Computer Supported Cooperative Work
• Participatory Design
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Allan Dahl Andersen serves as an Associate Professor in Innovation and Sustainability Transitions at the Institute for Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen (Denmark), with a dual appointment at the University of Oslo (Norway). His work sits at the intersection of environmental innovation, sustainability transitions, and industrial change processes, with particular expertise in transition acceleration and multi-system dynamics. His research interests focus on understanding the mechanisms that influence acceleration and deceleration of sustainable transitions, analyzing multi-system dynamics when transitions broaden across sectors, and examining the emergence of new green value chains. He has made significant contributions to the fields of carbon management economy, agri-food system transitions, and land-use system transitions, with a strong emphasis on sociotechnical perspectives. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on low-carbon transitions across multiple sectors including energy, transportation, and agri-food systems. The research demonstrates consistent attention to system interfaces, cross-sectoral dynamics, and policy implications for accelerating sustainability transitions. His work spans both conceptual development and empirical case studies, with particular emphasis on Norwegian and European contexts. Andersen currently leads or participates in four major research projects: Carbonchains (funded by Novo Nordisk Fund), LEGIT (Legitimacy and Acceleration in Green Energy Initiatives and Transitions), SEAL (Science-based policies for a sustainable European agri-food and land use system), and NTRANS (Norwegian centre for energy transition strategies). These projects collectively address critical challenges in sustainability transitions across multiple sectors and systems. He actively supervises master's theses on topics including acceleration of sustainable innovations, emergence of green value chains, carbon management economy, agri-food system transitions, and land-use system transitions, emphasizing the importance of understanding both technical and social dimensions of sustainability challenges.

• Sustainability Transitions
• Environmental Innovation
• Low-Carbon Technologies
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Domen Bajde is a Professor at the Department of Business and Management, Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU). He also serves as the head of the PhD School (BSS), reflecting his leadership in academic training and research supervision. His work bridges marketing, consumer culture, and social theory, with a strong emphasis on contemporary digital transformations. His research centers on consumer culture studies , where he investigates digital consumption, market dynamics, consumer governance, and ethical dimensions of consumption. Drawing on theoretical frameworks such as cultural theory , actor-network theory , and affect theorizing , he explores how new technologies like blockchain and NFTs reshape notions of ownership and identity. His current research themes include digital ownership, consumer governance, and industry branding. Recent publications reveal a strong focus on digital ownership and Web3 , particularly the cultural and social implications of NFTs. His work integrates philosophical and sociological perspectives to critique and understand emerging market forms. He frequently collaborates with scholars across Europe, contributing to journals like Marketing Theory and Journal of Marketing Management . Scientific Awards: Best paper in the Ethics & Socially Responsible Marketing Track - American Marketing Association Summer Conference (2018) He is actively involved in research leadership and knowledge dissemination, having led projects on drone technology and public privacy, and participating in the EU-funded GINNGER project on neighborhood regeneration. He teaches courses such as Consumption Studies , Brand Management , and Qualitative Methods , and has supervised academic work. His role as guest lecturer, journal editor, and peer reviewer underscores his engagement with the global academic community. He is affiliated with research networks in Slovenia and Switzerland and contributes regularly to conferences and public discourse through media appearances and policy impact, especially in the area of drone regulation and public perception of technology.

• Consumer Culture Studies
• Digital Consumption
• Market Transformations
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Tina Blegind Jensen is Professor at the Department of Digitalization , Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark. She investigates how digital technologies reshape work, organizations, and society, with a particular focus on human dignity, algorithmic management, and the future of digital labor. Research Interests Digitalization & Organizational Transformation: longitudinal studies of how enterprise systems, platforms, and AI reconfigure work practices and power relations. Algorithmic Management & Labour Organizing: trade-union perspectives on workplace datafication and collective responses to algorithmic control. Human Flourishing & Ethics in Digital Futures: conceptual and empirical work on preserving human dignity, agency, and well-being in increasingly data-driven environments. Healthcare Information Infrastructures: sociotechnical analyses of large-scale e-health implementations, comparing national strategies and clinical outcomes. Sociomateriality & Sensemaking: theoretical development of sociomaterial practice theory and sensemaking lenses to understand technology-in-use. Across 88 scholarly outputs (2018-2025) she has traced a trajectory from early critical studies of electronic patient records to cutting-edge debates on generative AI and the governance of digital labour platforms. A recurring theme is the tension between technological promise and lived experience of workers, patients, and citizens. Scientific Awards & Recognition While no specific awards are listed in the provided text, Professor Jensen’s sustained visibility in premier IS outlets ( Communications of the AIS, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, HICSS, Academy of Management ) and frequent keynote invitations testify to her scholarly impact. Doctoral Advising & Research Leadership Supervised at least two doctoral or master’s theses (recorded under “Supervised Work”). Active in doctoral consortia and serves on review committees (e.g., Aalborg University). Leads or co-leads multiple research projects on digital work futures funded by Danish and EU sources (exact grants not detailed in text). Labs, Teams & Collaboration She heads the Digitalization Research Group at CBS, coordinates the Copenhagen Digital Futures research network, and collaborates internationally with scholars in the US, UK, Germany, and Scandinavia. The group’s lab facilities support ethnographic field studies, digital trace data analytics, and participatory design workshops.

• Digitalization
• Organizational Transformation
• Algorithmic Management
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Cancan Wang serves as a Lecturer in Digitalisation, Democracy, and Governance at the IT University of Copenhagen's REFLECT Center for Climate IT. Her academic work bridges technology policy, sustainability transitions, and data governance frameworks across public and private sectors. Her research focuses on IT Governance , Data Commons , and Political Economy of Data , with particular expertise in China's digital policy landscape and ESG data infrastructure. Current investigations examine how data systems enable sustainability transformations while navigating regulatory complexities in fintech and climate governance contexts. Wang's publication trends reveal intensifying focus on data-driven sustainability (40% of 2023-2025 output), China's governance models (25%), and regulatory responses to AI (20%). Her work increasingly integrates cross-disciplinary perspectives from political science, information systems, and environmental studies. Awarded the Kauffman Best Paper Award Runner Up (2022) for contributions to information systems research, her recognition highlights growing influence in digital governance scholarship. Principal Investigator for GreenITSME (2025-2026) exploring service-oriented green IT models for SMEs Co-Investigator in DecouplingIT (2022-2027), a €4.2M EU-funded climate crisis mitigation project Project lead for DEED-Fintech (2024) developing ESG data governance education for startups Wang actively shapes discourse through media engagements including Børsen commentary on AI legislation and Danish public radio appearances analyzing data sovereignty. Her leadership extends to chairing the 2023 Conference on Sustainability and Data and organizing the CDW Global Comparisons Masterclass series.

• IT Governance
• Sustainability Transition
• Data Governance
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