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Alberto Lusoli serves as Deputy Director of the Digital Democracies Institute and holds a Postdoctoral Researcher position at Simon Fraser University's School of Communication. He joined the Digital Democracies Institute as a postdoctoral fellow in January 2022, bringing expertise at the intersection of media studies, science and technology studies, and critical management studies.
His research examines how digital production tools reshape organizational structures and professional cultures. Lusoli completed his PhD in Communication at Simon Fraser University (2014-2022), with his dissertation titled Make, Measure, Fail, Learn, Repeat. Creative Production in the Startup Episteme, supervised by Frederik Lesage. He also holds an MA (2007-2010) and BA (2003-2006) from Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia's Department of Economics and Communication.
Lusoli's research portfolio spans media industries, platform economies, and creative labor practices, with particular focus on how digital transformation influences professional identities and organizational structures. His work connects theoretical frameworks from science and technology studies with practical insights into contemporary digital work environments.
His publications reveal consistent themes across media industries, organizational studies, and digital transformation, with particular emphasis on rhetorical dimensions of workplace culture, historical connections between counterculture and technology development, and the professionalization processes within management education and digital platforms.
- Top paper award, International Communication Association, Media Industry Studies Group (2023)
- Dean of Graduate Studies convocation medal, Simon Fraser University (2022)
- Mozilla Open Leader, Mozilla Foundation (2019)
Lusoli actively contributes to the Digital Democracies Institute's research agenda, focusing on how digital means of production reshape organizations and constitute new professional cultures. His work bridges academic research with practical applications in understanding contemporary digital work environments and platform economies.
