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Clara Crivellaro is a Reader in Digital Social Justice at the School of Computing’s Open Lab, Newcastle University. Her research focuses on designing technologies that advance equity and democratic practices in digital societies, bridging Human-Computer Interaction, Participatory Design, and Responsible Research and Innovation.
- Co-Investigator, EPSRC Centre for Digital Citizens (2023–present)
- Principal Investigator/Director, Not-Equal Network+ (2018–2022)
- Co-founding member, OLAthens cooperative for social innovations in Greece
Her work examines systemic issues in digital economies, including adversarial interactions with governments, businesses, and social networks. She advocates for opportunity models to reconfigure digital services, prioritizing community agency over market-driven practices.
Recent publications analyze the blurring of trust boundaries in digital systems, emphasizing systemic stress and capability gaps among vulnerable populations. Her accolades include ACM best paper awards and honourable mentions.
- PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Newcastle University
- MA in Curatorial Practice
- BA (hons) in Arts & Design
Former roles include Senior Research Fellow in Digital Local Democracy and post-doctoral work on the EPSRC-funded MyPlace project. She integrates co-design methodologies with grassroots communities to address digital exclusion.
