Dennis Eckhardt

Dr. Dennis Eckhardt is a Professor at the Chair of Sociology (Technology–Work–Society) at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU). His research bridges Science and Technology Studies (STS), Media and Digital Anthropology, and Industrial Sociology, focusing on work cultures, cybersecurity, and ethnographic methods in digital contexts.

Education:

• Studied European Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, and Social Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt and Humboldt University Berlin.

Research Interests:

• Work Cultures and Platform Capitalism
• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• Digital Anthropology and Cybersecurity
• Practice Theory and Relational Anthropology
• Technography and Ethnographic Knowledge Practices
• Smart Home Security and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Recent Publications: His work explores digital work cultures, cybersecurity in everyday life, and ethnographic methods. Notable themes include platform labor, smart home vulnerabilities, and collaborative approaches between sociology and computer science.

Projects: Currently investigates cybersecurity and digitalization through the ForDaySec project, combining ethnographic and informatic perspectives to address everyday security challenges.