Stefania Milan

Stefania Milan is a Professor of Critical Data Studies at the University of Amsterdam and a Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center. She also serves as a research associate within the Chair in AI & Democracy at the European University Institute’s School of Transnational Governance. Her work focuses on the intersection of digital technology, data activism, political participation, and governance, with particular attention to marginalized communities and global south perspectives.

Education: She holds a PhD in Political and Social Science from the European University Institute. Prior roles include positions at the Citizen Lab (University of Toronto), Tilburg University, and Central European University.

Research Interests:

• Data activism and its societal impacts
• Infrastructure and agency in digital networks
• Datafication's effects on marginalized communities
• Algorithmic governance and standard-setting

Key Projects:

• "Citizenship and standard-setting in digital networks" (Dutch Research Council)
• DATACTIVE (European Research Council)
• Algorithms Exposed (ALEX)
• Big Data from the South Initiative

Awards/Grants: Recipient of European Research Council (ERC) grants and Dutch Research Council funding. No specific awards mentioned beyond grant support.

Labs/Teams: Associated with the Citizen Lab (University of Toronto) and collaborates across institutions globally. Currently writing a monograph on data activism.