Wanda Presthus

Wanda Presthus is an Associate Professor at Kristiania University of Applied Sciences, affiliated with the School of Economics, Innovation and Technology. She holds a PhD in Informatics and specializes in Business Intelligence, Information Privacy, and Data Science. Her teaching focuses on business systems, data analysis, and e-business, while her research emphasizes GDPR compliance, consumer privacy, and ethics in AI-driven technologies. Wanda actively contributes to academic communities through peer-reviewing and conference organizing roles.

Education: PhD in Informatics (not specified where/when). Professional background includes prior roles at Westerdals and NITH (predecessor institutions to Kristiania). Research interests span qualitative data analysis, decision support systems, and algorithms. She has published extensively on topics like GDPR implementation challenges, consumer perspectives on data privacy, and the ethical implications of AI applications.

Research trends in her articles highlight a focus on GDPR’s societal impact, gender equity in privacy frameworks, and the interplay between technological adoption and consumer trust. While no scientific awards are listed, her work demonstrates sustained engagement with critical issues at the intersection of technology, law, and ethics.

Advising and grants: No specific advisees or grant details provided. Her professional contributions extend beyond academia through industry-focused research and teaching real-world business intelligence applications.

Labs/teams: No formal lab affiliation mentioned, though her work involves collaborative projects in business analytics and privacy studies.