Trine Rask Nielsen is a researcher at the Department of Computer Science , University of Copenhagen , affiliated with the Human-Centred Computing section and the Confronting Data Co-lab . Her work bridges Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Critical Data Studies , focusing on how data shapes asylum decision-making practices. Research Interests: Ethnographic analysis of data practices in asylum systems, digital governance, refugee agency, and ethical prototyping. Awards: 2023 David B. Martin Award 2020 award for fictional app design Collaborations: Works with cross-disciplinary teams and external partners in Denmark and internationally. Her publications examine datafication processes, algorithmic transparency, and participatory approaches in asylum casework, emphasizing ethnographic insights and critical design interventions.
Arni Már Einarsson is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Humanities. His research focuses on the intersection of digital technologies, society, and institutions, with particular expertise in news recommender systems, online tracking, and critical data studies. Dr. Einarsson's research interests include: Critical data studies News media and journalism News recommender systems Online tracking and privacy Computational methods Mixed methods research His current research centers on two major projects: "Platform Intelligence in News," an interdisciplinary study of natural language processing and recommender systems in news domains, and "Privacy Lost," which examines the historical development of third-party trackers across geographical domains using internet excavation methods. His work employs qualitative, quantitative, and computational approaches to understand how digital technologies mediate relationships between people and institutions. Dr. Einarsson's publication record demonstrates a strong focus on the societal implications of news recommender systems, with recent work examining agenda-setting effects, user experiences, and evaluation frameworks. His research shows an interdisciplinary approach spanning communication studies, computer science, and sociology, with particular attention to the democratic implications of algorithmic curation in news environments. As an active academic, Dr. Einarsson has presented his research at numerous conferences and workshops internationally, engaging with both academic and industry audiences on topics related to news automation, machine learning evaluation, and user experiences with recommendation systems.
Pernille Berg Lassen is a PhD Fellow at Aalborg University's Department of Politics and Society, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, researching AI's transformation of public administration work and professional expertise. Education: Master of Arts in Cognitive Semiotics, Aarhus University (2021) Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science, Aarhus University (2019) Her research examines how AI reshapes discretionary decision-making in public sector organizations, analyzing tensions between algorithmic systems and human judgment. Using mixed methods including ethnographic fieldwork and machine learning analysis, she investigates expertise reconfiguration, responsibility allocation, and the sociological dimensions of digital transformation in administrative contexts. Recent publications explore machine learning's role in enacting administrative expertise and datafication processes, revealing how AI tools simultaneously constrain and enable professional discretion while altering organizational power structures in public services. She supervises student projects in the Bachelor's Innovation and Digitalization program and Master's IT-management program, focusing on technology-organization interactions and emerging governance challenges.
Naja Holten Møller, an Associate Professor in the Promotion Programme at the Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, specializes in Human-Centred Computing . Her research focuses on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) , exploring ethics in data-driven technologies, algorithmic decision-making, and the digitalization of public sectors. She investigates how adaptive technologies transform work processes and emphasizes balancing human values with automation through long-term collaborations with public organizations. Research Areas: Ethics in Data Work Algorithmic Accountability Public Sector Digitalization Future Workplace Optimization Scientific Awards: Member of ACM's Future of Computing (2017) Collaborations: Public Sector Organizations Refugee Law Institutions Healthcare Systems Her recent publications highlight trends in asylum data governance , AI labor pipelines , and participatory design in public systems, reflecting her focus on technological ethics and stakeholder inclusion.
Andreas Møller Jørgensen is an Associate Professor at Aalborg University's Department of Sociology and Social Work, affiliated with the SCOPAS research unit (Shaping Concepts, Practice and Advances in Social Work) within The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. His research merges philosophy of technology with theories of democracy, focusing on core concepts like time, space, care, justice, and equality in social work practices. He employs qualitative methods including ethnography, interviews, and document studies to explore how technological innovations reshape social work and how power relations evolve in digitalized welfare systems. Key projects include ROSA (Robot Technologies in Social Work), investigating AI integration; SOMESO (Social Media and Algorithms in Social Work), analyzing digital tools' impacts; and CARE (Exploring relational practices in child welfare). He co-edited the 2023 book *Plads til omsorg i socialt arbejde med børn og familier*, emphasizing care as central to social work with vulnerable families. His research highlights tensions between neoliberal welfare systems and humanistic care practices, particularly in pandemic contexts and automated decision-making. He frequently collaborates with international scholars and participates in conferences addressing digital social work and democratic innovations. Media engagements include analyses of Denmark's welfare digitalization and ethical challenges in algorithmic child protection systems.
Peter Vistisen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aalborg University, Denmark. His interdisciplinary work bridges information technology and the liberal arts, with a focus on user-centered innovation, digital media, and design thinking. He is affiliated with InDiMedia (Centre for Interactive Digital Media & Experience Design) and involved in the MASSHINE research initiative. His research interests include: User-centered innovation and design thinking Digital innovation and strategic design Animation and sketching as tools in the innovation process Metaverse and experience technologies AI for the People and ethical digital design Interactive digital media in everyday life His recent publications reflect a strong trend toward interdisciplinary research combining digital media, health communication, sustainability, and cultural storytelling. Key themes include the use of animation in health and climate communication, XR onboarding systems, museum metaverses, and the domestication of digital tools in everyday life. His work often involves collaborative, user-driven design and explores how emerging technologies can be made accessible and meaningful. Scientific awards include: Årets Underviser (Teacher of the Year), 2020 Årets Brøl: Best App/Mobile Website, 2014 MÆRKK Prize: Best Master’s Thesis, 2011 He actively supervises students and leads research projects in digital innovation, public engagement, and experience design. His grants and projects often involve cross-sector collaboration with healthcare, cultural institutions, and public organizations. He is involved in multiple research centers and initiatives, including InDiMedia and MASSHINE, and frequently contributes to academic conferences, workshops, and public media discussions on digital culture and design. Notable research teams and labs: InDiMedia (Centre for Interactive Digital Media & Experience Design) MASSHINE Collaborative projects with healthcare and cultural sectors
Nanna Würtz Kristiansen serves as a Research Fellow at Roskilde University's Department of Communication and Arts within the Artificial Intelligence and Datafied Communication (AIDa) research group. Based at Universitetsvej 1, Roskilde, Denmark, she actively contributes to critical digital studies through research and publications. Her research centers on digital justice frameworks and power dynamics in technology governance. Key interests include: Resistance strategies of data activist organizations Sociotechnical imaginaries in femtech discourse Algorithmic impacts on democratic processes Meaning-making with digital technologies Her work critically examines how technologies constrain human possibilities while exploring pathways for collective digital co-determination. Recent publications reveal strong thematic coherence in technology critique. The 2023 MedieKultur article analyzes femtech through Danish public discourse, while the Raeson commentary challenges governmental complacency toward tech monopolies. Both works demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement with communication theory, political philosophy, and STS methodologies. As an active participant in the decade-long 'Algorithms, Data and Democracy' (ADD) research project (2021-2031), she collaborates with scholars including Steen Nordentoft Just, Signe Dahlman, and Pernille M. V. Lantz. This ongoing project forms the foundation for her critical examinations of digital power structures.
Anja Bechmann is a Professor in Media Studies and Director of DATALAB – Center for Digital Social Research at Aarhus University. Her work focuses on digital and social media communication, collective behavior, and algorithmic platforms, leveraging computational social science and machine learning. She leads major research initiatives like the Independent Research Fund Denmark’s 'Social Media Influence' project and contributed to EU projects like NORDIS and EDMO. Recognized as a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and the Academy of Technical Sciences, she advises governments and international bodies on digital policy. Her research bridges academia and policy, addressing misinformation, platform governance, and AI ethics. Education background: Ph.D. in Media Studies (implied by role and publications). Key affiliations include DATALAB, EDMO (executive board member), and advisory roles at Jyllands-Posten and Nordjyske Holding. She has disclosed no direct industry funding but engaged with tech companies via data grants and policy dialogues, emphasizing independent research. Her work spans interdisciplinary methods, including API data collection, ethnography, and survey design adapted to digital contexts. Research interests emphasize algorithmic accountability, democratic impacts of big tech, and disinformation dynamics. Recent projects analyze misinformation exposure across European media systems, AI-generated content detection, and gender representation in voice assistants. She has published extensively on social media infrastructure, digital governance, and ethical AI frameworks. Awards highlight her contributions to Danish and European scientific communities, including the 2019 Thinker in Residence honor by the Royal Flemish Academy. Grants and collaborations include funding from Danish and EU agencies (e.g., Horizon 2020), and she co-founded the European Information and Media Fund (EMIF) to support independent research. Her advising spans policy drafts for the European Parliament, Ministry of Defense, and cultural agencies, reflecting her role as a bridge between academia and public policy. Labs/Teams: Leads DATALAB and collaborates with EDMO and NGI Forward initiatives. Current projects (e.g., OPINION, SOMA) address automated opinion analysis, disinformation, and digital media observatories. Her work often involves international partnerships, emphasizing Nordic and EU-wide research networks.
Mercedes Bunz is a Professor at King's College London and an Associate at the Centre for Culture and Technology, University of Southern Denmark (SDU). Her work critically examines the intersection of technological innovation and cultural practices within contemporary society. Her research focuses on Culture and Technology , Digital Humanities , and Media Studies , with particular emphasis on how digital infrastructures reshape social relations and cultural production. She investigates algorithmic governance, datafication processes, and the philosophical implications of emerging technologies through interdisciplinary frameworks that bridge humanities and technical domains. As an Associate at SDU's Centre for Culture and Technology, she contributes to cross-institutional research initiatives exploring the societal impact of technological systems. Her position at King's College London situates her within a leading global institution for humanities scholarship, where she engages with critical debates about technology's role in cultural evolution and democratic processes.
Sofie Flensburg is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Communication within the Faculty of Humanities, specializing in internet infrastructure studies and digital political economy. Her research examines hidden power structures in digital ecosystems through political economy and media ecology frameworks. Her primary research interests include: Internet infrastructure governance Digital political economy Tracking across app/web ecosystems Media and communication history Communication policy and regulation Datafication processes Analysis of her 49 research outputs (2023-2025) reveals consistent focus on infrastructural power dynamics, proprietary research dependencies, and Nordic welfare state interactions with Big Tech. Key themes include epistemic consequences of commercial data tools, digital learning commodification, and methodological challenges in studying datafication. Scientific recognition includes: The Tietgen Prize (2024) for critical digital infrastructure research Her public engagement spans 37 activities including keynote addresses on 'Gateways' and 'Digital Infrastructure Power', 7 consultancy projects for Danish digital democracy initiatives, and 15 media contributions analyzing tech monopolies in Politiken, P1 Kulturen, and NordMedia Network. Current projects examine Nordic digital communication systems and infrastructural vulnerabilities in welfare states.
Christoffer Bagger is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Media and Communication Studies at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen, currently attached to the research group "Follow Me: The Influence of Danish Digital Media Creators (FoMe)". His work examines how digital media reshapes labor dynamics and organizational structures across multiple institutional contexts. His academic credentials include: BA in Film- and Media Studies with an elective in Rhetoric (2013), University of Copenhagen MA in Film- and Media Studies with a profile in Creative Media Industries (2016), University of Copenhagen PhD in Digital Media, Work and Organization (2022), University of Copenhagen Bagger investigates the erosion of work-life boundaries through digital platforms, datafication of labor processes, and emergent phenomena like digital resignation. His research bridges media studies, organizational sociology, and critical technology studies to analyze power dynamics in algorithmically mediated workplaces and welfare systems. Analysis of his 2021-2024 publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) Enterprise social media's role in workplace datafication and productivity metrics, (2) Digital disconnection practices as resistance to platform capitalism, and (3) Welfare state automation's impact on citizenship. These intersect through his core framework examining how media technologies redefine labor categorization and value production. Bagger has lectured on Audiovisual Communication, IT-Infrastructures, and Digital Platforms within the Communication and IT programme, while contributing to major funded initiatives including the Velux project on elderly media use, DFF's "Personalizing the professional" project, and CHANSE's AUTO-WELF consortium on European welfare automation. He actively participates in the FoMe research collective at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, which analyzes Danish digital creators' influence on cultural production and audience engagement through longitudinal case studies.
Eva Iris Otto is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, where she conducts research at the Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS). Her work bridges anthropology, sociology, and data science to examine the relationship between technological development and social values. Her research interests focus on datafication and digitization processes, particularly examining software development across different market sectors. Key themes include platforms, infrastructural power and dependency, attention economies, values in markets, and professional ethics. She employs long-term ethnographic fieldwork within digital companies and develops innovative online-offline research methods. Her recent publications reveal an interdisciplinary trajectory spanning digital economics, software development practices, and healthcare sociology. Her work shows consistent focus on how digital technologies reshape social relations and economic structures, with particular attention to valuation practices in digital markets and infrastructural dependencies. Currently, she is working on new perspectives on attention from an anthropological perspective and leading a project on software and data infrastructures within the financial sector as part of the 'Datafied Living' initiative under Professor Stine Lomborg. Her research methodology combines ethnographic approaches with interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly with data science researchers, to develop comprehensive understandings of digital phenomena.
Mads Bødker is an Associate Professor at the Department of Digitalization , Copenhagen Business School . His research integrates human-computer interaction (HCI), artificial intelligence, and critical design methodologies. Affiliation : Department of Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School Academic Rank : Associate Professor Research Interests focus on: Algorithmic management and workplace datafication Human-robot interaction and social robotics Critical design approaches in tourism and urban spaces Digital ethics and sustainable technology use Sound design and immersive computing Organizational technology control Recent Publications emphasize algorithmic labor systems, human-AI collaboration, and digital ethics in tourism and robotics. His work frequently addresses the interplay between technology, human behavior, and ethical frameworks. Activities include organizing innovation workshops (e.g., 2017 The Witches Museum ) and participating in panels like Digital Work Futures (2021). He has delivered lectures on topics ranging from smartphone-based tourism research to robot interaction studies between 2012-2022. In the Media , Bødker has contributed to discussions on AI ethics, cybersecurity, and digital trends in 18 media appearances (2022-2024), including critiques of AI holograms for elder care and analysis of NFT art ethics.
Torkil Clemmensen is a Professor at Copenhagen Business School’s Department of Digitalization, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), user experience (UX), and socio-technical design. His research explores the intersection of technology, work practices, and human engagement, with a focus on cross-cultural usability, ethical value exchange, and sustainable digitalization. Key Research Themes : Human-drone interaction, geopolitical tensions in HCI, hybrid work environments, pandemic-era technology use, and labor rights in algorithmic management. Recent Publications analyze socio-technical frameworks, persuasive designs, and AI-driven systems. His work spans journals like the Journal of Systems and Software and conference proceedings for SIGCHI and IFIP. Media Engagement includes contributions on combating pandemic challenges with robots and digitalization in public sectors. He actively participates in lectures and workshops on usability, design, and technology’s societal impact. Collaborations involve cross-cultural studies, healthcare IT implementation, and sustainable automation design, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to digitalization.
Jacob Nørbjerg serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Digitalization at Copenhagen Business School, where his research examines the socio-technical dynamics of digital transformation in organizational contexts. With 62 publications spanning two decades, he addresses critical challenges at the intersection of technology implementation and human practices in both public and private sectors. His research expertise centers on continuous software engineering (DevOps/Agile transitions), workplace datafication (algorithmic management and labor organizing), and human-centered automation (job crafting in low-usability systems). Nørbjerg investigates how organizations navigate digital innovation through socio-technical lenses, emphasizing sustainability and worker agency. His studies frequently employ Scandinavian case studies in public IT megaprojects, industrial settings, and SMEs, contributing to frameworks for equitable technology adoption. Analysis of Nørbjerg's recent publications reveals a pronounced shift toward socio-technical perspectives on digitalization. Key themes include human-in-the-loop cyber-physical systems, trade union responses to workplace datafication, and sustainability through human work interaction design. His work bridges technical practices like low-code development with social implications, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary contributions across information systems, software engineering, and labor studies. No scientific awards or honors were mentioned in the provided text. Nørbjerg has supervised 7 students, reflecting his commitment to academic mentorship. His collaborative research approach is evident in multi-institutional projects addressing complex digital challenges, including pandemic-related robotics applications in educational settings as reported in 2020 media coverage.
