جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Arni Már Einarssonمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Critical data studies
• News media
• News recommender systems
• +۳ مورد دیگر

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 Lassenمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Artificial Intelligence
• Public Administration
• Professional Expertise
• +۶ مورد دیگر

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.

• Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• Data Work and Ethics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

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.

Pawel Popielمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Political economy of the media
• Media regulation
• Digital platforms
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Pawel Popiel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Production at Washington State University’s Murrow College of Communication. His research focuses on the political economy and regulation of media industries, particularly digital platforms. Ph.D., Communication, University of Pennsylvania M.A., Communication, University of Pennsylvania M.A., Media Studies, University of Texas at Austin B.A., Political Science, McGill University His work explores the intersection of media policy, digital governance, and regulatory frameworks, with a focus on competition law, privacy, and platform power. He has co-edited the 2025 book Platforms, Power, and Friction to critically examine platform dynamics. Popiel’s research has won awards, including the 2023 Privacy Papers for Policymakers award and the 2015 Top Student Paper Awards from AEJMC and TPRC. He is affiliated with the Benton Institute and the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP).

• Sociology
• Welfare State Studies
• Digitalization and Governance
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Gunhild Tøndel is an Associate Professor in general sociology at the Department of Sociology and Political Science, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her academic journey at NTNU includes earning her PhD from the Department of Sociology and Political Science in 2014, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies from 2014 to 2017. Until summer 2025, she has held several leadership positions including subject group leader for sociology, study program leader for ÅSOS/BSOS/MSOS, and coordinator for the department's specialization within MORG (Organization, society, and change). Her educational background includes: PhD in Sociology and Political Science from NTNU (2014) Master's degree in Sociology (implied from her master's thesis "Diagnoser og forhandling. DRG-systemets interaksjon med den medisinske diagnosesettingen" from 2006) Tøndel's research moves at the intersection of welfare, technology, and knowledge production, with particular focus on digitalization, governance, aging, and life within health and care services. She has maintained a longitudinal research interest in governance technologies and their relationship to knowledge formation within public services, primarily examining the welfare state-citizen relationship. Her work frequently employs qualitative research methods to explore how datafication, metrics, and technological solutions transform public service delivery, particularly in healthcare contexts. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on how digital technologies reshape care practices, governance mechanisms, and professional work in welfare services. Her research increasingly examines the implementation challenges of welfare technology, particularly social robots for elderly care, while critically analyzing how quality measurement systems transform healthcare work. A recurring theme across her work is the examination of how quantitative metrics and datafication processes alter professional practices and citizen experiences within the welfare state. Professor Tøndel has been actively involved in several major research projects funded by the Research Council of Norway: CRIMKNOW - Digitalization and privatized knowledge regimes in criminal policy (2023-2027) AUTOWORK - Workers in transition through automation, digitalization and robotization (2020-2026) MASQ - Measuring quality: Exceeding the limitations of quality management in municipal health and care services (2020-2024) She has extensive teaching experience across all study levels, covering qualitative methods, project design, sociological theory, health sociology, and microsociology. Her educational contributions include co-authoring textbooks on bachelor thesis writing and research methods, reflecting her commitment to student development and academic supervision. Tøndel's research takes place at the intersection of several important societal developments, particularly examining how digital transformation affects welfare state institutions and citizen experiences. Her work provides critical insights into the implementation challenges of technological solutions in care contexts, with particular attention to how measurement systems and datafication processes reshape professional work and service delivery.

Andreas Møller Jørgensenمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Social Work
• Digitalization in Social Services
• Philosophy of Technology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

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.

Matthew Coleمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Technological Change
• Platform Work
• Automation
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Matthew Cole is an Assistant Professor of Technology, Work and Employment at the University of Sussex and an Associate Fellow of the Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit). His research focuses on the political economy of technology and work, particularly artificial intelligence, platform capitalism, and labour market transformations. Previously, he held roles at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), including Postdoctoral Researcher (2020–2022) and Research Associate (2022–2023), where he contributed to the Fairwork initiative analyzing global platform labour standards. He earned his PhD from the University of Leeds (2019) with a thesis on low-waged hospitality work, examining service production and labour conflicts. Education: PhD in Social Science, University of Leeds (2019) Thesis: “The Politics of Service Production: Experiences of Low-Waged Hospitality Work in London” Research Interests: Technological change and its impact on work Platform economies and gig work Automation and AI ethics Political economy of digital labour Labour rights and unionization Key Research Trends (Articles): Critique of AI ethics in workplace governance Analysis of wage theft and unpaid labour in hospitality Study of digital value networks and global labour exploitation Exploration of platform capitalism’s infrastructural power Lab/Affiliations: Fairwork (OII initiative on platform labour standards) Autonomy (think tank on work and technology) Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit)

Göran Bolinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cultural production and consumption in contemporary culture industries
• Digitization and marketization processes
• Violence in the media
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Göran Bolin is a Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the School of Culture and Communication, Södertörn University, Sweden. He has held this position since 2004 and previously served as Vice Dean at the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Life Sciences (2013). His academic career includes roles as Associate Professor (2001-2004), Assistant Professor (1998-2001), and research assistant positions at Stockholm University (1990-2002). Academic Education: PhD in Media and Communication Studies (1998) Postgraduate studies in Media and Communication Studies (1991-1998) Poppius School of Journalism (1991) BA in Film Studies, Sociology, Pedagogy, History, and Mass Communication (1980-1989) His research focuses on cultural production and consumption in digital markets, datafication processes, media branding, and policy. He examines how digitization transforms media industries, the relationship between production practices and media content, and generational shifts in media consumption patterns across the Baltic Sea region. Scientific Awards: Fellow of the International Communication Association (2023) Doctor honoris causa from the University of Tartu, Estonia (2020)

Jacob Saindonمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار مهمان

• Digital Geographies
• Science and Technology Studies
• Social Theory
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jacob Saindon is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography at Miami University specializing in digital geographies, science and technology studies, and social theory. His research critically examines intersections between information technologies, market forces, and consumer subjectivities with emphasis on spatial relations and attention economies. His educational background includes: MA in Geography from the University of Kentucky BA in Geographical Studies from the University of Chicago Saindon's research spans digital geographies, geospatial media, new media, and social theory, investigating how information technologies shape consumer subjectivities and spatial relations. His current project analyzes U.S. advertising industries' role in producing attention markets through media technologies that conceptualize and model attentive subjects. Prior work examined digital well-being practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring user relationships with personal technologies amid global crisis. His publications reveal critical engagement with digital life's political dimensions, including care ethics during pandemics, queer-animal theory intersections, critiques of technological repair narratives, and historical analyses of datafication processes. These works demonstrate consistent focus on power relations within digital infrastructures and consumer subject formation. Saindon teaches undergraduate courses in geographies of information/digital technologies, GIS, and social research methods. His pedagogy emphasizes technological fluency and information literacy, preparing students to critically navigate diverse information systems through courses like "Mapping a Changing World" and "How the Internet Works: Digital Places and People".

Jens Prüferمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Institutional Economics
• Organizational Economics
• Law & Economics
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Jens Prüfer is a Professor of Economics at the University of East Anglia's School of Economics, serving as Deputy Director of the Centre for Competition Policy and Director of the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC). His research focuses on institutional economics, organizational structures, law & economics, and the impact of datafication on markets, democracy, and policy. He holds a PhD from Goethe University Frankfurt and has held academic positions at Tilburg University, including roles as Associate and Assistant Professor. Education: PhD in Economics, Goethe University Frankfurt (2005); Diplom-Volkswirt (M.Sc. equivalent), University of Tübingen (2001). Research Interests: Institutional Economics, Organizational Economics, Law & Economics, Competition Policy, Political Economics, Data Science, and Digital Markets. His work examines governance mechanisms, competition dynamics, and the role of data in societal systems. External Collaborations: DFG-Mercator Fellow at the University of Passau (2022–2027), member of TILEC since 2006, and contributor to EU policy initiatives. He advises on competition policy and digital platforms through roles like the EU Observatory on the Online Platform Economy. Labs/Teams: Leads TILEC and actively participates in the Economic Theory Group and Industrial Economics research clusters.

Cheryl L Coleمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Media Studies
• Gender and Women's Studies
• Cultural Studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Cheryl L Cole is a Professor across multiple units at the University of Illinois, holding appointments in Media and Cinema Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, the Institute of Communications Research, and the Information Trust Institute. Her interdisciplinary work bridges humanities, social sciences, and technology studies. Her research spans Media, Bodies & Technology; New Media Literacy & Digital Pedagogies; Gender & Culture; and Feminist, Critical Race & Sexuality Studies. Cole employs Interpretive, Visual & Ethnographic Methods in examining how sport, media, and technology intersect with identity politics. Her recent publications reveal strong focus on datafication in sports, feminist pedagogical alternatives, and critical examinations of race, sex, and democracy in American sporting culture. University of Illinois Critical Research Initiative Award College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Teaching Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Cole serves as editor of the Journal of Sport & Social Issues and sits on editorial boards for Cultural Studies Critical Methodologies and the NYU book series Biopolitics: Medicine, Technoscience, & Health in the 21st Century. She teaches courses including Introduction to Gender & Women's Studies, Gender & Digital Cultures, and Sport Media, Technologies & Culture, drawing on her background as a former Division I athletic coach and dual PhD training.

Elisa Silvennoinenمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Criminal procedural law
• Children's rights
• Crime victims' rights
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Elisa Silvennoinen is a Lecturer at the Department of Law , Faculty of Social Sciences and Business , University of Eastern Finland . Her research focuses on criminal procedural law , children's rights , and crime victims' rights , combining legal research with empirical methods . Her recent publications address: Privacy vs. educational benefits in datafied K-12 classrooms (2025) Juvenile justice and balancing offender/victim interests (2024) Assessment analytics in law entrance exams (2023) Provisional guardianship and cyberstalking legal frameworks She actively collaborates on interdisciplinary projects like ACElife (2022-2028) and Generation AI (2022-2028), focusing on adverse childhood experiences and K-12 tech education. Her empirical research emphasizes qualitative methods to analyze: LGBTQ+ rights in juvenile cases Digital literacy and child protection Forensic science reliability

Katherine Harrisonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Feminist Science & Technology Studies
• Human–Robot Interaction
• AI Ethics & Governance
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Katherine Harrison is Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer at Linköping University’s Department of Theme (TEMA), unit Theme Gender (TEMAG). She leads critical, feminist and interdisciplinary research on AI, social robotics and smart-city governance, anchored in LiU profile areas Visual Digital Futures and Social Transformations . Education & academic trajectory: While explicit degrees are not listed in the supplied text, Harrison’s long scholarly record (≥25 works since 2008) and her rank of Associate Professor imply a completed PhD and subsequent habilitation equivalent in feminist STS/technology studies. Research interests revolve around three pillars: Ethics, trust and embodiment in human-robot interaction Datafication, visualisation & AI governance in smart sustainable cities Feminist and intersectional analyses of technological design and power She interrogates how algorithms, sensors and care robots mediate social relations, how “smart” infrastructures produce new forms of inclusion/exclusion, and how critical, participatory design can yield more equitable sociotechnical futures. Publication trends 2020-2025: Her recent articles shift from early-career studies of digital intimacy and dating platforms toward large collaborative projects on AI failure, data work, and governance of urban and robotic systems. Keywords span Computer Science, Human-Robot Interaction, Urban Studies, Gender Theory and Critical Data Studies, signalling a consolidation of interdisciplinary impact. Grants & awards: Grant capture mentioned includes Wallenberg WASP-HS projects on AI & autonomous systems, Formas funding for sustainable city research (49 M SEK shared across LiU), RJ grants for humanities (14 M SEK shared), and internally profiled Visual Digital Futures infrastructure, but no individual medals or fellowships are listed. Doctoral supervision & teams: She currently advises two PhD candidates (Maria Arnelid, Dominika Lisy) and one post-doc (Signe Bjerrekär Skov) and participates in collectives such as The Bodies Hub, CMBS, P6 research collective, and Tema Data Lab.

Shaun Williamsمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Cycling Policy
• Mobility Justice
• Transport Planning
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Shaun Williams is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (ESRC) in the Department of Geography & Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University. His research focuses on the intersection of datafication, cycling policy, and mobility justice, with a particular emphasis on the use of fitness app data (like Strava Metro) in transport planning. Williams' research interests span cycling policy, mobility justice, and the social implications of big data in transportation. He critically examines how data generated by fitness apps influences policy decisions, often highlighting issues of representation and equity. His work synthesizes theories from mobility studies, critical data studies, and public policy to advocate for more inclusive cycling infrastructure. His recent publications analyze the tensions between subjectivity and technical precision in active travel audits and the social justice implications of Strava Metro data. These works underscore the need for ethical considerations in data-driven transport planning to avoid exacerbating existing social inequalities. Scientific Awards: ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2023-2025) Williams is currently leading an externally funded project titled "Datafication of cycling: tensions between cycling policy and mobility justice" (ESRC, £119,556), in collaboration with Professor Peter Merriman. This project investigates how datafication processes impact cycling policy and mobility justice, with a focus on Strava Metro data usage by transport authorities in the UK and USA. He is part of a research network that includes collaborations with Transport for London (TfL) and the Oregon Department of Transport (ODOT), contributing to interdisciplinary efforts in transportation and social justice.

Michael Hamiltonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار مهمان

• Freedom of Assembly
• Human Rights Law
• Free Speech Jurisprudence
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Michael Hamilton is a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia's School of Law, with extensive prior roles including Associate Professor of Public Protest Law (UEA, 2012–2022), Acting Chair of the Human Rights Program at the Central European University (2011–2012), and Co-Director of the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of Ulster (2008–2009). He serves as a Legal Advisor on protest rights for Amnesty International and is a member of the OSCE-ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Assembly. His work has influenced international guidelines, such as the OSCE-ODIHR–Venice Commission 'Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly' (2007; 2010). Michael holds an LLB from the University of Kent and an MA in Irish Studies from Queen’s University Belfast. His PhD focused on parade disputes in Northern Ireland, examining tensions between community relations and human rights approaches. He actively advises on parading issues through roles like the Northern Ireland Strategic Review (2007–2010) and the Short Life Working Group on Processions in Scotland. He also contributed to Police Scotland’s COP26 policing strategies as part of an independent advisory group. His research interests center on legal protections and regulation of freedom of assembly, free speech jurisprudence in transitional democracies, and broader human rights law. He emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, such as his work with the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh analyzing protest policing at COP26. Michael’s work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to peace, justice, and strong institutions (Goal 16). Recent research outputs reflect his engagement with cutting-edge topics like AI’s role in protest dynamics, digital assembly rights, and policy frameworks for peaceful gatherings. His advisory roles span international courts (e.g., Inter-American Court) and national governments, highlighting a commitment to bridging academic theory and practical policy.