Welcome to our informal interview series with visitors to the research group. It is called Tea in TiP because interviewees are invited to share a cup of tea (on this occasion we have shared coffee) and talk about what they hope to work on while visiting ITU and TiP. Torbjörn Rolandsson is visiting from the […]
IT University of Copenhagen, March 19-20, 2020 Rued Langgaards Vej 7, 2300 Copenhagen S The research project Data as Relation is announcing their final conference on March 19-20, 2020. Join to hear the following keynote speakers: Katherine Verdery (City University of New York) Hannah Knox (UCL) Kirsten Astrup and Maria Bordorff (visual artists) In the […]
Marisa Cohn is presenting at the Maintainers III conference in Washington D.C., which is the third conference in a series that celebrates and unpacks the concepts of maintenance, infrastructure, repair, and the myriad forms of labor and expertise that sustain our human-built world. You can find the full program here, and Melissa will giving her […]
Brit Ross Winthereik joined Anders Kjærulff in his Podcast ‘Aflyttet’ to talk about the future of digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google home and the question of ethics in a digital welfare state. Check out the podcasts here [in Danish] Russerne og de digitale, lidt for personlige assistenter! Data-etik, digital velfærd og den analoge […]
From 09.-23. September, our research group Data as Relation collaborates with the artist duo Kirsten Astrup and Maria Bodorff. Astrup’s and Bodorff’s work centers on infrastructures of the welfare society. The artists aim to develop a video installation on digital infrastructures based on material from the research project. The installation will be showcased and discussed […]
This year, many members of TiP are attending the international 4S conference, held in New Orleans. The full program is here but to catch TiP people, check out these panels and presentations! Wednesday September 4, 1-2:30 Vasiliki Markygianni and Vasilis Galis present “Migrants’ Digital Resistance Practices in the Greek Territory and Borderland” on […]
Saturday, Sep 7 13:00 — 15:00 H15 STRØM, MEATPACKING DISTRICT Join Irina Shklovski and other VIRT-EU members for an interactive session at Techfestival on September, 7th! In the interactive panel, they will challenge people to think about ethics in different and more proactive ways. They will explore ideas around designing for flexibility, for different points […]
Associate Professor in TiP Lars Rune Christensen and PhD fellow Hasib Ahsan are leading a new project on how digital applications can support the humanitarian staff in Rohingya refugee camps. The project Rohingya mHealth: Increasing Access to Healthcare for the Rohingya Community in the Refugee Camps in Bangladesh is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. […]
June 24, 2019 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM ScrollBar, IT University of Copenhagen TiP Members Vasilis Galis and Vasiliki Makrygianni are organizing and presenting at the Welcoming City Seminar: This Urban Studies Foundation-sponsored seminar aims to understand (a) the role of cities as sites […]
Digitalization changes the welfare state. But how do we ensure that it benefits all? Join TiP Professor Brit Ross Winthereik in a debate at Folkemødet, Thursday June 13th. As a consequence of Digitalization, the welfare state is undergoing changes once again. The contact with the public sector is becoming increasingly digital, and the authorities are […]
18. June 2019, 13.00—15.00 IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaards Vej 7, Copenhagen Room: Aud. 4 We are happy to present Professor of Social Theory Willem Schinkel from Erasmus University Rotterdam, as our next speaker in our TiP Talk Speaker Series Abstract When asked what would replace philosophy, Heidegger famously answered ‘cybernetics’. In this talk, […]
The field of science and technology studies (STS) has become increasingly prominent in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the biennial Nordic STS conference is to promote exchange of ideas and collaboration among STS scholars by providing a regional forum for presenting on-going research, networking, and initiating new ideas and conversations. The Nordic STS conference […]
The Seminar is cancelled. A new date will be announced soon! 8 April 2019, 14:00-16.00, Room 3A08 IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaards Vej 7, DK-2300 Copenhagen S An open seminar on the conceptual and its limits with talks by PROFESSOR STEVE BROWN Department for People and Organisations, The Open University PROFESSOR BODIL MARIE STAVNING […]
4. April 2019, 14.00—16.00 IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaards Vej 7, Copenhagen Room: Aud. 4 The Technologies in Practice (TiP) research group at the ITU is happy to present one of the leading scholars in the field of information history Toni Weller from De Montfort University, as our next speaker in our TiP Talk Speaker […]
IT University of Copenhagen, 15 March 2019, 12.00—15.00 Rued Langgaards Vej 7, Copenhagen Room: TBA Data (both big and small) has become a heated matter of public concern and academic interest. As data continues to multiply and proliferate, compelling new questions emerge. How do new forms of data and methods become legitimate and official? […]
8th of March | 9:00-14:00 | Room 4A58 The seminar is for ITU employees only. We are happy to present you a research seminar focusing on on the process from interesting ideas to successful funding applications. The first part of the day is open to everyone and does not require sign-up. We will start by hearing about current focus areas in […]
Assistant Professor James Maguire was interviewed for Ingeniøren about the relationship between data centres, energy transitions, and transparency. The article investigates the current plans of Apple, Google, Facebook & Co to build (further) data centres in Denmark. As large energy consumers these data centres are having an increasing effect on the politics of renewable energy […]
Assistant Professor in TiP Jannick Schou will defend his PhD thesis “REMAKING CITIZENSHIP: Welfare Reform and Public Sector Digitalization” on December 5, 2018.
Assistant Professor Baki Cakici, Associate Professor Irina Skhlovski and the ETHOS Lab have collaborated with affiliated researchers in developing a workshop, at which the membership of the Association of Nordic Engineers and Ingeniørforeningen IDA
By Lea Enslev, Research Assistant in TiP Women on the agenda With around 200 debates, workshops and talks asking for “a human response to tech”, and themes spanning from “Democracy”, “Coding”, “Ethics”, “Inclusion”, “Digital wellness” to “Females in tech”, the Techfestival in Copenhagen 2018
Professor Brit Winthereik presented her work on ethnographic effects at the Food for Thought event at University of California, Davis on November 13, 4-6pm. Winthereik will focus on relations between ‘fieldwork’ and ‘desk work’
The Data as Relation research project has had a collective paper called “A Bestiary of Digital Monsters’” accepted for publication for the IFIP 8.2 2018 Working Conference at San Fransisco State University.
Assistant Professor James Maguire was interviewed for Berlingske Tidende about data centers in Denmark in an article focused on the energy consumption of these mega factories. Read the article here (in Danish) Maguire argues that there is a large degree of secrecy connected to how companies, such as Apple, Facebook and Google, organise their activities, […]
Associate Professor Christopher Gad was interviewed for Danish media, DR, about how the digitalisation of the Danish state affects citizens’ trust in governing institutions. The Danish government has recently launched 22 initiatives that are meant to ensure “world class digital service”. One of the initiatives is a platform through which the citizen gets access to […]
The Technologies in Practice (TiP) research group at the ITU is happy to present Professor of Media, Culture and Environment in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge, Jennifer Gabrys, as our next speaker in our TiP Talk Speaker Series. Details Title: How to Do Things with Sensors When and where: Thursday, 22nd of […]
Brit Winthereik from TiP, Simone Abram and Tom Yarrow from Durham University are the editors behind an anthology, which will be published in Bloomsbury Anthropology during the autumn of 2018. Professor from MIT, Stefan Helmreich, endorses the book with the following statement: “How do electromagnetic fields contour fields of social action? This bracing collection gathers […]
Associate Professor Vasillis Galis, Postdoc Vasiliki Makrygianni and PhD student Vasilis Vlassis participated and presented their work at the international workshop “How can Science and Technology Studies help to reflect on the political crisis associated with migrants, refugees and asylum seekers?” which was held on 26 – 28 September 2018, at the University of Coimbra, in Portugal. They participated in […]
TiP is happy to present a new series of talks, “TiP Talks”, where visitors from abroad have been invited to ITU to share their research with us. The first visitor is Alison Cool who will visit us from University of Colorado Boulder. She is a cultural anthropologist with research interests in digital technologies, data ethics, […]
Recently Associate Professor Christopher Gad from TiP has been featured in media with stories ranging from novel technology-use in the FIFA World Cup 2018, the Municipality of Copenhagen and Google’s new Digital Learning Center in Copenhagen for unemployed people and smaller businesses as well as data-driven management. Googles gratis frokost – in Weekendavisen Vi har stadig brug for Guds hånd […]
Lea Schick and Brit Ross Winthereik received the news that their paper “Innovating Relations – Or Why Smart Grid is not too Complex for the Public” is among the most cited papers in the Science & Technology journal. The paper is featured in the journal’s editor’s pick for the 4S conference 2018.
Researchers from TiP will participate in events at this year’s Techfestival in Copenhagen 5-9 September 2018. “Talk Show: AI – Making Sense of its Complexities and Opportunities“. Associate Professor Irina Shklovski from TiP will be the talk show host. The event takes place Friday the 7th of September from 18:00-18.45. “Expanding the Pool – Female Talent to […]
During the spring of 2018, the Technologies in Practice group came together to collaborate on writing and crafting a glossy magazine. As researchers we often work individually, and thus we were looking for a project that we could do together as a group, which would tell peers and interested others about our approach to the […]
Sundhedsmagasinet at DR1 interviewed TiPs PhD student Nanna Gorm about trends in health tracking and the individualisation of health. The full episode of “Sundhedsmagasinet”(in Danish) asks the question: “Is it healthy to act as your own doctor?”, and Gorm presents some findings from her own research with health tracking. DR also published an article about the popularity […]
Irina Shklovski has had two papers accepted to the Social Media and Society Conference happening in Copenhagen in July 2018. The papers are co-authored with her students and based on one master’s thesis and one bachelor thesis. In the User We Trust: Unrealistic Expectations of Facebook’s Privacy Mechanisms. By Guillaume Nadon, Marcus Feilberg, Mathias Johansen and Irina […]
After a successful DASTS18 conference at the ITU in May, the DASTS organisers have decided to issue a Call for papers (CFP) for a Special Issue of STS Encounters (DASTS journal) on the theme Engaging the Data Moment. All are welcome to submit an abstract. See full details of CFP here
James Maguire was interviewed by Computerworld about his research about the Danish datacenter industry and he brings forward his ideas of how Denmark can benefit from big tech’s investments in hyper scale data centers in Denmark. Maguire argues that Denmark should focus on establishing itself as a knowledge hub for data and infrastructure and thereby attract […]
Associate Professor Steffen Dalsgaard has received funding for the research proposal for SOCCAR (Sociocultural Carbon) from the Independent Research Fund Denmark’s (DFF) ERC-programme which aims to strengthen the opportunities for talented researchers to obtain grants from the European Research Council. Go to DFF’s website to read the news (Text in Danish). The SOCCAR project The SOCCAR project seeks […]
The DASTS Conference is right around the corner, as TiP and the IT University open the doors Thursday the 24th of May. The programme is now available so go check it out here. The theme and title of the conference is Engaging the Data Moment, indicating a moment of collective reflection upon the digitalization and datafication […]
The paper “Anticipatory infrastructural practices: The coming of electricity in rural Kenya” by research assistant and cand.mag Lea Enslev, ethnographer and cand.it Lykke Mirsal and Professor Brit Winthereik has been published by Elsevier Energy Research and Social Science. The paper explores how the extension of the national electricity grid in a village in rural Kenya affects households’ […]
TiP’s Irina Shklovski, Associate Professor, was interviewed for the Danish newspaper ‘Politiken’ about the Creepy Leaks machine that she and Erik Grönvall, Associate Professor in the Digital Design department at the ITU, developed together. As part of ‘Forskningens Døgn’ where ITU opened the doors for visitors to show what kind of research goes on at […]