PEOPLE
Meet the members of
the Data studies group.
Data studies is home to researchers from numerous disciplines, including information systems, computer science, sociology and economics, that center their research around data as a phenomenon.
Current members
Olivia Benfeldt
Assistant Professor
Olivia holds a ph.d. in Information Systems and an MSc in Information Technology. Her research focuses on data governance, and how policies, regulatory frameworks and large-scale infrastructures are enacted in practice.
Anika Schroder
Postdoc
Anika holds a ph.d. in Information Systems and an MSc in Entrepreneurship. Her research focuses on how we can use data and digital technologies in coordination of large-scale transformation efforts with specific emphasis on sustainability.
Ignacio Descazeaux
POSTDOC
Ignacio’s PhD is in Information Systems and he holds an MSc in Marketing. His research focuses on conceptions of technology artefacts, such as quantum computing and data objects, examining their impact on the business and management of information systems.
Maren Gierlich-Joas
Assistant Professor
Maren holds a ph.d. in Information Systems and an MSc in Industrial Engineering. Her research focuses on digital transformation, and how datafication impacts workplace empowerment.
Sine Zambach
Assistant Professor
Sine holds a ph.d. in Computer Science and an MSc in Bioinformatics. Her research focuses on citizen data science, data diplomacy in practice, and the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in education.
Arisa Shollo
Associate Professor
Arisa has studied decision-making in organizations for more than a decade. Her research explores data as central to how decisions are justified and contested in organizational, economic, political, and societal phenomena.
Gemza Ademaj
ASSISTANT Professor
Gemza holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems and an MSc in Data Analysis and Visualization. Her research explores sensemaking of data in complex digital environments and how artificial intelligence (AI) can support such processes through design science.
Rajani Singh
Assistant Professor
Rajani holds a PhD and an MSc in Mathematics. Her research focuses on game theory, mathematical economics and how to optimize blockchain for security and privacy.
Maike Greve
Assistant Professor
Maike holds a ph.d. in Information Systems and an MSc in Applied Statistics. Her research focuses on large-scale digital health systems, and how to manage the challenges of secure health data sharing through data commons.
Carsten Sørensen
Professor
Carsten has studied digital phenomena for more than four decades. His research on digital transformation, global Internet arrangements, tokenization and digitally mediated polycentricity asks what data must become before it can carry a claim.
Cecilie Lundqvist
PhD Fellow
Cecilie is doing a ph.d. in Information Systems. Her research focuses on digital sustainability and examines how data can enable circular transitions in the fashion industry.