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Laura Kocksch is a trained anthropologist at Aalborg University, specializing in the study of technology practices, particularly focusing on fractured technologies. Her research interests revolve around cyber(in)security and the maintenance of digital infrastructures. Kocksch draws inspiration from Science and Technology Studies, as well as Human-Computer Interaction, striving to create experimental spaces within TANTlab that utilize computational methods and ethnographic insights. In her teaching, she emphasizes ethnographic fieldwork and analysis, incorporating digital methods to engage students critically with human factors in cybersecurity and feminist Science and Technology Studies. Kocksch has co-supervised participatory data ethnographies, encouraging students to immerse themselves in fields to articulate the concerns of interlocutors and co-design data stories. Her published monograph, "Fragile Computing - Live Insecure Technologies," released by Palgrave Macmillan in 2024, highlights her research contributions. Laura's external positions include a board membership with stsing e.V. from 1 August 2020 to 15 August 2023, further solidifying her active role in both academic and applied settings.
Aalborg University • København, Denmark
Conducting research and teaching in the fields of anthropology and cybersecurity.
Requirements apply generally to Master's programs across departments including Sociology, Business, and Engineering at Aalborg University.