"Brit Ross Winthereik"

We need to talk about marine renewable energy

Brit Ross Winthereik Research Business IT Department Climate IT

3 March, 2022

Denmark lacks neither ocean waves nor pioneering scientists and innovators who are dreaming about harnessing energy from them. Professor at IT University of Copenhagen Brit Ross Winthereik, who headed research into initiatives in wave energy innovation around the Atlantic, explains why we are still waiting to see a booming wave energy industry.

DKK 6 million for research on the effects of public digitization

Brit Ross Winthereik Business IT Department Research grants e-government digitization Vasilis Galis

9 October, 2019

Researchers at the IT University of Copenhagen have received a DKK 6 million grant from the VELUX Foundation for a research project that will investigate the effects of digitization in law enforcement, the health care system, primary schools and municipal administrations.

ITU launches research center for digital welfare

Brit Ross Winthereik Business IT Department Computer Science Department Digital Design Department Research e-government digitization

30 September, 2019

We know too little about the consequences of comprehensive digitization of the welfare society. Now, a new interdisciplinary research center at ITU will investigate the effects of public digital solutions and create a basis for ensuring that public digitization aligns with the values of the welfare society.

What can we learn from the Facebook data scandal?

Brit Ross Winthereik Business IT Department Digital Design Department social media privacy Aske Kammer Irina Shklovski

7 May, 2018

The Cambridge Analytica scandal where data from 87 million Facebook users was abused has raised concerns and debate about the implications of sharing personal data with global tech companies. Here, three ITU researchers reflect on what we can learn from the scandal.

New ITU professor: "We should be careful not to get dumber as technology gets smarter"

Brit Ross Winthereik Business IT Department Research digitization e-government big data

10 January, 2018

Brit Ross Winthereik has been appointed Professor of Science & Technology Studies at the IT University of Copenhagen from January 1, 2018. In her research, she investigates how we build and use IT infrastructures – and she warns against letting the technologies and platforms we have already built limit our imaginations.

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