Personal profile

Short presentation

I am a socio-technical researcher with a mixed background in Computer Science (PhD) and Anthropology (MS). I work at the intersection of human-centered design (HCI and CSCW) and anthropology.

My research explores how scientific institutions engage with issues of equity and accessibility, with an emphasis on their sociomaterial practices.

My previous work has explored equity & organizational accountability in tech institutions; accessibility + neurodiversity in higher education, and issues of access in public digital systems.

I like to work with experimental, interventionist ethnographic approaches, mixed methods and co-creation - including making games.

I am currently employed as a postdoc at Medical Museion (Health Matters research project). We explore how encounters with objects from medical history can contribute to a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the intertwined relationship between our health, bodies, and environments.

If you are a student and would like to discuss supervision, feel free to get in touch.

You can find more information about previous projects I worked on here: https://www.valeriaborsotti.com/

I am a member of the Bevica Foundation Universal Design Hub and of the EASA Applied Anthropology Network

Knowledge of languages

Italian, English, Spanish and Danish.

Education/Academic qualification

Computer Science, PhD, University of Copenhagen

Award Date: 12 Apr 2024

Anthropology, MS, Yucatecans in the Bay Area: Building "Community" in a Multicultural Society, Department of Anthropology

Award Date: 20 Nov 2011

Keywords

  • Faculty of Science
  • Computing education
  • CSCW
  • Social justice
  • Physical computing

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