Exploring Science, Technology and Medicine
Research Focus
With the increasing digitalization and automation of society, my research explores the societal implications of digital transformation, particularly in the fields of work, innovation, and medicine, as well as the associated shifts in body concepts and human-technology interactions.
While my early research focused on techno-body configurations and scientific-technological interventions—such as body modifications and 3D printing technologies in medicine—my current work examines broader socio-technical dynamics that extend beyond the body and shape various societal domains. Today, I investigate how digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and automation influence innovation processes, restructure labor markets, and generate new social dynamics.
My research is particularly concerned with the interplay between technology, society, and new forms of knowledge production, analyzing how socio-technical landscapes (re)shape and how technological advancements reconfigure both industrial and social structures. While my previous work examined Cyborg subjectivities and the interaction/adaptation of human and machine, I now approach these themes in the context of automation and digital infrastructures, exploring how emerging technologies shape agency, governance, and socio-technical imaginaries.
What fascinates me about my research field?
Technology has always been an integral part of human experience—both in relation to the body and broader societal structures. While my early research focused on the transformation of bodies and subjectivities through technology, I am now particularly interested in how digital technologies reshape power relations, restructure labor processes, and influence global innovation networks.
One of the most compelling questions in my research is how different actors—scientists, developers, businesses, and political institutions—negotiate technological innovations, what historical trajectories shape these processes, and how specific innovation cultures influence the development of high-tech production. I am particularly interested in how digital transformations unfold within different socio-technical contexts and how local knowledge, global value chains, and technological advancements interact.
Analyzing these processes not only provides insights into current transformations but also opens up new perspectives on how innovation cultures evolve over historical trajectories, how local and global dynamics influence high-tech production environments, and how digital infrastructures and socio-technical networks can be sustainably shaped.
What is the greatest challenge in my research?
Studying technological developments and their societal impact requires continuous methodological adaptation to ever-changing socio-technical / digital landscapes. While my earlier research primarily employed qualitative methods to explore individual experiences with technology—for example, in my work with children with disabilities—my current work adopts interdisciplinary approaches to comprehensively analyze the interactions between technology, economy, politics, and social structures.
A key challenge is integrating local innovation practices and global digital transformation processes within a unified analytical framework. Through ethnographic, qualitative, and comparative approaches, I investigate how (digital) technologies are embedded in different innovation cultures, how historical trajectories shape their development, and how socio-technical dynamics unfold in high-tech production environments. Capturing these processes requires not only an analytical perspective but also direct insights into corporate practices and production processes.