Barbara Nino Carreras/CV

I am a creative researcher interested in the intersection of technology, social justice movements, and art. Before my research career I worked at Fotografisk Center where I co-curated an exhibition about the pioneering work of visual artist Char Davies. I also produced and filmed videos about artists showing their work at the center.

Research positions

  1. January 2024 - Present
    Postdoctoral researcher in the NewWorkTech project at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen
  2. April 2024 - Present
    Postdoctoral Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark
  3. June 2021 - Present
    Member of the Bevica Foundation's Universal Design PhD and Postdoc Network.
  4. January - March 2023
    Visiting Researcher, HCI group, TU Wien, Austria
  5. January 2021 - January 2024
    Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies with a focus on Digital Accessibility and Public Sector Digitalization, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  6. May 2020
    Research Assistant in the project “Deltagelsens Grammatik” conducting fieldwork in the Philippines, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  7. June 2019 - February 2020
    Research Assistant in the Horizon 2020 project VIRT-EU, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Education

  1. 2024
    Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies with a focus on Digital Accessibility and Public Sector Digitalization, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  2. 2018
    MSc in Digital Innovation and Management, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  3. 2015
    BA in Digital Concept Development, Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA), Copenhagen, Denmark.
  4. 2013
    BA courses in Media Studies and Advertising, CEU San Pablo University, Madrid, Spain

Industry experience

  1. May 2019 - February 2020
    Assistant Curator and Concept Developer of the exhibition Char Davies: Osmose (1995) Ephémère (1998), Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen Denmark.
  2. January 2017 - January 2019
    Communications and Design, Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  3. January - August 2015
    Digital Project Manager, Cabana, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  4. May - August 2012
    Creative Director Assistant, Merry +, New York, United States.

Teaching experience, Supervision, and course management

  1. 2026
    Guest Lecturer of the master's course The Digital State managed by Professor Rachel Douglas-Jones, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
  2. 2025
    Guest Lecturer of the master's course The Digital State managed by Professor Rachel Douglas-Jones, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
  3. 2025
    Guest Lecturer for PhD course Experimenting with Ethnography managed by Brit Ross Winthereik, Technical University of Denmark.
  4. 2024
    Guest Lecturer for PhD course Design for Diversity coordinated by Associate Professor Masashi Kajita, Royal Danish Academy.
  5. 2023
    Guest Lecturer and supervisor of master's students in Digital Design and Game Design working on disability access and culture at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (KADK), Denmark.
  6. 2022
    Guest Lecturer and supervisor of master's students in Digital Design and Game Design working on disability access and culture at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (KADK), Denmark.
  7. 2022
    Lecturer of bachelor's students in Global Business Informatics (GBI) for the course IT and Work Design, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
  8. 2022
    Co-organizer of the Ph.d. course Critical Participatory Research and Design, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
  9. 2021
    Co-organizer of the Ph.d. course Feminist and Postcolonial STS, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
  10. 2018 – 2020
    Assistant Lecturer for bachelor's and master's students, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

    List of courses: Reassembling Innovation (master’s course), Navigating Complexity: Mapping Visualization and Decision-Making (master’s course), Philosophy of Science (bachelor’s course), Process Innovation (master’s course), IT, Globalization and Culture (bachelor’s course)


Reviewer experience

  1. Reviewer for UD2024, the seventh conference in a series of biennial international conferences on Universal Design organized by The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth, and Family Affairs (Bufdir).
  2. Reviewer for Anthropology Today, a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by John Wiley and Sons.

Selected publications

  1. How Can We Change the System? Understanding and Addressing Redesign Inertia in Digital Public Services

    Authors: Barbara Nino Carreras and Valeria Borsotti (2025). Conference proceedings published in CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsArticle No.: 263, Pages 1 - 14

  3. Narrating Digital Access, Trauma, and Disability Through Comics and Image Description in Denmark

    Authors: Barbara Nino Carreras and Brit Ross Winthereik (2023). Journal Article published in Medical Anthropology 42 (8): 787–814.

  4. Autonomy Alliances and Data Care Practices

    Authors: Barbara Nino Carreras and Sisse Finken (2022). Conference proceedings published in IFIP International Conference on Human Choice and Computers,Springer.

  5. Beyond the Museum: Leadership Experiences from VR Production Studios

    Authors: Cancan Wang and Barbara Nino Carreras (2021). Journal article published in Curator: The Museum Journal, Wiley Online Library.

Public speaking and conference participation

  1. 2024
    Panel participant at the Danish Association for Science and Technology Studies Conference (DTU), Copenhagen, Denmark.
  2. 2024
    Speaker for the web accessibility meeting organized by the Danish Agency for Digital Government. virtual meeting.
  3. 2022
    Panel moderator at the Bevica Foundation’s Anniversary hosted at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (KADK), Copenhagen, Denmark.
  4. 2022
    Invited guest speaker at the first Digital Inclusion Conference organised by the Danish Agency for Digital Government, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  5. 2022
    Invited panel participant at the conference "Vejen Frem" organized by the Danish Association of the Blind (Dansk Blindesamfund), Fredericia, Denmark.
  6. 2022
    Paper presented at the 15th Ifip International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, remote participation, Tokyo, Japan.
  7. 2021
    Extended abstract presented at The Nordic Science and Technology Studies Conference 2021, virtual meeting.
  8. 2021
    Extended abstract presented at the Digital Inclusion Policy and Research 2021 conference, remote participation, London, United Kingdom.
  9. 2021
    Extended abstract presented at the 4S 2021 Society for Social Studies of Science, remote participation, Toronto, Canada.

Awards

  1. 2023
    Fast Track to Vision 2023. Policy Brief co-authored with Brit Ross Winthereik and Margunn Aanestad: "Putting People at the Centre of Digital Welfare Services: Towards a socially sustainable Nordic Region."
  2. 2014
    Light installation – concept, design and installation for Made Festival and Orange Innovation, student competition held at KEA (10.000 DKK).