Melpomeni (Melina) Antonakaki

I am a doctoral candidate at the Department of Science, Technology and Society (Technical University of Munich) and a member of the Laboratory for Environment │Human Relations at the Institute of European Ethnology (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin). I research and write about how practices of investigating research misconduct intercept and intersect with practices of experimental replication in the life sciences, including bioengineering/materials science. I study controversies that erupt at this intersection, and new types of epistemic activism that exploit dynamics therein, in pursuit of research culture reforms and access at evaluative contexts.

Iñaki Goñi

Greetings! I am Iñaki Goñi, a Chilean/Basque doctoral candidate at the Science, Technology and Innovation Studies department, University of Edinburgh. My research focuses on technology and democratic theory, exploring how citizens engage with technology and how technologies shape participation. Before my PhD, I was a lecturer and researcher at the Universidad Católica de Chile.

Franziska Zirker

I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Marburg researching the politics of Covid-19 dashboards. Previously, I have studied sociology and political science at the Universities of Marburg and Frankfurt and have been a visiting PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. I am the representative of the doctoral candidates on the board of the Collaborative Research Centre where I am employed and have participated in the organisation of our 2022 yearly conference. Previously, I have been active in student self-administration as the elected speaker of the women’s department of the Marburg Student Union.