The trial lecture lasts from 13:00-13:45, the title will be announced 14 days prior to the defence day.
The candidate will defend her thesis at 14:30
The public defence and trial lecture will also be streamed (oslomet.zoom.us).
Webinar ID: 631 1816 5268
The ordinary opponents are:
- First opponent: Professor Christoph Lutz, Norwegian Business School, BI
- Second opponent: Associate Professor Apoorva Chauhan, Utah State University
- Third opponent: Professor Emily Mary Weitzenboeck, Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University.
The head of the public defence is dean Oddgeir Osland, Oslo Metropolitan University.
The supervisors have been:
- Associate Professor Terje Gjøsæter, Oslo Metropolitan University
- Associate Professor Dominique Kost, Norwegian Business School, BI
- Professor Laurence M. A. Habib, Oslo Metropolitan University
Summary
The proliferation of domestic Internet of Things (IoT) technologies has introduced new dynamics into a traditionally private space: the home. As digital infrastructures increasingly mediate daily domestic routines, questions emerge around data protection, user agency, and socio-technical inclusion, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. While domestic Internet of Things devices promise enhanced comfort, automation, and control, they also introduce complex privacy risks, particularly when integrated in diverse households that include persons with disabilities, with limited digital competence or older people.
This dissertation investigates how users interact with domestic IoT in relation to privacy and explores how they can be supported in developing agency over data-related. The contributions of this study are manifold, from highlighting how relevant privacy-related theories are intertwined and influence each other, to suggesting practical solutions for the improvement of domestic IoT user’s agency on privacy protection and presenting methodological strategies for digital ethnographic fieldwork and participatory design practices.
