25/01/2022
Different disciplines and different perspectives are key if we are to develop human-centric urban spaces, not least when we plan and develop counterterrorism according to Stine Ilum, Ph.D. at and , Department of Anthropology, and part of the Smart City Research Network. Through her research, she poses answers to the very important question; how are we to create the best possible solutions by combining the technology from the security industry with an understanding of values such as freedom, democracy, security, and openness?
Trained sculptor turned photographer Bay has in this portrait captured Stine surrounded by the rocky granite landscapes of Bornholm - a material reference to the security bollards often used for terrorist security measures of urban spaces. We have interviewed Stine on the professional practice of counterterrorism in Denmark, and on how people as part of their everyday lives experience terror threats, the decisions, and precautions they make, and their perceptions and reactions to counterterrorism installations.
You can watch the interview with Stine via link in bio.
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The Smart City Research Network is composed of nine industrial PhDs and postdocs employed in diverse Danish organizations and universities. Some are social scientists engaging with engineering, some are architects engaging with computer science, and others again are engineers conducting social research: a mad and beautiful mess of transdisciplinarity. The research framework was designed to test if collaborations across academia and companies can build trust, reciprocity, and a shared vision of defining and creating smart cities while simultaneously increasing opportunities for growth and export for the industry.
The Smart City Research Network is facilitated by BLOXHUB and co-funded by and
