I am a mathematician and computer scientist conducting interdisciplinary research at the intersection of critical computer science, science and technology studies, human–computer interaction and game studies at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten and the University of Lübeck. In October 2018, I finished my doctorate in set theory at TU Wien, where I worked mostly on cardinal characteristics of the continuum. Since completing my PhD, I have shifted my research focus towards investigating how society and technology interact and shape each other.
In my research, I strive to combine the precision and rigour of a mathematical and algorithmical mindset with a holistic approach and understanding of the societal and ethical issues raised by technological innovation. My main research interests currently revolve around predictive technologies, open-source technologies and collaboration practices, novel approaches to urban digital twins, marginalised communities and information systems, changes in how we consume and produce media, game studies, and the societal embedding of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Together with Paola Lopez, I recently founded AK MatriX, the Working Group on Trans- and Interdisciplinarity in Mathematics.
Science communication is particularly important to me, and I am glad to say my research has received a fair bit of media attention in national newspapers, on TV, on the radio and in science podcasts. I am also active as a Science Ambassador, which means I visit kindergartens and schools and talk about scientific research in age-appropriate workshops to raise interest in and understanding of research among children and young adults.
I live in Vienna and on the internet. I pronounce my name /ˈluːkas ˌdaːni̯ɛl ˈklaʊ̯snɐ/, but feel free to adapt it to the phonology of your native language. My pronouns are he/him/his and they/them/theirs.