Summary
Liliana Bounegru is a senior academic and co-founder of the Public Data Lab, specializing in digital methods and the social implications of data-driven culture. Based in London, she leads digital methods research at King's College London, where she was appointed Senior Lecturer in Digital Media, Culture and Society in 2024 after previously serving as Lecturer in Digital Methods. Her work spans collaborations with Sciences Po Paris Medialab and the Digital Methods Initiative in Amsterdam, reflecting a cross-institutional approach to data journalism, digital culture, and public data infrastructure. With a background in PR and communication from the University of Bucharest and advanced studies in New Media and Digital Culture from the University of Amsterdam, she bridges theory and practice—from academic research to co-leading public data projects. Since 2017, she has helped shape the field through Public Data Lab and related initiatives, and her career includes postdoctoral research, editorial work in data journalism, and extensive international collaboration. Liliana's profile showcases a rare blend of scholarly rigor and active engagement with public-facing data projects across European digital humanities labs.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
University of Amsterdam