I am a researcher / designer / artist / educator. Currently, I am also a PhD candidate in Information Science at Cornell University and a Research Fellow with the Critical Infrastructure Lab at the University of Amsterdam.

I investigate the ecological, social, and political implications of computing technologies and infrastructures. In my work, I use qualitative and design methods to understand how to cultivate sociotechnical practices for livable and equitable futures. My work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Coalition for Networked Information, Co-Risk Labs, and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.

My dissertation project is on the impact of climate change on networked infrastructures in southeast Louisiana. I use ethnographic and design research approaches to understand the work of maintenance, repair, and anticipation by residents, utility workers, and policymakers to keep the Internet on amidst a shifting and dynamic landscape. The aim of my work is to consider pathways towards socially and environmentally just network infrastructures and computing practices.

I also work on projects that re-frame and re-imagine how digital tools are used for understanding relations with the environment. This research includes studying the development of digital agriculture networking infrastructure and designing environmental sensing tools to support more-than-human forms of knowledge production.

CV is available here (last updated August 2024)

My email is jenliu @ infosci.cornell.edu