Public libraries embrace citizen science: Strengths and challenges
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Anna Cigarini is a PhD candidate in information and knowledge society at the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya). Since 2016 she is a member of OpenSystems at Universitat de Barcelona, and member of the Universitat de Barcelona Institute of Complex Systems. Her research interests cover individual and collective decision-making, citizen science, participatory research approaches, and the conditions that favor value creation and governance in collaborative knowledge production processes. She has published her research in journals such as Scientific Reports.
Isabelle Bonhoure has a PhD in materials science (Université Paris XI) and a Masters in science communication (Universitat Pompeu Fabra). In 2013, she joined OpenSystems at Universitat de Barcelona, and she is a member of the Universitat de Barcelona Institute of Complex Systems. As a researcher, she is particularly interested in citizen social science and its implications in terms of bottom-up co-creation processes, involvement of citizens in a vulnerable situation and practical implementation of responsible research. She has published her research in journals such as Frontiers in Physics, BMC Public Health and Environmental Science and Technology.
Julián Vicens is a research scientist within the Data Science and Big Data unit at Fundació Eurecat. His research interests span transdisciplinary fields such as complex systems, computational social science, and citizen science. He studies topics such as individual and collective behavior, machine learning, algorithmic fairness and participatory platforms, publishing the results of his research in top-tier journals such as Science Advances and Scientific Reports. Julián also works in national and international projects which focus on studying and unveiling inequalities within social systems.
Josep Perelló is a full professor at the Universitat de Barcelona, and research member of Universitat de Barcelona Institute of Complex Systems. He holds a PhD in physics (Universitat de Barcelona). In 2013, he founded OpenSystems to run transdisciplinary scientific research with the crucial contributions through citizens' participation and with artistic practices. His research interests span transdisciplinary fields such as complex systems, collective human behavior, computational social science, and citizen science. He has published his research in international journals such as Nature Communications, Science Advances, Scientific Reports, EPJ Data Science and Plos ONE covering the following fields: multidisciplinary science, mathematical physics, condensed matter physics, economics, financial mathematics, finance, environmental economics, behavioral sciences, mobility and citizen science.