Laura Forlano (Female, US)

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Interests:
Access to knowledge, Telephony, Mobile Telephony / Computing, Spectrum, Software, Free / Open Source, Peer Production / P2P, Community/municipal broadband, Networks, Community Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction, Social Networks, Comparative research (international)
Discipline(s)
Communications, Public Policy, Science and Technology
Role(s):
Researcher, Activist/Advocate
Location(s) of Work:
USA, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Japan

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Biography

Laura Forlano is Kauffman Fellow in Law at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. She received her Ph.D. in Communications from Columbia University in 2008. Her dissertation, “When Code Meets Place: Collaboration and Innovation at WiFi Hotspots,” explores the intersection between organizations, technology (in particular, mobile and wireless technology) and the role of place in communication, collaboration and innovation. Forlano is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Design and Management department at Parsons and the Graduate Programs in International Affairs and Media Studies at The New School where she teaches courses on Innovation, New Media and Global Affairs, Technology and the City, Technology Policy, Sustainable Design and Business Ethics. She serves as a board member of NYCwireless and the New York City Computer Human Interaction Association. Forlano received a Master's in International Affairs from Columbia University, a Diploma in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor's in Asian Studies from Skidmore College.

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Collaborative Grants Workshop 2009 SSRC Large Grants Winners - 2nd Round, Summer 2008