Emma Devos
Junior researcher at the research group for Media, Innovation and Contemporary Technologies, Department of Communication Sciences, Ghent University
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Emma holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a Master’s degree in Communication Sciences. Emma has a deep passion for media and its underlying mechanisms. In her Master’s thesis, she investigated diversity on children’s television channels. She also completed an internship at VRT and worked for a newspaper during her college years. After gaining various work experiences, she returned to the academic world.
In October 2024, Emma began her role as a scientific researcher at imec-mict-UGent, joining the Solid4Media project. This living lab experiment aims to explore and validate the potential of Solid PODs (personal online datastores) for end-users in a media context. The research is designed to enhance privacy and trust in online media services. For media organizations, Solid can provide more data, enabling them to offer end-users a more personalized media experience. Emma collaborates closely with Prof. dr. Peter Mechant.