Bio
Pamela Gil-Salas is a doctoral researcher at the Umeå Institute of Design, exploring
how design can enable democratic engagement with digital technologies. With a
background in architecture, urbanism, and sustainable design, her research focuses
on participatory approaches to data governance and digital sovereignty, guided by
feminist and decolonial perspectives. As a Marie Curie Fellow, she investigates how
community-centered frameworks can challenge extractive data-driven systems and
promote collective agencies. Her interdisciplinary work bridges theory and practice,
reimagining governance frameworks that might enable more just digital futures.