MMag.a Dr.Dr.in Oana Stefana Mitrea 

Chair of Disability and Diversity in the Context of Digital Transformation

We can only deal responsibly with the technology of the future if we reflect on it ethically and socially early enough and develop it in an interdisciplinary and participatory manner.

Brief Description

Sociologist of technology and innovation researcher; since 2022, Professor of Disability and Diversity in Contexts of Digital Transformation at CU Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; previously a long-standing research associate and instructor at the University of Klagenfurt. As the former Director of Innovation and Technology at the Silicon Alps Cluster, she coordinated cross-regional cooperation networks in areas including smart systems, health technology, and cybersecurity.

Professional Expertise

  • Sociology of Technology
  • STS (Science and Technology Studies)
  • Technology Assessment
  • Assistive Technologies, Human-Centered Design
  • Digital Accessibility
  • Digital Innovation and Innovation Management with a Focus on Disability and Diversity
  • Human-Computer Interaction with a Focus on Digital Assistive Systems

Teaching Focus Areas (DDS and DDD)

Introductory technical knowledge, technical and legal frameworks of digitalization,  digital inclusion, human-centered design (Disability and Diversity Skills Labs), digital accessibility, technology impact assessment, quantitative research methods, human-computer interaction, disability management, assistive and digital fields of action in social services and in the arts and culture