Olga Usachova
About
Olga Usachova is a postdoctoral research fellow in Science & Technology Studies (STS). Her current research focuses on the role of electricity grids and electricity grid operators in energy transitions, with a particular focus on their potential role in transformative innovation processes. She is particularly interested in the social perspectives on cybersecurity challenges in smart grid development. This project is a part of CINELDI: Centre for Intelligent Electricity Distribution.
Academic background
Olga Usachova holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Padua, Italy. Her dissertation focused on the socio-technical encounters of digital technology used by and designed for migrants’ inclusion into the host society.
Her research revolves around digital technologies in migration governance and their impact on shaping transnational migration and border regimes as well as counter-migration management. Her research interests lie in the intersection of Science and Technology Studies (STS), human-technology interaction, and digital transition ranging from the understanding of the agency of the users/ non-users of mobile software to maintenance practices of innovation processes. From 2022 she is a co-chair of the independent scholarly network STS-MIGTEC.
She has also been a visiting researcher at the Munich Center for Technology in Society, Technical University of Munich and Center for Contemporary and Digital History, University of Luxembourg.
Research
Publications
- Usachova, O., Schreieck, M., Passoth, J-H., Krcmar, H. 2022. "How digital solutions for the integration of refugees persist long-term: The interplay of a social cause and platform architecture". GlobDev 2022. 6. https://aisel.aisnet.org/globdev2022/6
- Usachova, O. 2021. “Infrastructuring the digital: mobile applications for migrants’ integration”. In: eds. S. Acampa, G. Gargiulo, R. Gatti, R. Mazza, M. Paolillo. Saperi, Conoscenze ed esperienze in formazione: Atti della V conferenza nazionale delle dottorande e dei dottorandi in Scienze Sociali. Libreriauniversitaria.it Edizioni, p. 338-345.
2025
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de Mori, Barbara;
Mercugliano, Elena;
Cerizza, Adriana;
Biasetti, Pierfrancesco;
Florio, Daniela;
Da Re, Riccardo.
(2025)
An E-Delphi study to facilitate animal welfare assessment in Italian zoos and aquaria.
PLOS ONE
Academic article
2024
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Usachova, Olga.
(2024)
Play for Ukraine: wargaming as a resistance pleasure.
Culture, Theory and Critique
Academic article
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Schreieck, Maximilian;
Wiesche, Manuel;
Usachova, Olga;
Krcmar, Helmut.
(2024)
Digital platforms for social inclusion: The case of an information platform for refugees.
MIS Quarterly
Academic article
2023
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Reschiglian, Rachele;
Usachova, Olga.
(2023)
Understanding apps concerning gender and sex(ualities): A scoping review.
AG - About Gender
Academic article
2021
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Usachova, Olga.
(2021)
Mobile applications as a welcoming guide: between digital mediation and local culture.
Der Donauraum
Academic article
Journal publications
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de Mori, Barbara;
Mercugliano, Elena;
Cerizza, Adriana;
Biasetti, Pierfrancesco;
Florio, Daniela;
Da Re, Riccardo.
(2025)
An E-Delphi study to facilitate animal welfare assessment in Italian zoos and aquaria.
PLOS ONE
Academic article
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Usachova, Olga.
(2024)
Play for Ukraine: wargaming as a resistance pleasure.
Culture, Theory and Critique
Academic article
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Schreieck, Maximilian;
Wiesche, Manuel;
Usachova, Olga;
Krcmar, Helmut.
(2024)
Digital platforms for social inclusion: The case of an information platform for refugees.
MIS Quarterly
Academic article
-
Reschiglian, Rachele;
Usachova, Olga.
(2023)
Understanding apps concerning gender and sex(ualities): A scoping review.
AG - About Gender
Academic article
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Usachova, Olga.
(2021)
Mobile applications as a welcoming guide: between digital mediation and local culture.
Der Donauraum
Academic article
Outreach
2024
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Academic lectureUsachova, Olga. (2024) Securing Tomorrow’s Energy: Cybersecurity Expertise and the Resilience of Norway’s Smart Grid Infrastructure. University of Amsterdam EASST-4S 2024 , Amsterdam 2024-07-16 - 2024-07-19
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Academic lectureUsachova, Olga. (2024) Cybersecurity as a culture? Understanding cybersecurity expertise in Norwegian smart grid development. University of Twente EU-SPRI Annual Conference 2024 , Enschede 2024-06-05 - 2024-06-07
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Academic lectureUsachova, Olga. (2024) Securing electric power grid – negotiating expertise: the case of Norway. TU Graz 22nd Annual STS Conference Graz 2024 , Graz 2024-05-06 - 2024-05-08