Prof. GREIFFENHAGEN is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Applied Social Sciences. Before joining PolyU, Prof. GREIFFENHAGEN was Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences at Loughborough University, and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Sociology at The University of Manchester.

As a sociologist with a background in computer science, Prof. GREIFFENHAGEN uses innovative methods (in particular video-based ethnography) to understand how new scientific developments and digital technologies are transforming our work, learning, and everyday practices. His primary research areas are in Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

Recent publications include “Handling troubles with discretion: Transforming informings into announcements in a control room behind a mixed-reality performance” (Research on Language and Social Interaction), “The disciplined customer: A video-based study of automated self-service hotels” (New Media & Society), “Judging importance before checking correctness: Quick opinions in mathematical peer review” (Science, Technology, & Human Values), and “The visibility of digital money: A video study of mobile payments using WeChat pay” (Sociology).

Prof. GREIFFENHAGEN is an Honorary Associate Professor the School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham.

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford
• Master of Science in Educational Research Methodology, University of Oxford
• Master of Science Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, University of Oxford