Dr. Mannat Kaur
- Address
- Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik
Saarland Informatics Campus
Campus E1 4
66123 Saarbrücken - Location
- E1 4 - 516
- Phone
- +49 681 9325 3514
- Fax
- +49 681 9325 5719
- Get email via email
Mannat Kaur
Personal Information
Mannat studies the role of people within socio-technical systems, focusing on coordination—both among individuals and between people and technology—in the context of IT work. They are interested in working towards equitable digital infrastructure and creating supportive workplaces for those who manage this critical infrastructure. They employ qualitative and mixed-method research approaches, integrating feminist research principles into their work.
Publications
Previous publications
Research Interests
- Human Factors
- Human-Computer Interaction
- System and Network Operations
- Safety, Security and Privacy
Honours & Awards
Awarded recognition for contribution to Diversity and Inclusion in ACM CSCW 2023
Invited Talks & Key Notes
'Care in and for System Administration Work' at RIPE 87 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Tech Session.
Reviewing Activity & Workshop / Conference positions
- Reviewer
- ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2025
- ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW) 2025
- ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2023
- ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW) 2023
- Government Information Quarterly (GIQ) Journal 2023
- ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW) 2022
- Ethics and Information Technology Journal 2020
- PC member
- SIG SIDAR Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment (DIMVA) 2025
- Workshop on Socio-technical Cybersecurity and Resilience in the IoT (STaR-IoT) 2022
Teachings
Guest lecture in seminar "On the Practice of System and Network Engineering"
Recent Positions
March 2025 - current:
PostDoc, Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Forschungsgruppe Internet Architecture
April 2024 - Feb 2025:
Freelance Researcher, Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Forschungsgruppe Internet Architecture
April 2023 - April 2024:
Researcher, TU Delft, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, ICT section
Sept 2018 - Dec 2022:
PhD Researcher, TU Delft, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, ICT section
Jan 2018 - Sept 2018:
Safety consultant, Art of Work
Education
Sept 2018 - Dec 2023:
PhD, TU Delft, Advisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Fiebig, Promotor: Prof.dr.ir. M.F.W.H.A. (Marijn) Janssen | Title: Towards Safe and Just Work Environments for System Administrators: A Qualitative Sociotechnical Investigation into System Administration
Sept 2014 - Feb 2017:
MSc in Aerospace Engineering with a specialization in Air Traffic Operations and Safety, TU Delft, Advisor: Dr. O.A. (Alexei) Sharpans'kykh | Title: Causes, Identification & Repair of Loss of Common Ground in Coordination in Air Traffic Management
Sep 2010 - July 2014:
BE in Mechanical Engineering