Laura Wiesböck has been the Head of the Junior Research Group Digitalization and Social Transformation at IHS since January 2025 and a Senior Researcher since April 2022. She holds a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Vienna. Throughout her academic career she has also studied, conducted research or taught at Oxford University, University of Ghana, and National Taiwan University among others.

Her research interests fall in the field of social inequality with a focus on gender, labour and platformization. The sociologist was granted several prizes in recognition of her academic work (e.g. Prize of the City of Vienna for the Humanities, Käthe Leichter Prize, Kurt Rothschild Prize, Theodor Körner Prize). In addition to scientific articles, Laura Wiesböck regularly communicates research findings and perspectives to the public throughlectures and media interviews (e.g. Associated Press, Libération, DIE ZEIT), and advocates for a life free from violence and economic dependence for women*.