FemTech.dk

FemTech.dk is a DEI research program at the Computer Science Department of the University of Copenhagen (DIKU)

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  • FemTech Workshop – Autumn 2025

    The AURA Artifact: Learning to Code Through Playful Physical Computing In this workshop, high school students explored computer science through hands-on, playful experimentation with code, electronics, and physical artifacts. Over…

  • NEW: Aura

    In autumn 2025 we hosted a creative and hands-on FemTech workshop where participants explored self-tracking, biosensing, and the relationship between bodies and technology. Using Raspberry Pi Pico, pulse sensors, and…

  • Elze

    In Spring 2025, we hosted a creative and hands-on FemTech workshop where we combined encryption, technology, and nature. Participants worked with Python programming and physical computing to build their own…

  • Open positions in NeuroGen Computing

    The NeuroGen Computing project will hire 2 PhD students, 1 Post Doc, and 1 research assistant. The positions will be posted online here (mid-May 2025 and later in the Fall…

  • Meet the People in NeuroGen Computing

    Pernille Bjørn is ACM Distinguished member and professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (DIKU). Professor Bjørn’s research is centred within the area of Computer Supported…

  • NeuroGen Computing

    New Research Project funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation: NeuroGenComputing: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Computer Science: Bridging Gender and Neurodiversity. 11.300.000 DKK, Grant number: NNF25SA0103747 Women leave computer science at…

  • FemTech at Big Bang 2025

    This spring, we had the pleasure of joining Denmark’s largest science education conference, Big Bang, with our FemTech project. We brought our prototypes, hands-on activities, and ideas about inclusive tech…

  • Femtech Event Spring 2025

    Skjulte Nøgler og Hemmelige Beskeder  Har du nogensinde tænkt over, hvordan dine beskeder forbliver private? Eller hvorfor vi bruger kryptering i alt fra sociale medier til online shopping? På denne…

  • The Masking Ball

    By Yue Shi The Masking Ball artefact was created to explore the research question: “How can we foster new understandings about neurodiversity and masking with the aim of inspiring new…

  • Mindy 2.0

    This interactive artifact, designed for the FemTech Workshop Autumn 2024, features a small 3D-printed figure that aims to help track and visualize an individual’s mental state. The figure incorporates a…