Dina Koutsikouri is Associate Professor at the department of Applied IT, University of Gothenburg. Dr. Koutsikouri received her Ph.D. (in 2010) from the Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Engineering (CICE) at Loughborough University, UK. Her research interests include digital infrastructure evolution, digital innovation for developing city infrastructures of the future and interpretive barriers in digital innovation. She is trained by the Grounded Theory Institute to apply the Grounded Theory Methodology (GTM), and has solid experience of conducting longitudinal studies in organizational settings. Her teaching includes research methods and technical writing, multidisciplinary project working, change management, inter-cultural and group-communication.