Gabriella (Biella) Coleman is the Ernest E. Monrad Professor of the Social Sciences in the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University, a faculty associate at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and a faculty affiliate in the History of Science Department.
Her research explores the politics, cultures, and ethics of hacking. She is the author of two books on computer hackers and hosted the BBC4 series The Hackers (2022). She is currently on sabbatical, finishing a book of essays based on her 2022 Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures and a series of articles. She also works to preserve hacker history through projects such as Hack_Curio, a video portal into hacking cultures and politics, and Where Warlocks Stay Up Late, which documents cybersecurity history and maps ties between hacker communities and the security industry.
