Denisse Albornoz is a Research Assistant with OCSDNet, based in Toronto. She graduated from the International Development and Sociology programs at University of Toronto Scarborough and is interested in technology mediated practices of citizenship and identity construction in activism and community led development. In the past, she worked with the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, mapping projects at the intersections of new media, art and activism in South Asia. At OCSDNet, she connects the network with Latin American research, aiming to bridge the gap between Northern and Southern understandings of knowledge commons and open science practices.