Sonja is a journalist and the founder of the BuzzingCities Lab, a think tank that focuses on urban violence and technology.
She has worked as an editor for DER SPIEGEL and WIRED Germany, as well as a freelance foreign correspondent. During her fellowship at Algorithm Watch, she investigated the use of algorithms in policing and security, the impact of AI on the visibility of marginalised communities, and the role of automated systems in the context of gender-based violence.