Her research examines fields and organizations where the rise of algorithms is transforming professional values, expertise, and work practices. In her current book project, she focuses on the growing influence of web analytics in online journalism in the United States and France. Previously, she published an ethnographic analysis of criminal sentencing in a French courthouse (Comparutions immédiates: Enquête sur une pratique judiciaire, La Découverte, 2008). She completed her PhD in Sociology (2014) at Princeton University and the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales.