Nicole Starosielski

Nicole Starosielski is an American author, researcher, and professor. Her research is centered around media infrastructure, particularly underwater infrastructure. She is often interviewed by media outlets as an expert in undersea cables and network infrastructure, especially in relation to national security. Her first book The Undersea Network and online project Surfacing both describe the evolution of underwater cable networks. She also wrote the book Signal Traffic: Critical Studies of Media Infrastructures.