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Lars E. F. Johannessen is a leading researcher at the intersection of technology, education, and social inclusion, with a primary focus on how telepresence robots can support homebound students. His most influential work, “Student at a distance” (34 citations), explores the practical use of robots like AV1 to enable remote classroom participation for children unable to attend school due to illness. Johannessen’s major contributions include developing the concept of *multi-site domestication* (17 citations), which expands traditional domestication theory to account for how technologies are tamed across multiple institutional settings, and *anticipated affordances* (15 citations), a framework for understanding how users speculate on a technology’s potential before direct experience. He also provides a cultural analysis of educational scepticism in “Educational purity and technological danger” (17 citations), revealing how ideals of ‘pure’ education can hinder technology adoption. His work consistently bridges sociology and technology studies, offering both theoretical innovation and practical insights for inclusive education. With a growing citation base and a notable Norwegian-language report on AV1 experiences, Johannessen is shaping how we understand and implement remote presence technologies in schools.