I am currently Senior Lecturer in Computational Arts & Technology. My research interests include digital art, appropriation-based art practices, emerging technologies in relation to contemporary art (specifically AI and blockchain), theories of cultural ownership and intellectual property, and various aspects of experimental video game culture.

I was co-curator of the Toronto-based Vector Festival from 2014 to 2020, and frequently collaborate with curators/artists/activists on curatorial projects.

After many years of living in Vienna, Toronto, and London, I'm glad to have landed in Dundee, with its exciting diversity of digital creative practitioners, and its beautiful surroundings perfect for cycling and hiking – two of my favorite things to do.

My research, curatorial activities, and creative practice in digital media are closely intertwined. Most of my work focuses on contemporary digital art practices in relation to aesthetic and philosophical concepts such as authorship, creativity, originality, agency, and ownership – often exploring how these concepts are legally and/or algorithmically encoded in service of capital.

At Abertay University, I am currently co-supervising the following postgraduate students:

- Simon Strange (PhD, since 2019)
- Marta Rossi (PhD, since 2021)

I also serve as external supervisor on several PhD projects at other universities. Email me with your inquiry if you'd like to draw on my expertise in this capacity.

I currently teach or co-teach Critical Studies (ART308), Game Studies and Criticism (DES104) and Innovation and Professional Practice (DES509). I also contribute teaching content on AI Ethics to the MSc in AI/UX.

I welcome supervision requests in all of my research areas, from students interested in following academic careers paths, developing their creative practice, or situating themselves in the Creative Industries.

- SSHRC Banting Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2013, York University, Toronto/CAN)

- PhD in Comparative Literature (2004-2009, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto/CAN)

Curatorial activities include Vector Festival (Toronto/CAN) and NEoN Festival (Dundee).