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Homi K. BhabhaView profile

Professor

• Colonial and Postcolonial Theory
• Cultural Change and Power
• Cosmopolitanism
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Homi K. Bhabha is the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. His work spans colonial and postcolonial theory, cultural change, cosmopolitanism, and human rights within aesthetic contexts. He has been a pivotal figure in the Department of Comparative Literature since its inception as a graduate program in 1904. Education BA (1970) - University of Bombay MPhil/MA/DPhil (1990) - Christ Church, Oxford Bhabha's research focuses on cultural hybridity , ambivalence in colonial discourse , and postcolonial ethics . His theoretical frameworks analyze authors like Joseph Conrad, Walter Benjamin, and Toni Morrison through lenses of identity, power, and globalization. While his recent works On Art and A Global Measure await publication, his seminal texts like The Location of Culture (1994) and Framing Fanon (2005) remain foundational in postcolonial studies. These works explore sub-fields including: Transnational memory frameworks Psychoanalytic colonial critique Decolonizing discourse Visual culture in postcolonialism Temporal suspensions in cultural production Global trauma narratives

Ari SchlesingerView profile

Assistant Professor

• Human-Centered Computing
• Anti-Discriminatory Computing
• Technology Policy
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Ari Schlesinger is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Georgia (UGA), directing the Socially Responsible Tech Lab. She holds a PhD from the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on anti-discriminatory computing, technology policy, and equitable sociotechnical systems. She advocates for reducing computing-enabled harm to advance justice in technology. Education : PhD in Human-Centered Computing (HCC), Georgia Tech Affiliations : ACM's U.S. Technology Policy Committee Her work spans Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and broader CS applications. Key interests include addressing algorithmic bias, inclusive design, and policy frameworks for ethical computing. She has developed strategies to mitigate discrimination in technical systems through frameworks like anti-discriminatory computing. Awards include the 2021 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award and a Best Paper Award at CHI 2018. Her research has been featured in venues like CSCW and CHI, focusing on topics from chatbot ethics to decentralized social networks. Lab : Socially Responsible Tech Lab at UGA Grants/Advising : Advises graduate student Eddie Alexander Gomez Schieber. Active in policy advocacy and academic leadership roles.

Diana AllanView profile

Associate Professor

• Anthropology of Displacement
• Colonial History
• Refugee Studies
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Diana Allan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University, affiliated with the Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) and holding the Canada Research Chair in the Anthropology of Living Archives. She holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University (2008). Her work focuses on Palestinian refugee experiences in Lebanon, particularly through the Nakba Archive and her ethnographic films. Affiliations: McGill University Anthropology, ISID, Leadership for the Ecozoic Key roles: Co-lead of the Critical Media Lab, filmmaker, and activist scholar Research interests center on camp ecologies, cultural memory, and colonial histories. She explores how material environments shape refugee life through projects like Past Continuous (camp archives) and Partition (film on colonial archives). Themes: Exile, displacement, sensory memory, transnational solidarity Recent publications include Voices of the Nakba (2021) and Refugees of the Revolution (2014), award-winning works analyzing Palestinian narratives. Her films Still Life and So Dear, So Lovely critically examine camp life and memory. Awards: English PEN Award, Palestine Book Award, AAA Middle East Section Prize Current projects investigate Palestinian coastal life, urban food systems in Lebanon, and digital platforms for refugee histories. She collaborates with artists, activists, and communities to create accessible pedagogical tools about displacement.

Laura DevendorfView profile

Associate Professor

• Smart Textiles
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• Design Research
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Laura Devendorf is an Associate Professor at the ATLAS Institute and Department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. As director of the Unstable Design Lab, she bridges human-computer interaction (HCI), computational design, and craft practices through smart textiles and collaborative innovation. BFA in Studio Art and BS in Computer Science from University of California Santa Barbara PhD in Information Science from UC Berkeley Research Interests focus on smart textiles as a medium to challenge human-machine relationships, with projects exploring: Computational design tools for weaving Gendered labor in technology Biodegradable materials for wearables Interdisciplinary collaboration with craftspeople Speculative design practices Human-fungi relationships Recent Research Trends demonstrate her leadership in: AdaCAD software for parametric weaving Desktop biofiber spinning systems Interactive hygromorphic textiles Material-led HCI frameworks Scientific Recognition : Best Pictorial Award (TEI '23) Best Paper Honorable Mention (DIS ’22) Honorable Mention (CHI EA ’20) Best Pictorial Honorable Mention (DIS ’22) Collaborations & Grants : NSF CAREER Grant (2020) for smart textiles innovation Extensive partnerships with Mirela Alistar, Kristina Andersen, and others Advancing open-source tools like AdaCAD and Desktop Bio-spinning

Andrés Monroy-HernándezView profile

Assistant Professor

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Social Computing
• Public-interest Technology Platforms
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Andrés Monroy-Hernández is an Assistant Professor at Princeton University's Department of Computer Science, leading the Human-Computer Interaction Lab. He holds a PhD from MIT's Media Lab and has held roles at Microsoft Research and Snap Inc. His research focuses on social computing, public-interest technology, and augmented reality, emphasizing technologies that foster collaboration and connection. He is affiliated with Princeton's Center for Information Technology and Policy, the Keller Center, and serves on Crisis Text Line's board. Education: PhD in Media Arts and Sciences, MIT (2012) Master's in Media Arts and Sciences, MIT (2007) Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering, Tecnológico de Monterrey (2001) Research Interests: Monroy-Hernández explores social computing systems, public-interest platforms (e.g., OpenDeli for food delivery), and social AR (e.g., Capybara). His work emphasizes ethics, marginalized communities, and democratizing technology. Notable projects include Scratch (children's programming), Microsoft's Calendar.help, and Significant Otter (biosignal sharing). Awards & Recognition: MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 (2013) CNET's Most Influential Latinos in Tech (2013) Best Paper Awards at CHI, CSCW, HCOMP, ICWSM Grants & Labs: Active in designing open-source protocols and advising tech leaders. His lab collaborates across disciplines, addressing societal challenges through technology. Recent efforts include ethical AI and decentralized social media. Teaching: Teaches social computing and mentors students in HCI and public-interest tech.

Lizzie MullerView profile

Associate Professor

• Critical Heritage Studies
• Museum and Archive Studies
• Art History and Theory
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Associate Professor Lizzie Muller serves as Director of Research in the School of Art & Design at the University of New South Wales. An accomplished curator and researcher, she specializes in audience experience and interdisciplinary collaboration, with a particular focus on the future of museums as sites of knowledge production. Her research bridges curatorial practice with theories and methods from participatory design and interaction design, developing audience-centered curatorial methodologies and innovative approaches to audience research. Her work extends to preservation and archiving, particularly experiential documentation and oral histories of media art. Co-author of Curating Lively Objects: Exhibitions Beyond Disciplines (Routledge Museum Studies Series, 2022) Elected Councillor of the Sydney Culture Network Co-founder of the bi-monthly Sydney Culture Data Salon with Keir Winesmith Muller's research output demonstrates a consistent trajectory exploring the intersection of art, science, and technology through major international exhibitions including Human Non Human (Powerhouse Museum, 2018/19) and A Working Model of the World (staged across UNSW Galleries, Parsons School of Design, and University of Dundee). Her recent work focuses on art-science collaborations, deep time history through the ARC Centre for Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, and the development of audience-centered curatorial frameworks. Scientific Awards: 2024 ADA Deans Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Supervision Muller leads significant research initiatives as Chief Investigator on multiple ARC-funded projects including the ARC Linkage project Curating Third Space: The Value of ArtScience Collaboration and SSHRC-funded research on The Living Effect and Curating Lively Objects . She has supervised numerous PhD and MFA candidates, with a special focus on curatorial practice-based research, and currently serves as Program Director of the Master of Curating and Cultural Leadership at UNSW Art & Design.

Carlos Diaz RuizView profile

Associate Professor

• Market-Shaping
• Consumer Culture
• Disinformation Research
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Carlos Diaz Ruiz is an Associate Professor (tenure-track) at the Department of Marketing, Hanken School of Economics in Vasa, Finland. He holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from Finland and has held faculty positions at Hanken, Aalto University, KEDGE Business School (France), and the University of Auckland (New Zealand). His research focuses on market-shaping, consumer culture, and disinformation, particularly in digital advertising and social media contexts. He authored the book *Market-Oriented Disinformation Research: Digital Advertising, Disinformation and Fake News on Social Media* (2025) and received the 2025 Thomas C. Kinnear Award for his work on disinformation in social media echo chambers. Dr. Diaz Ruiz’s academic career includes roles as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, and prior to academia, he worked as a consumer insights consultant for Latin American companies, recognized in ESOMAR's Insights250 (2022, 2024). He is an Associate Editor at the *Journal of Marketing Management* and actively publishes in top journals like *Journal of Public Policy & Marketing* and *New Media & Society*. His teaching emphasizes bridging academic research with industry needs, offering courses in qualitative research, strategic branding, and consumer culture. Methodologically, he employs business anthropology and ethnography to study consumer-led marketing strategies. Key research themes include the intersection of disinformation, social media business models, and the performative role of market representations.

Minna ValjakkaView profile

Academic

• Art History
• Contemporary Art
• Environmental Art
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Minna Valjakka is a Senior Researcher at the University of Helsinki , affiliated with the Department of Cultures and the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria) . She also holds a Professor position at Leiden University (2022–2023) and has served as a Docent in East Asian Studies at the University of Turku and in Art History/Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki. Education: PhD in Art History, University of Helsinki (2011) MA in East Asian Studies, University of Helsinki (2005) Docent (Habilitation) titles in East Asian Studies and Art History Teaching: Designed courses on interculturality, urban creativity, and environmental art at Leiden University Promotes critical pedagogy, sociocultural learning, and decolonial frameworks Research Focus: Explores urban creativity , environmental art , and civil society in East and Southeast Asia. Highlights include analyzing art-science collaborations for sustainability, gendered dimensions of urban art, and transcultural dynamics in public space. Publications: Her work spans topics like ecological citizenship , urban resilience , and artistic responses to censorship , with a strong emphasis on decolonial and interdisciplinary frameworks. Scientific Recognition: Awarded the Kanava Award (2016) for her contributions to art and gender studies. Supervision: Mentored 13+ MA theses and served as a co-supervisor for PhD candidates at Leiden and Helsinki universities. Projects: Leads EcoConjunctions (2024–2028), examining art-science collaborations for civil society, and Shades of Green (2020–2022) on environmental art in Asia.

Kate Palmer AlbersView profile

Associate Professor

• Contemporary Art and Visual Culture
• Visual Experience of Social Media
• Visual Activism
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Kate Palmer Albers serves as Associate Professor of Art History in the Department of Art & Visual Studies at Whittier College, where she teaches courses on photography history, visual culture, new media, and contemporary art. Her academic work centers on the dynamic relationship between emerging technologies and visual representation within networked societies. Her educational foundation includes a B.A. from Colorado College, M.A. from the University of California, Riverside, and Ph.D. from Boston University. Professor Albers' research investigates contemporary visual culture through multiple interconnected lenses: the ephemerality of digital photography, visual activism in social media ecosystems, gender and racial representation in institutional spaces, and the politics of public monuments. She examines how algorithmic systems reshape personal archives, collective memory, and artistic practice while maintaining critical focus on accessibility and equity in cultural representation. Her scholarship bridges historical photographic practices with cutting-edge digital phenomena including multi-gigapixel imaging, virtual reality, and data visualization. Her recent publications reveal consistent thematic threads exploring photography's transformation in the digital age, particularly how networked technologies create new forms of visibility and erasure. These works examine algorithmic vision systems, archival preservation challenges, and the circulation of images across physical and digital realms, often highlighting tensions between democratic access and technological control. Her notable recognition includes: Arts Writers Grant (2015) from Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation supporting her digital project Circulation/Exchange: Moving Images in Contemporary Art Professor Albers actively mentors students through course instruction while developing innovative public scholarship. Her current research portfolio includes a fictional adaptation of The Night Albums , analytical essays on challenging image circulation, and pioneering work documenting transgender representations in photographic history. She maintains active engagement with digital humanities methodologies and public-facing academic writing.

Rachel Devorah Wood RomeView profile

Assistant Professor

• Electronic Music
• Creative Coding
• Live Coding
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Rachel Devorah Wood Rome is an Assistant Professor in the Electronic Production and Design (EPD) department at Berklee College of Music, where she teaches creative coding, live coding, and music technology. Her work bridges electronic music, improvisation, and critical theory, with a focus on sonic cyberfeminism, archival practices, and the social meanings of sound and space. Ph.D. in Music Composition and Computer Technologies, University of Virginia (2018) M.L.I.S., San José State University (2017) M.A. in Music Composition, Mills College (2013) B.Mus. in Horn Performance, CUNY Queens College (2007) Her research explores superhuman prolongation, opaque complexity, and the re-signification of archaic tools in sonic media. She values machines for their patience and memory, and her creative practice emphasizes critical agency in technology design and use. She performs under the name 'mehetabel' when using archival materials in improvised electronic music. The most recent publications and performances reflect a deep engagement with AI and music, live coding, feminist media theory, and spatialized sound. Her works often involve real-time data processing, generative systems, and collaborative improvisation, situating sound within broader social, political, and technological contexts. Ruth Anderson Installation Prize (IAWM) New Music USA Grant Fellowships from MIT OpenDocLab, Adrian Piper Foundation, Ina GRM, New Museum, and Jefferson Scholars Foundation Residencies at EMS Stockholm, STEIM Amsterdam, MassMoCA, and Cove Park Rome advises emerging artists in electronic music and creative coding, many of whom have gone on to establish their own practices. She is also active in academic service, including curriculum development, faculty governance, and labor organizing as a Councilor for the Berklee Faculty Union. She leads initiatives in DEI, sound design, and coding pedagogy within the EPD department. She has been involved in interdisciplinary collaborations with artists, technologists, and institutions worldwide, presenting work in galleries, festivals, and academic conferences across North America, Europe, and Asia. Her leadership extends to nonprofit arts organizations, where she has served as Executive Director and grantwriter.

Christian WolffView profile

Professor

• Multimedia Information Systems
• Text Mining
• Digital Humanities
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Christian Wolff is a University Professor and Chair of Media Informatics at the Institute for Information and Media, Language and Culture at the University of Regensburg. Since April 2022, he has served as the founding Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Data Science, while maintaining secondary membership in the Faculty of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies (SLK). His academic career spans over three decades with significant contributions to multiple disciplines at the intersection of computer science and humanities. Wolff's research interests center around multimedia and multimodal information systems, electronic publishing, and text technology, particularly text mining. His work bridges computer science with digital humanities, legal informatics, and social media analysis. Recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on large language models, sentiment analysis applications across various domains, legal technology innovations, and virtual reality research for cognitive studies. His interdisciplinary approach has produced significant contributions in both technical and humanities domains. His recent publication trends reveal a strategic shift toward applied AI research, particularly in legal technology (LegalTech), social media analysis, and sentiment analysis using large language models. The publications show increasing collaboration across disciplines, connecting computer science with law, political science, literature, and psychology. His work on the digital basis document for legal proceedings represents a major practical application of his research in the German justice system. East Bavarian Cultural Prize Doctoral Award of the University of Regensburg Wolff has led numerous interdisciplinary research projects connecting computer science with humanities and legal studies. His leadership extends to institutional roles including Dean of Research, Vice Dean, and Dean of Faculty positions. He has been instrumental in establishing the new Faculty of Computer Science and Data Science at the University of Regensburg, demonstrating significant impact on institutional development and research infrastructure. Wolff directs research initiatives focused on text technology, digital humanities, and legal informatics. His work with the INDIGO - Internet and Digitization Eastern Bavaria initiative and the TRIO project demonstrates commitment to regional technology transfer and innovation. The interdisciplinary nature of his research groups connects computer scientists with legal scholars, linguists, and social scientists to address complex digital transformation challenges.

Karmenlara Ely SeidmanView profile

Professor

• Performance and Artistic Research
• Ethics and Theater
• Relational Aesthetics
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Karmenlara Ely Seidman is a Professor and Artistic Director in Acting and Performance at the Norwegian Theatre Academy (NTA), Østfold University College, and a part-time Professor II at the School of Music, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy (2008) and an M.A. in Performance Studies (2001) from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Her research explores interdisciplinary intersections of performance, ethics, and cultural memory, with foci including: Relational aesthetics and embodiment in performance Intergenerational art practices and indigenous/diaspora knowledge systems Transatlantic archives and decolonial methodologies Experimental pedagogy and institutional reimagining Street performance and ritual/game structures Her publications emphasize performative archives, actor training, and ethical frameworks, frequently engaging with themes of cultural memory, embodiment, and institutional critique. Recent works demonstrate a strong focus on decolonial praxis and interdisciplinary collaboration. She leads major funded projects including: Sea Matters (2023–2026): Performance research pedagogy laboratory Spectral Collaborations (2019–2022): Performative entanglement in Nordic Transatlantic Slavery archives Infinite Record (2013–2017): Archive memory and performance She mentors PhD students internationally, serves on evaluation committees across Nordic institutions, and has developed innovative study programs bridging artistic practice and scholarly research.

Ellen LarsonView profile

Research Fellow

• Contemporary Chinese Art
• Video Art
• Modern Chinese Art
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Ellen Larson serves as a CAEA Postdoctoral Instructor in the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago, concurrently holding the position of Associate Director at the Center for the Art of East Asia (CAEA). Her academic and curatorial work centers on modern and contemporary art from Asia and Asian diasporic communities, with emphasis on moving image practices and institutional frameworks. Education PhD in Contemporary Chinese Art, University of Pittsburgh MA in Global Contemporary Art History, University of Pittsburgh MA in Modern Chinese History, Minzu University of China, Beijing Research Focus Larson’s scholarship investigates temporalities in Chinese moving image art from the late 1980s through early 2000s, examining post-industrial urban aesthetics, technological mediation, and diasporic identities. Her work critically engages AI technologies, virtual economies, and online communication platforms as artistic mediums, revealing how digital infrastructures reshape cultural memory and spatial perception in contemporary Chinese visual culture. Publication Trends Her 2019-2024 publications demonstrate rigorous engagement with Chinese video art’s evolution, consistently analyzing artists like Cao Fei and Su Yuhsin through lenses of utopian nostalgia, industrial heritage, and planetary futurism. These works reveal a methodological shift toward interdisciplinary approaches blending art history, media studies, and urban theory, particularly in examining how virtual platforms and monetary systems transform artistic production and reception. Awards & Recognition US Fulbright Program Getty Foundation Grant Asia Foundation Fellowship Henry Luce Foundation Support Dunhuang Foundation Award Center for Contemporary Art Research in Japan Program University of Chicago Provost’s Global Faculty Award Curatorial Leadership As Associate Director of CAEA, Larson directs major research initiatives while curating exhibitions that bridge academic scholarship and public engagement. Her grants from the Fulbright Program and Getty Foundation have enabled extensive fieldwork in China, facilitating collaborative projects with artists and institutions that document ephemeral media practices and preserve critical art historical archives for scholarly access. Exhibition Practice Larson’s curatorial portfolio—including Ephemeral Architectures (2023) and Materializing Memory (2019)—creates vital platforms for Chinese video art within U.S. institutions. These projects establish methodological frameworks for preserving time-based media while challenging Western-centric exhibition histories, particularly through her focus on intermediary spaces and counter-mapping strategies that reveal hidden narratives in urban landscapes.

Filipa Matos WunderlichView profile

Associate Professor

• Urban Rhythms
• Temporal Urban Design
• Place-temporality
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Filipa Matos Wunderlich is an Associate Professor in Urban Design at University College London's Bartlett School of Planning, where she serves as Director of the cross-faculty MRes Interdisciplinary Urban Design (MRes IdUD) program and Urban Design Strategic Coordinator. She previously co-designed and directed the MSc Urban Design and City Planning program and has held academic positions at UCL since 2008, initially as a Research Associate before becoming a Lecturer in 2010. Her educational background includes a PhD from University College London (2010), a Diploma of Architecture from Universidade do Porto (2000), and a Bachelor of Music from ArtEZ Institute of the Arts (2001). This interdisciplinary foundation informs her unique approach that bridges architecture, urban design, and musical performance. Wunderlich's research centers on temporality in urban places, urban rhythms, and place-rhythmanalysis, with significant contributions to temporal urban design theory and practice. Her work explores sensory and performative urbanisms, affect in the city, and the interface between urban and musical aesthetics. She also investigates gender-neutral urban design and alternative hybrid typologies in contemporary cities, emphasizing the synergy between theoretical innovation and practical application in urban design. Her publication record reveals a clear evolution from foundational theoretical work on urban rhythms and place-temporality toward increasingly sophisticated applications of temporal design principles. The most recent publications demonstrate a maturation of her temporal urban design framework, moving from conceptual explorations to practical implementations across diverse urban contexts, with growing emphasis on wellbeing, health, and sustainability implications. As a respected academic, Wunderlich regularly serves as keynote speaker at international conferences, including recent invitations to Oxford University, AESOP conferences, and the Conscious Cities Festival. She is a guest editor for Planning Theory and Practice and Architecture Open-Access journals, and frequently reviews for leading urban studies publications. In her teaching and advising roles, Wunderlich directs the MRes IdUD program and coordinates the Major Research Projects module across multiple postgraduate programs. Her grant activities include Innovate UK's Smart Walkability Platform project, UCL ChangeMakers initiatives, and the European COST Action Go2CHANGE research project on cultural heritage conservation under climate change. Wunderlich leads several research initiatives including the Post Growth Planning Research Cluster, Temporal Urban Design Research Podcast and Journal, and Collective Zebra - an online journal focused on walking. These platforms foster interdisciplinary dialogue on temporal approaches to urban design and facilitate knowledge exchange between academic research and professional practice.

Michael RamageView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Sustainable Architecture
• Structural Engineering
• Natural Material Innovation
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Professor Michael Ramage is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Cambridge University , where he directs the Centre for Natural Material Innovation . He is also a fellow of Sidney Sussex College and co-founder of Light Earth Designs . His academic background includes architecture studies at MIT and professional experience at Conzett Bronzini Gartmann in Switzerland. His research focuses on low-energy structural materials , natural material innovation , and sustainable housing in developing regions, with particular emphasis on engineered timber and bamboo . The 15 most recent publications highlight trends in modular timber construction , 3D printed earthen materials , and climate action in the building sector . Key subfields include circular economy , resource optimization , structural testing , and behavioral impacts on decarbonization . He has secured research funding from the Leverhulme Trust , Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) , Royal Society , and British Academy .