Adrian Alsmith

Adrian Alsmith is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at King's College London, specializing in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science. His work examines how bodily and mental activities structure human experience, with interdisciplinary collaborations in psychology, neuroscience, and computer science. He holds affiliations with the Research Centre for Data Futures, focusing on participatory infrastructure in data-reliant technologies.

• Education:
• Bachelor's in Philosophy & Psychology from University of Warwick
• Postgraduate degrees from University of Edinburgh and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Research focuses on self-consciousness, bodily awareness, and virtual reality's impact on perception. He has held roles at University of Copenhagen (2012–2018), École Normale Supérieure (2018–2019), and University of Barcelona (2019–2020). His publications explore topics like body schema, egocentric space, and imaginative perception. Editor for Analysis and Philosophy and the Mind Sciences, and Section Editor for MIT Press's Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science.

Recent Article Trends: Dominated by studies on embodied cognition, virtual reality applications, and interdisciplinary approaches to self-awareness. Key themes include spatial perception mechanisms, body representation dynamics, and philosophical analysis of technological interfaces.

• Grants/Advising:
• Supervises PhD students in philosophy of mind and cognitive science
• Recipient of European Science Foundation and FP7 grants for interdisciplinary research

Labs/Teams: Active in King's Research Centre for Data Futures, collaborating across disciplines to address ethical and technical challenges in data-driven tools.