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Adrian J. T. Alsmith is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at King's College London, Faculty of Arts & Humanities. His academic journey began with undergraduate studies in Philosophy & Psychology at the University of Warwick, followed by postgraduate degrees from the University of Edinburgh and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz as part of European Science Foundation and FP7-funded research networks. Prior to joining King's, he held research and teaching positions at the University of Copenhagen (2012–2018), École Normale Supérieure, Paris (2018–2019), and the University of Barcelona (2019–2020).
Adrian's research centers on the philosophy of cognitive science, perception, and self-consciousness. He investigates how bodily and mental activity structure our experience of the world and ourselves, with applications in virtual reality and body-based user interfaces. His work bridges philosophy with psychology, neuroscience, and computer science, reflecting a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration. His current research includes narrative explanation in artificial systems, bodily awareness as self-consciousness, and distinctions between imaginative perception and illusion.
The trends in his scholarly output align with themes of egocentric spatial representation, virtual reality, body schema, self-localization, and bodily awareness. These works often intersect philosophy of mind with neuroscientific inquiry, revealing the evolving nature of human self-conception through technological and theoretical lenses.
Adrian actively supervises and mentors prospective research students in areas related to his expertise. He serves as Associate Editor for Analysis and Philosophy and the Mind Sciences, and as Section Editor for the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science from MIT Press. He recently completed his tenure as Philosophy Programme Chair at the European Society of Philosophy and Psychology.
His contributions extend to collaborative research groups, including the Research Centre for Data Futures at King's College London, where he works with interdisciplinary experts on participatory infrastructure for data-reliant tools. Previously, he was affiliated with the LOGOS research group at the University of Barcelona and Frédérique de Vignemont’s team at École Normale Supérieure.
