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Dr. Daniel Chavez Heras is a Lecturer in Digital Culture and Creative Computing in the Digital Humanities department at King's College London. He holds a PhD in Digital Humanities (2020), MA in Film Studies (KCL), and BA in Design from Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Xochimilco. His research focuses on computational spectatorship, artificial intelligence in media, and digital cultural studies.
- Education:
- PhD in Digital Humanities, King's College London (2016–2020)
- MA in Film Studies, King's College London
- BA in Design, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Xochimilco
Research Interests: Chavez Heras explores intersections of machine vision, film theory, and digital cultural practices. Key areas include computational analysis of media archives, AI-driven creative practices, and the aesthetics of digital environments. He applies critical technical methodologies to interrogate how algorithmic systems reshape cultural consumption.
His recent work examines historical newsreels through computational frameworks and investigates BBC television archives via 'computational spectatorship.' Notable outputs include studies on machine vision's impact on photographic imagination and spatial analysis of digital dungeons.
- Awards:
- 2022: Received distinction for 'Exploring online video content through creative practice'
Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator of the British Film Institute-funded project 'Intelligent Systems for Screen Archives,' exploring AI applications in audiovisual archives (2025–2027). Active in interdisciplinary collaborations, including work with the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations.
Activities: Delivered invited talks on 'Aesthetics of Machine Seeing' (2022) and peer-reviewed media engagement projects.
