Kevin Walker

Kevin Walker serves as an Associate Professor in the Research Centre in Postdigital Cultures at Coventry University. His work bridges technical AI development with anthropological and creative research, emphasizing cross-cultural approaches and creative contexts. He leads the AI and Algorithmic Cultures research group and contributes to the university's Curatorial Research and Practice initiatives. His research explores the intersection of technology, culture, and temporality, with projects like Algorithmic Cultures of Time and Ethnographic AI.

Walker's expertise spans AI ethics, cultural anthropology, and digital humanities, with a focus on how algorithmic systems shape societal temporal frameworks. He has conducted visual ethnographies of global consumption practices and developed methodologies for critical spatial practices in AI.

His recent projects include ACT: Algorithmic Cultures of Time (2023-2024), exploring Silicon Valley's temporal influence, and Ethnographic AI (2023), investigating AI's role in cultural understanding. He collaborates internationally, addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals through technology's ethical implications and cultural impact.

Walker's publications critique AI's societal role, analyze temporal structures in digital cultures, and explore postdigital methodologies. He actively participates in art-science collaborations and curatorial research, advocating for interdisciplinary approaches to technology's human dimensions.