معرفی
Matilda Tudor is a Researcher at Uppsala University's Department of Informatics and Media, actively contributing to the WASP-HS project 'BioMe: Existential Challenges and Ethical Imperatives of Biometric AI in Everyday Lifeworlds' as a research fellow and research assistant. She coordinates the international DIGMEX network (180+ members) focused on digital media and existential issues.
Education:
- PhD in Media and Communication Studies (specific institution/year not specified)
Research Interests:
Tudor is a pioneering media phenomenologist examining how digital technologies reshape embodied existence through critical and minority lenses. Her work integrates:
- Feminist Media Studies analyzing power structures
- Existential ethics of biometric AI systems
- Queer spatial theory in digital environments
- Temporal dynamics in post-digital lifeworlds
- Embodiment politics within algorithmic cultures
Publication Trends:
Her 2021-2025 output reveals a cohesive trajectory investigating existential vulnerabilities in biometric AI, with recurring themes of gendered voice assistants, queer digital spatiality, and ethical care frameworks. Methodologically, she bridges phenomenological inquiry with critical AI studies to expose how marginalized communities navigate surveillance infrastructures.
Scientific Awards:
No awards or fellowships documented in source material.
Advising and Grants:
Tudor has developed and taught core courses including 'Gender Perspectives in Media Studies', 'Media History: History of Ideas', and 'Qualitative Text Analysis'. She holds significant funding through WASP-HS (Sweden's Wallenberg AI initiative), directing seminar series on undisciplined AI ethics and coordinating the multi-institutional 'BioMe' project.
Labs and Teams:
As founder of the DIGMEX network, she organizes the international 'Digital Existence' conference series and workshops on existential media challenges. She leads Uppsala University's Informatics and Media Hub for Digital Existence, fostering collaborations across philosophy, media studies, and computer science to address ethical imperatives in emerging technologies.
