N. Katherine Hayles

N. Katherine Hayles is a Professor of Literature at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, with a career spanning institutions such as the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Rochester Institute of Technology. Her work bridges literature, science, and technology, establishing foundational contributions to posthuman studies and digital humanities. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2015) and has held prestigious fellowships at the National Humanities Center, Princeton University, and the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center.

• Research Interests: Interdisciplinary studies connecting literature, science fiction, electronic textuality, and the intersections of literature, science, and technology in the 20th and 21st centuries.
• Publications: Her influential works include How We Became Posthuman (1999), Writing Machines (2002), and How We Think (2012), alongside articles analyzing experimental fiction, cognitive shifts, and digital media.
• Scientific Awards:
  • 2015: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship (Durham University)
  • 2010: Honorary Doctorate (Art College of Design), Innovation Hall of Fame Inductee (Rochester Institute of Technology)
  • 2007: Honorary Doctorate (Umea University, Sweden)
  • 2002: Susanne E. Langer Award (Writing Machines), René Wellek Prize, Eaton Award.
• Grants: Digital Publishing Grant ($10,000) from Duke University's Franklin Humanities Institute and co-directorship of a $225,000 grant for the GreaterThanGames Humanities Laboratory (2011-2014).
• Current Projects: Collaborating with Durham University's Emergence group on Cognition Everywhere, exploring automated finance algorithms as forms of cognition.