Patrik Wikstrom

Professor Patrik Wikstrom is a computational communication scholar at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), leading the School of Communication. He serves as Chief Investigator in QUT's Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) and Associate Investigator in the Australian Research Council's ADM+S Centre. His expertise spans digital media's impact on music and meme cultures, algorithmic systems, and cultural economics.

Education: PhD in Media and Communication Studies (Karlstad University), MScEng (Chalmers University). Former roles include Director of DMRC, Associate Dean (Research) at QUT's Creative Industries Faculty, and academic leadership at Northeastern University, Jönköping International Business School, and Karlstad University.

Research focuses on digital technologies' societal impacts, including recommender systems, platform governance, and music industry dynamics. Key publications include TikTok: Creativity and Culture in Short Video and The Music Industry: Music in the Cloud. Active in grants like the Australian Cultural and Creative Activity Analysis project (LP160101724).

Supervised over 10 doctoral and master's students on topics ranging from platform governance to decolonizing copyright. Current projects explore algorithmic culture, AI ethics, and fair payment models for artists.

Labs/Teams: DMRC and ADM+S collaborate on automated decision-making's societal implications. Advocates for responsible AI and interdisciplinary computational methods in social sciences.