Àlex Muñoz-Viso

Àlex Muñoz-Viso is a PhD candidate and Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky. His work bridges urban, digital, and political geographies, examining how human life, technology, and urban landscapes co-construct each other. He teaches courses like Introduction to GIS and Digital Mapping, emphasizing cartographic innovation integrating human experience and emotion.

Education:

• M.S. Geography, 2022, University of Nevada, Reno.
• B.A. Global Studies, 2020, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).
• B.A. Cinema and Audiovisual Media, 2013, ESCAC (Barcelona).

Research Interests: Digital geographies, urban transformation, cartography, science and technology studies, and film/media geographies. He explores how technological advancements reshape spatial narratives and urban governance, particularly through blockchain and robotics.

Research Projects:

• Post-Hurricane Maria narrative research in Puerto Rico (2023).
• Social Robots and the Production of Space (NSF-funded, 2020-2022).
• Blockchain Urbanism and Technopolitical Dynamics (2021-2022).

His publications analyze robotics' spatial impacts, blockchain's urban implications, and virtual geographies. He holds a Department of Geography Research Fellowship (2022-2023) and has taught GIS and mapping courses since 2023.