Education
PhD Geography
Disassembling the Trust Machine, three cuts on the political matter of blockchain, Durham University, UK
MSc Contemporary Urbanism
London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
BA(Hons) Fine Art with Political Economy
University of East London, UK
Awards and grants
European Commission, Next Generation Internet Ledger Award
€150,000
Economic and Social Research Council Research Fellowship Award
£97,282
Advisory roles
European Commission
expert advisor on blockchain and distributed technologies.
DECODE (Decentralised Citizens Owned Data Ecosystem)
Coordinator scienti fic advisory board, European Commission, Horizon2020 / NESTA
Employment
(selected)
CSO at Nym technologies
Nym is a decentralised, incentivesed privacy system that protects communication patterns across the entire internet.
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Political economies of blockchain technology. Durham University Geography Dept.
Research and design: D-CENT
Decentralised Citizen Engagement Technologies, European Commission FP7 / NESTA
Digital strategy: MayDay Rooms
Cultural centre and archive for histories of social movements, marginalised groups and experimental culture, London.
Project director and curator: Flesh & Concrete
Apexart, Mexico City
Research, design and tech infrastructure: City at a Time of Crisis, Athens
Digital production consultant: Common Practice Video Network
AHRC, Digital video production and training initiative for the arts sector in London, UK
Teaching and course material
The New Centre for Research and Practice
8-week seminar on the political economies of blockchain titled: Disassembling the Trust Machine
B9Lab, blockchain training and educational company
Ethical training module for blockchain developers, online course material
Camberwell College of Arts
Unit 5: The Expanded Designer, course convener: Animism and power