Biometric Mirror: Probing the Ethics of AI and Facial Analysis
I'm a Design Researcher based in Melbourne, Australia. I apply architectural design principles and approaches to enable ethical innovation. Primary areas of focus are artificial intelligence, facial recognition, and biometrics. My work reaches global audiences and highlights the importance of public participation in the quest to ensure that innovation creates tangible benefits for society. My commentary is featured regularly in print media and on television, where I discuss societal risks and opportunities of technology trends.
List of publications
Biometric Mirror: Probing the Ethics of AI and Facial Analysis
Stories of Exile: Hyperlocal Media Architecture in Contested Spaces
Synchronized Wayfinding on Consecutively Situated Public Displays
In this paper, we investigate the potential of controlled in- the-wild studies as an evaluation methodology that merges the benefits of lab-based and in-the-wild studies. Our exploratory investigation builds upon a comparative, between subject experiment benchmarking different interaction features of a custom public installation that visualized a series of urban datasets. In order to evaluate the usefulness of the in-the-wild versus the controlled in-the- wild methodologies, we compared the resulting findings in terms of participant engagement, insight generation, and social interaction. We propose that a controlled in-the-wild study offers a viable alternative when evaluating more complex interaction methods in public space, hereby potentially reducing the practical efforts of in-the-wild studies to involve participants.
Honeypot Effect: Audience Engagement in Interactive Installations
Social Influence of Full-Body Interaction with Public Displays
„TikTok: Data Mining on the World's Most Popular App”, in ABC Four Corners
„The TikTok Spiral”, in ABC News
„Glowing Entrance Revealed for Melbourne's Newest Museum”, in Sydney Morning Herald
„All Hail the Algorithm”, in Al Jazeera
„Reflecting the Imperfections of AI”, in BBC News
„Perfect Humans: Good or Bad”, in The Age
„Should We Believe this Algorithm?”, in Sydney Morning Herald
„This AI Judges You Based on Our Biases”, in World Economic Forum
„Facial Scanning Abuse Looms”, in The Washington Times
„AI Deciphers your Personality”, in ABC, Triple J
„Media Architecture Changes the City”, in ABC Newcastle, Australia
„Make Friends While Printing”, in De Standaard, Belgium
„What if Houses Could Talk?”, in Campuskrant KU Leuven, Belgium
„Our Neighbors have Something to Tell”, in Radio 1, Belgium
„If Houses Could Talk...”, in De Standaard Avond, Belgium