Ms Christiana Kazakou

Transdisciplinary Researcher (Art, Science, Technology, Society) at i-DAT.org 

PhD Candidate in Digital Art and Technology, Funded by the 3D3 Center for doctoral training, Arts & Humanities Research Council.

Associate Lecturer for the BA/BSc Digital Media Design (Interaction design, Game design)

Qualifications

Academic Record

• MA Art & Science (2013) Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London
• MA Arts Management (2006) University of Greenwich, London
• BSc Financial Economics (2004) University of Essex, UK
• FD Mathematical Sciences (2001) British Council, Athens
• Diploma in Practical Journalism (2010-2011) Goldsmith’s University, London
• Diploma in Creative Writing (2009-2010) Goldsmith's University, London

Professional Development Training

• Researcher development programme (2018-2020) University of Plymouth
• Gamification (2020) University of Pennsylvania
• The Brain and the Space (2020) Duke University
• Computational Neuroscience (2020) Washington University
• AI for Everyone (2020) Deeplearning.ai
• Machine Learning (2019) Stanford University
• Digital Curating (2014) UCL (University College London)

Node Center for Curatorial Studies, Berlin (International Online School and Network)

• Virtual Exhibitions: Designing and Curating the Metaverse (2023)
• Artificial Intelligence and Art (2023)
• A Guide to Making Art Publications (2023)
• Curating New Media Art: Process, Interaction, Virtuality (2018)
• Curating in Art, Science & Technology: Potentials and Pitfalls (2017)
• Expanding Exhibitions: Innovative approaches to curating (2014)
• Curating on the Web: Exhibiting Internet-based Art (2015)
• Documenting, archiving and preserving ephemeral art (2017)

Professional membership

• Museums Association
• International Council of Museums
• ITD Alliance - Global Alliance for inter and transdisciplinarity
• Somerset House EXCHANGE
• Architectural Association

Roles on external bodies

• Program Engagement Specialist, LEONARDO/ISAST
• Member of the Development Subcommittee, ISEA (International Symposium of Electronic Art)

Teaching interests

• Art / Science /Technology / Society
• Real Time Performativity
• Emerging Technologies
• Research Methodologies
• Creative Industries and Innovation
• Digital Culture
• Immersive Environments
• Design Research

Research interests

Transdisciplinary methodologies and processes on art - science - technology, curatorial practice, spatial - cultural and intercultural communication theory, complexity science - systems theory and diagramming, social and universal design, design research and computational design thinking, mental and conceptual modelling, narrative and action research, social & open innovation, gamification, models of collaboration - co-creation - intermediation.

Research Profile: http://3d3research.co.uk/student/christiana-kazakou/

Other research

Research Residency at Blast Theory (2019) w: https://www.blasttheory.co.uk

Grants & contracts

• PhD Candidate in Digital Art and Technology, Funded by the 3D3 Center for doctoral training, Arts & Humanities Research Council.
• Bursary from ICOM UK to attend the 26th ICOM General Conference Prague 2022 on the 'Power of Museums'
• Bursary from the Museums Association to participate as changemaker for the 'Mindsets and Missions' programme
• Bursary from the British Council Argentina to conduct a workshop at MUNTREF in the context of the Bienalsur

Reports & invited lectures

• Synthesizing Discourse: Art, science and technology for future museums (2023) ICOM UK
• Hybrid Spaces: A multidisciplinary approach to experimental culture in art, science and technology (2023) ICOM MPR
• S+T+ARTS Academies (2020) Online, S+T+ARTS (Science, Technology & the Arts) is an initiative of the European Commission, launched under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
• MA Digital Media Arts (2019) University of Brighton

Conferences

• Christiana, K. (2022) ‘Narrative Research as Practice: A methodology of curating’, The Art and Design of XR, Onassis Foundation, 23rd-24th September, 2022. Athens, Greece
• Christiana, K (2022) ‘Transdisciplinarity: Narrative spatial trajectories’, Cardiff Metropolitan University, EASTN-DC Festival of Digital Creativity, 4-6th March, 2022. Cardiff, UK
• Christiana, K (2022) ‘Circular Futures: Think in systems and co-create impact on your community’, Empowering Research Conference, University of Plymouth, 9th – 10th June 2022. Plymouth. UK
• Christiana, K (2021) ‘Global Perspectives: Multi spatial trajectories at the nexus of art & science discourse’. International Transdisciplinarity Conference 2021: Creating Spaces and Cultivating Mindsets for Learning and Experimentation, 13-17th September 2021, Zurich, Switzerland
• ICCC’21 Participation in the Doctoral Consortium at the ‘International Symposium for computational creativity’ 14th-15th September 2021
• Christiana, K. (2019) ‘Re-inventing transdisciplinary curating: navigating global digital participation in hybrid data spaces’, WebSci Interdisciplinary PhD Symposium at the 11th International ACM Web Science Conference, 30th June 30 – 3rd July, 2019. Boston, MA, USA​
• Christiana, K. (2019) ‘Mapping socio-spatial narrative networks’, Peripheries: Literary Spaces at the Electronic Literature Organization Conference, University College Cork, 15-17th July, Cork, Ireland

Other academic activities

Member of the Program Committee for the TE2020 Conference “Transdisciplinary Engineering for Complex Sociotechnical Systems in Perspective of Real-life Application” organised by the International Transdisciplinary Engineering Society.