To find out more details about the Network and its activities, please feel free to contact us:
Dr Oonagh Murphy, Principal Investigator: o.murphy@gold.ac.uk
Oonagh is a Senior Lecturer in the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths, University of London where her research focuses on digital innovation, capacity building, data, ethics and AI. She is regularly invited to speak at international conferences, and to facilitate workshops on digital strategy, product development, and data ethics. Through the Open Data Institute she is a qualified Data Ethics Facilitator, and holds Data Ethics Professional status. If you would like to discuss research collaborations, publications, or consultancy projects do reach out.
Dr Elena Villaespesa, International Co-Investigator: evillaes@pratt.edu
Elena Villaespesa works as an Assistant Professor at the School of Information, Pratt Institute. Her research and teaching areas of interest include digital strategy, data analytics and user experience research and evaluation applied to the museum sector.
She completed a Ph.D. in Digital Heritage at the School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester (United Kingdom) and an MA in Arts Management, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid (Spain). She has previously worked as a Digital Analyst at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Tate.
If you are looking for a speaker for your event, or a collaborator for a project, those that took part in this network are a great resource:
Core Network Members
Dan Brennan, Museum Application Developer, Princeton University Art Museum
Lawrence Chiles, Head of Digital Services, The National Gallery, London
Jennie Choi, General Manager of Collection Information, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ariana French, Director of Digital Technology, American Museum of Natural History
Rachel Ginsberg, Frankenstein AI & Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Dr Juhee Park, Data Research Fellow, Victoria and Albert Museum Research Institute (VARI)
Harrison Pim, Data Scientist, Wellcome Collection
Dr Mia Ridge, Digital Curator for Western Heritage Collections, The British Library
Andrew Lih, Wikimedia Strategist, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Carolyn Royston, Chief Experience Officer, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Casey Scott-Songin, Senior Manager: Data & Insight, The National Gallery, London
John Stack, Digital Director, Science Museum Group
London Participants
Dr Victoria Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Arts Management, Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths, University of London
Hannah Barton, Digital Project Manager, Tate
Dr Giles Bergel, Digital Humanities Research Fellow, Seebibyte, Faculty of Engineering, University of Oxford
John Davies, Economic Research Fellow, Creative Economy and Data Analytics, Nesta
Rachel Coldicutt, CEO, Doteveryone
Tom Cunningham, Data Analyst, The National Gallery, London
Victoria Ivanova, PhD Researcher, Centre for the Study of the Networked Image, London South Bank University
Dr Fiona Johnstone, Research Associate, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, Warwick University, People Like You
Natalie Kane, Curator of Digital Design, Victoria & Albert Museum
Vishal Kumar, Futurecity Associate, Spatial Data Science and Visualisation, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis The Bartlett, University College London
Nicolas Malevé, PhD Researcher, Centre for the Study of the Networked Image, London South Bank University
Tonya Nelson, Director of Arts Technology and Innovation, Arts Council England
Lisa Ollerhead, Head of Museums Policy, Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Joe Padfield, Conservation Scientist, The National Gallery, London
Meriel Royal, User Experience Researcher, The National Gallery, London
Jamie Unwin, Collections Technical Architect, Science Museum Group
Philo Van Kemenade, Co-founder and Head Curator, Sensorium Festival
Ben Vickers, Chief Technology Officer, Serpentine Galleries
New York Participants
Anthony Cocciolo, Dean, School of Information, Pratt Institute
Matthew Cock, Chief Executive, Vocal Eyes
Seth Crider, MS Data Analytics and Visualization/Research Assistant, Pratt Institute
Shannon Darrough, Director, Digital Media, MoMA
Effie Kapsalis, Senior Digital Programme Officer, American Women’s History Initiative, Smithsonian Institute
Spencer Kiser, Lead Developer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Achim Koh, Visiting Assistant, Professor, Pratt Institute
Craig MacDonald, Director, Center for Digital Experiences, Associate Professor, Pratt Institute
Kang-Ting Peng, Senior Engineer, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Adam Quinn, Digital Product Manager, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Jeff Steward, Director of Digital Infrastructure and Emerging Technology, Harvard Art Museums
Chris Sula, Associate Professor, Pratt Institute
Lawrence Swiader, Director of Digital Strategy, American Battlefield Trust
Jamie Unwin, Collections Technical Architect, Science Museum Group
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