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Chris Csíkszentmihályi is an Associate Professor in Information Science at Cornell University, where he focuses on developing artistic engineered sociotechnical systems that enhance social justice and reconfigure power dynamics. His teaching is centered on guiding students towards understanding the ethical implications of technology. Before joining Cornell in 2020, he held the position of European Research Area Chair in Portugal and was the founder of the Rootio Project, a sociotechnical platform for community radio. Csíkszentmihályi has been a professor at various universities in the USA and Europe, including directing the MIT Center for Future Civic Media (C4), which is dedicated to creating technologies that empower communities. He has also worked with the MIT Media Lab's Computing Culture group, focusing on the development of unique media technologies for cultural and political purposes. His notable fellowships include being a Radcliffe Fellow and a Rockefeller New Media Fellow, and he has exhibited his installations across several continents. Currently, he serves on the board of the DATACTIVE ERC project at the University of Amsterdam and the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital Civics at Newcastle University.
Department of Architecture