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Jussi Parikka is a professor at the University of Southampton, specializing in Tech Culture and Aesthetics. His extensive research focuses on the intersections of media archaeology and digital culture, particularly in relation to environmental humanities. Currently, Jussi is engaged in a research project titled Weather Reports: Wind Media, Model, Experience, which is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the DFG. He supervises PhD students across various areas including audiovisual culture, critical media theory, and artistic practice. Jussi is also a member of several research groups, including Critical Infrastructures, Image Politics, Art-science-technology, and Media Archaeology. His teaching interests encompass digital culture, media archaeology, and environmental humanities, with a focus on critical curatorial approaches. Fluent in the dynamics of visual culture and operational images, Jussi aims to explore the transformations within these fields as they intersect with digital culture.