Immersive Experiences (IELab) Co-Director Bios

Dr Timothy Duguid

Dr Timothy Duguid is a senior lecturer in digital humanities. His current research interests lie in the intersection between digital humanities and historical musicology, and particularly more immersive musical environments. He works in pedagogical approaches to media instruction, having taught 3D modeling at the undergraduate level.  

 

Dr Azadeh Emadi

Dr Azadeh Emadi is a senior lecturer, researcher and video maker in Film and Television Studies. Her scholarly and creative research, which follows a practice-as-research method, investigates and explores visual aesthetics, alternative approaches to image making, technologies of perception, and understanding digital materiality from the intersection of cultures. Her current projects look at perception, immersive experiences, inclusivity and wellness. 

Dr Iain Findlay-Walsh

Dr Iain Findlay-Walsh (he/him) is a sound artist, researcher and teacher exploring sound-based and autoethnographic methods for the study of personal listening. He releases sound art and music under the name 'Klaysstarr Nets' (Entr'acte, Pan y Rosas), with related writing on sound, media and perception appearing in journals and outlets including the Journal of Sonic Studies and Organised Sound. He is an editor of the experimental arts journal openwork. 

Dr Imants Latkovskis

Dr Imants Latkovskis is an academic philosopher turned immersive technology specialist, he is currently the strategy lead for Extended Reality (XR) at the University of Glasgow. He oversees the University's central XR research and teaching facilities. He leads on identifying new opportunities for XR implementation, forging partnerships with industry and academic stakeholders, and ensuring that the university’s capabilities in the field of XR remain world-class. Dr Latkovskis has contributed to research projects investigating the efficacy of immersive technology in teaching. He is also interested in the application of XR technology to creative practice and as a means for enhancing individual autonomy. 

Dr Eirini Nedelkopoulou

Dr Eirini Nedelkopoulou is a lecturer in digital arts at the University of Glasgow. Her research primarily explores the tensions and potentialities between individual and collective forms of engagement in digital culture. Central to her work are practices of digital care. She is the co-editor of Performance and Phenomenology: Traditions and Transformations. Eirini is currently working on her monograph, In Solitude: The Philosophy of Digital Performance Encounters.