Dr. Frederik De Bleser is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Sint Lucas Antwerpen (KdG). His research concentrates on the democratization of technology for the arts, with a particular emphasis on the development of open-source software tools for artificial intelligence and data visualization. Frederik is the co-founder of the Algorithmic Gaze research cluster (SLARG) and coordinates the Master's program in Digital Media. In addition, he works as a freelance data visualization artist, creating projects for Belgian news outlets and online democracy platforms.

PhD Topics

• Artificial Intelligence: custom model training, interpretability, algorithmic bias
• Performative AI: AI-driven choreography, interactive installations, embodied AI
• Data Visualization: visual storytelling, geospatial analysis
• Open-source Design Tools: node-based environments, interactive graphics
• Human-Computer Interaction: usability studies, multimodal interfaces
• Computational Creativity: generative algorithms, cross-disciplinary research