A serial technology entrepreneur with start-up experience in Europe and the USA, Ian’s activities have crossed aerospace, process control, entertainment and architecture. He is currently Professor Transdisciplinary Design Networks at Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) where his Trans Realities Lab (TRL) is investigating applications of real-time collaborative networked XR in education, design, production and research.
Through his arts practice, Studio Biscoe, Ian fuses approaches from many fields of technology, performing and visual arts to create immersive networked performances, such as Bridge To Everywhere between Havana, Cuba and Miami with the New World Symphony in 2016; and 2019’s A Short Journey into Folded Space between the Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona and Birmingham, England.
A special highlight will be the nextReality.Contest 2025 awards ceremony on the evening of November 5 in the Astor Film Lounge, where outstanding projects in various categories will be honored.