Laura Ranca is an investigator and trainer with Tactical Tech’s “
Exposing the Invisible” (ETI) project since 2018, where she trains emerging and experienced investigators on OSINT and follow-the-money techniques and tools, conducts digital investigations into the corporate use of personal data, develops learning resources (guides, curricula), public outreach and collaboration opportunities for investigators and independent media worldwide. Laura has 20 years of experience in cross-border collaborative research, investigations and policy projects, having worked with journalists, activists and technologists across Europe, Africa and South America to enhance transparency in the public interest. Laura holds MA degrees in Media Policy and International Relations from the Central European University in Hungary.
Federico Pérez Villoro is an artist and researcher living and working in Mexico City. Through texts, installations, videos and performances, Federico explores the ways in which state, corporate and institutional power materializes through the strategic use of information technologies. His recent work addresses the industrialization of water as an example of the imposition of technical operativity upon living ecosystems. His work has been exhibited internationally and published by Luna Córnea, ADOCS, DELUS, The Serving Library, Printed Matter, C Magazine, Gato Negro Ediciones, diSONARE, and the Walker Art Center. Federico has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and California College of the Arts (CCA). He has lectured, facilitated workshops and acted as a guest critic at schools such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), New York University (NYU), ETH Zurich, Rutgers University, CalArts, and The New School. In 2019 he founded Materia Abierta, a summer school on theory, art, and technology in Mexico City.
Aleksandra Czerniak is a multifaceted creative interested in technological development and performing arts. She works across education, digital culture and art management. Initially inspired by performing arts, she finished her HND Acting & Performance degree at Edinburgh College. Her interest in interdisciplinary knowledge led her to expand her education in Art History, obtaining her BA and MA at the University of Wrocław and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. She is currently based in Vienna, working as a digital project manager at
TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary. In her free time, she knits and performs as a DJ.