David dos Santos

David dos Santos holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science, Technology, Art and Society from the University of Lisbon, with co-supervision from NOVA University of Lisbon and Coventry University (UK), an MA in Multimedia Culture and Art (FEUP | UT Austin), and a BA in Theatre Studies (ESMAE).

He has taught at various institutions and is a Professor at Lusófona University. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI), working on the international projects eGames Lab and MODINA - Movement, Digital Intelligence and Interactive Audience. He was an FCT doctoral grantee and a collaborator/researcher in the international projects Blackbox: Arts & Cognition and TKB: Transmedia Knowledge-Base for Performing Arts. He is also a collaborator of the Performance and Cognition research group, and he organized NOVA University of Lisbon’s TKB and PAI international conferences. He has directed and performed in several performing arts productions in Portugal and Germany, and produced RE.AL-AND_Lab - Artistic Research and Scientific Creativity Lab. He has also worked in the creative industries as a Creative Copywriter and Head of Concept, and has extensive experience as a Creative Consultant, Trainer, and Facilitator in communication, leadership, innovation, and creativity. Recent endeavours include completing the Social Presencing Theater Practitioner Development Program at the Presencing Institute and writing his doctoral dissertation on Emergent Embodied Creativity.