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Sandy Claes
Professor Dr Sandy Claes is part-time assistant professor at the Institute for Media Studies (KU Leuven). She also holds a faculty position at LUCA School of Arts. In her research work, she focuses on the overlap between media, technology and public space, which she studies via a research-through-design approach. Current research projects include participatory approaches in data visualization and storytelling, and facilitating civic participation through in-situ media. Previously, she has worked as a lead user researcher at the innovation department of public broadcaster VRT in Belgium. Sandy received her Ph.D. in engineering science (2017) from the KU Leuven university in Belgium with her work on public visualization. She has a background as a master in audiovisual arts with a focus on animated film (2005). Her animated films and installations have been awarded on several international film festivals; such as ‘I Castelli Animati’ in Rome and Leuven International Short Film Festival, and have been exhibited at several international venues, such as LABoral, Madrid and Museum M, Leuven. With this mixed background of science, design and arts, Sandy approaches research projects from a multi-disciplinary viewpoint.
Contact: LUCA School of Arts, Paleizenstraat 70, 1030 Brussels, Belgium.