Jason Edward Lewis is an award-winning researcher at Concordia University
Concordia researcher Jason Edward Lewis, who also holds the Research Chair in Computational Media and the Indigenous Future Imaginary, is working to incorporate Indigenous knowledges into the development and design of AI technologies.
A digital media theorist, poet, and software designer, Lewis founded Obx Laboratory for Experimental Media, where he conducts research/creation projects exploring computation as a creative and cultural material.
As an authority in the field of AI and indigeneity, Lewis was the lead author on the award-winning “Making Kin with the Machines” essay and editor of the ground-breaking Indigenous Protocol and Artificial Intelligence Position Paper.
He also works as director of the Initiative for Indigenous Futures, and co-director roles with the Indigenous Futures Research Centre, the Indigenous Protocol and AI Workshops, the Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace research network, and the Skins Workshops on Aboriginal Storytelling and Video Game Design.
