Mario Morvan

During the day, I am a researcher and engineer working at the intersection of digital libraries, knowledge representation, and AI for (open) science.

In the space of political technology, I am particularly interested in the idea and practice of collective modelling.

Why? Because models are the lenses through which we can make sense of the world. What we model with technology is political, and how we model it too. Models are intrinsically biased and they can convey enormous power to whoever produces or uses them. This should motivate us to not simply attempt to 'correct the biases' of models that are imposed upon us, but to intentionally develop models that serve our collective needs.

How do we model knowledge? Change? The impact of anything? Our values, our objectives? Our pasts and our futures? Ultimately, our responses to these questions end up shaping not only how we view these things, but the things themselves.

Get in touch: contact@mariomorvan.com