Alex Gekker
Alex Gekker is a Assistant Professor of New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Amsterdam. He completed his PhD at Utrecht University, working on the relations between mapping, digital interfaces and power. He is interested in ways socio-technical systems are designed to influence users, and his researched touched upon quantification and datafication of society, the experience economy and interface critique. He publishes on maps, UI/ UX, privacy and platforms.
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(An upcoming chapter for the " Playful Citizen" book by Amsterdam University Press, expected December 2018)