Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges

Dimitris Batsis is a sound artist and academic researcher. He earned a PhD in Biomusic (the transformation of biological signals into sound art through research in new mediums) from the Department of Fine Arts and Art Sciences at the University of Ioannina, where he also recently completed his Post-Doctoral research. Additionally, he holds an MA in Contemporary Arts and Music from Oxford Brookes University and a BA in Music from Anglia Ruskin University. His research covers the field of biological functions in relation to new media and sciences, as well as sound design and interactive systems. His creative output spans sound installations, performances, and video art, utilizing audiovisual applications and coding. Dimitris has taught music technology and sound design in audiovisual applications at universities in Greece and the UK. He has participated in international festivals (SMC, CTM, ADAF), group exhibitions, and artistic events (London Fashion Week Show, Athens Fashion Week Show, Onassis Stegi). In 2021, the work 'Gather,' to which he contributed the sound design and soundtrack, was selected for the Florence Biennale, where it won first prize in the Video Art category. His articles have been published in scientific journals (Leonardo MIT, Technoetic Telos), conference proceedings (ISEA2023, WAC, DCAC 2021 and 2023), in Greece and abroad, focusing primarily on the subject of sound art.