August Black is a hybrid practitioner of art, design, and engineering that critically engages with techno-social systems in playful and evocative ways. With a focus on audio and transmission, he creates software, systems, and spaces through experimental research in the overlapping areas of new formats, network dynamics, and collaborative virtual architectures. He holds a PhD in Media, Arts, & Technology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is currently an Assistant Professor at Colorado University Boulder in the department of Critical Media Practices.