Dr Anna Troisi

Biography

Anna Troisi is an internationally recognised researcher, digital artist, and composer whose work bridges creative computing, Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), and ethical design. With a background in computer science, music, neuroscience, and nanotechnology, Anna brings an interdisciplinary perspective to research and teaching, driven by a commitment to advancing equitable, ecological, and ethical futures.

At the centre of her practice is the Design for Change framework, which reimagines HCI through human and empathetic perspectives. Integrating principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), the Theory of Change, and the Social Model of Disability, Design for Change connects technological innovation with care, dialogue, and inclusion, advancing a relational understanding of technology, creativity, and education.

Her research explores how data can be translated into creative, affective, and participatory forms, through sonification, visualization, and multisensory installation. This includes projects such as COAAST (Coastal Aural Archive of Space and Time), which reimagines environmental and cultural heritage through participatory sound archives in coastal Kenya, and DARES, a UKRI/AHRC-funded project embedding digital and ethical literacy in arts and humanities research.

She is currently developing INTERETHICS, a Horizon Europe proposal on Dialogic Ethics and Interdisciplinary Futures for the Arts and Humanities, expanding her leadership in ethics and transdisciplinary collaboration. Feel free to get in touch if you would like to collaborate.

As a composer and programmer, Anna creates data-driven sound works such as Ómur (Republic of San Marino, 2025) and Milli svefns og vöku (Reykjavík, 2024), which transform linguistic and environmental data into musical structures through speech-to-score algorithms.

Her practice unites creative computing, ecological awareness, and expressive coding to explore how technology can translate human and environmental experience.

At UAL, Anna serves as Chair of the Research and Knowledge Exchange Ethics Sub-Committee (RKEESC) and member of the UAL Academic Board and Research Committee. She is also EDI Chair for ACM Creativity and Cognition 2025–26, a National Teaching Fellow (2024), and PFHEA (2025).

Anna’s interdisciplinary work invites audiences and collaborators to reflect on the ethical, ecological, and cultural dimensions of technology, shaping a global agenda for creative, compassionate, and responsible innovation.

For more information on Anna’s projects and publications, visit www.annatroisi.org or explore her work on UAL Research Online, Google Scholar, and ORCID.