Federated Data Commons for Creative Communities
The people behind the commons.
An international collaboration between researchers in the United
Kingdom and the United States, holding creative data in common.
United Kingdom 05 researchers
Project Lead · UK
UAL Creative Computing Institute
Leads development of open-source resources, creative AI research, and AI governance frameworks.
Project Co-lead · UK
UAL Creative Computing Institute
Brings expertise in machine learning tools for creative practitioners.
Project Co-lead · UK
UAL Creative Computing Institute
Ensures human-centred design principles inform the dataset, governance frameworks, and website repository.
Project Co-lead · UK
UAL Creative Computing Institute
Specializes in public engagement methodologies and AI ethics implementation.
Project Co-lead · UK
UAL Creative Computing Institute
Brings expertise in AI music applications, open-source development, and responsible innovation practices.
United States 02 researchers
Project Lead · US
New York University
Leads the US effort on environmental sustainability, open-source implementation, community engagement, and data ethics, working at the intersection of art, environmental data, and AI.
Advisory Co-Investigator · US
New York University
Advises on project management, publication and knowledge exchange, and community engagement. Co-chair of NYU's Technology, Culture, and Society department and co-founder of the NYU Ability Project.
Research team RIA · 3 fellows · GRA
Research & Innovation Associate · UK
UAL Creative Computing Institute
Leads the landscape analysis and contributes across stakeholder research, framework development, and case studies.
Research Fellow · US
New York University
Focuses on stakeholder interviews across the UK and US.
Research Fellow · US
New York University
Focuses on stakeholder interviews across the UK and US.
Research Fellow · US
New York University
Concentrates on workshop delivery and design.
Project partners 09 organisations
Mozilla Foundation
Mountain View, US
Data storage, technical advice, advisory board, and project support.
Creative Commons
Mountain View, US
Advisory panel, legal and strategic advice.
Ableton
Berlin, Germany
Advisory board, free software, and community engagement.
ISSUE Project Room
Brooklyn, US
Community engagement and advisory board.
The Flaherty
Brooklyn, US
Community and public engagement, workshop participants.
Society for Poetic Computation
Brooklyn, US
Workshop participants.
CreativeApplications
London, UK
Advisory board, community engagement, and press.
Martyn Ware
London, UK
Strategy, community engagement, and workshop and interview participation.
Hackoustic
Bristol, UK
Advisory board, community engagement, and workshop participants.
Legal advisors
Dr Yue Ang
Brunel University Law School.
Dr Asress Gikay
Brunel University Law School.
NYU Law School
US legal frameworks, subject to funding.
Michael Goodyear
New York Law School.
Ifeoma Ajunwa
Emory University School of Law.
