Amber Frid-Jimenez is an artist, designer and writer whose work explores the role of technology in contemporary society. She is a Canada Research Chair in art and design technology and an associate professor at Emily Carr. She has presented her work internationally at venues including Casco Office for Art, Design and Theory, Ars Electronica, and the Smithsonian Institution, and has been featured in the New York Times, the Huffington Post and the CBC. Frid-Jimenez has won numerous awards and grants and has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program for Art, Culture and Technology, the Bergen National Academy of Art & Design in Norway, and at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She holds a Masters in Media Arts and Sciences from the M.I.T. Media Lab where she studied with John Maeda. Frid-Jimenez has a background in visual art and philosophy.