Jakub Zdebik, University of Ottawa

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Latest funding

AI and the Mutation of the "Artificial" in Contemporary Art Images
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$35,645
Art as information: image as data, algorithm and diagram
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$7,000

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AI and the Mutation of the "Artificial" in Contemporary Art Images

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zdebik, Jakub

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Cultural Mutation; Contemporary Art; Aesthetic Theory; Digital Art

$35,645

Art as information: image as data, algorithm and diagram

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Zdebik, Jakub

Keywords: digital aesthetics; diagram; digital culture; algorithm art; internet art; data and art; Deleuze

$7,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Zdebik, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "AI and the Mutation of the "Artificial" in Contemporary Art Images" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]