Iason N. Paterakis is an architect-engineer, media artist, and researcher in XR. He is pursuing a PhD in Media, Arts & Technology at UCSB, where he is a member of the transLAB. His field is linked to researching and developing methodologies, mechanisms, and know-how for designing and fabricating paradigms of mediated environments. He has been actively involved in workshops, exhibitions, and international interdisciplinary conferences (ACM SIGGRAPH Sparks, Erasmus XR Symposium, MIT Reality Hack 2022, S. ARCH 2020, HCII 2020, Disseny Hub Barcelona, etc.). He is currently artist-in-residence at the Santa Barbara Center for the Arts Sciences and Technology (SBCAST). https://www.iasonpaterakis.com