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Prof. Dr. Julian Vance
Prof. Dr. Julian Vance4-DELTA
Senior Fellow in Speculative Design & Design Fiction
Specialization: Speculative Patents, Critical Hardware & Media History
FACILITY ASSIGNMENT
Studio B (Physical Computing & Speculative Hardware)
ACTIVE PROTOTYPES
9 Projects
JOINED INSTITUTE
2021
CURRICULUM & BIOGRAPHY
Professor Vance examines how speculative design, imaginary patents, and design fiction can provoke new ways of thinking about sound, memory, and technology. He oversees ZIAA's speculative patent archive and defensive disclosure strategy.
SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
- Vance, J., 'Speculative Patents as Critical Design Artifacts,' Design Issues, MIT Press, 2023.
- Vance, J., 'Counterfactual Sound Technologies of the Twentieth Century,' Leonardo, 2025.
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