<Jenn Leung> — HTGAA Spring 2026
About me
Jenn Leung is a researcher and creative technologist working at the intersection of synthetic biology, real-time simulation, and living neural systems. She is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Technology & Design at University of the Arts London, a researcher at LifeFabs Institute, and a Visiting Researcher at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, working on the 100 Minds in Motion project combining EEG, eye-tracking, and movement data within agent-based simulation.
Her research currently focuses on developing Unreal Engine interfaces for living neurons and agent behaviour simulations. Two papers have recently been published in the MIT Antikythera Journal, and a paper on UE-API for brain-on-a-chip platforms was presented at NeurIPS 2025. Since 2025, she has collaborated with the biocomputing start-up Cortical Labs to create human-synthetic biological intelligence visualizations. In 2026, she is also collaborating with Michael Levin, Agnieszka Kurant, and Emily Ertle for Rhizome’s 7x7 programme.
Previously, Jenn was a studio researcher at Antikythera’s Cognitive Infrastructures Studio in 2024, supported by the Berggruen Institute, led on community tech support for Off World Live, and served as Programme Head at the Architectural Association VS Unit 5 Xalon. Her work has been exhibited at Epic Games Innovation Lab, Ars Electronica, Medialab Matadero, W1 Curates, Tai Kwun Hong Kong, LACMA Digital Leaders, National Communication Museum (Australia), CIVA Festival, DAE Research Festival, PAF Olomouc, ALife Conference Kyoto, Aksioma, and Museum of Art in Public Spaces (Køge) among others, and was featured on Dazed, TANK Magazine, DIS, SHOWStudio, Art Asia Pacific, COEVAL Magazine, and AQNB.
In collaboration with Daniel Felstead, she has produced a short film series ‘I’m so Janky’ from DIS that explore the myths, ideologies and realities of the metaverse, AI, and Neuralink. She also collaborates with dmstfctn on simulation projects for Serpentine Arts Technologies and the Leonardo Supercomputer at Bologna’s Tecnopolo.
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Homework
- Week 1: Principles and Practices
- Week 3: Lab Automation
- Week 4: Protein Design Part I
- Week 11: Bioproduction & Cloud Labs
- Week 10: Imaging and Measurement
- Week 12: Bioproduction
- Week 13: Bio Design Living Materials
- Week 14: Biofabrication
- Week 2: DNA Read, Write, and Edit
- Week 5: Protein Design Part II
- Week 6: Genetic Circuits Part I
- Week 7: Genetic Circuits Part II
- Week 9: Cell-Free Systems