Ali Nikrang is Key Researcher & Artist at the Ars Electronica Futurelab in Linz. He studied computer science at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz and composition with a focus on new media at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. He also received a diploma in piano performance from the same university. Before joining the Ars Electronica Futurelab in 2011, he worked as a researcher at the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Vienna, where he gained experience in the field of serious games and simulated worlds. His research deals with the interaction between humans and AI systems with a focus on creative applications.