David Ogborn (a.k.a. dktr0) is an artist programmer and artist researcher, committed to unfolding the potential for algorithms and computation to be sites of play, curiosity, and collaboration. This takes the form of solo and ensemble performances of live coding and network music, the development of software to be used by artists, students, teachers, and researchers, and writing that attempts to both expand and unsettle these activities. At McMaster, he teaches in the undergraduate Media Arts program, and is currently graduate chair for the MA in Communication and New Media, and the PhD in Communication, New Media, and Cultural Studies.

Fizza completed a Double Honours BA in Multimedia and Theatre and Film at McMaster University, and went on to a Master of Digital Media at Toronto Metropolitan University, where she aspires to learn and apply thoughtful design strategies to reduce social and technological accessibility gaps in digital media. She is the NIL’s web designer.

Shaden Ahmed is studying to complete a Combined Honours BA in Communication Studies and Theatre and Film. She works as a part of a NIL research team working on a live coding language for dance and choreography, reading through and sharing relevant materials that support different aspects of the project, and engaging in meaningful discussion to help further enhance the impact of the sources.

Jamie Beverley graduated from McMaster's BArts. Sc. program in 2017, and MA in Communication and New Media program in 2018. While studying at McMaster, Jamie focused his research in the fields of Live Coding and New Interfaces for Musical Expression through his undergraduate thesis, and M.A. major research project. Jamie was a member of the Cybernetic Orchestra from 2014-2018, and a contributor to Estuary (2016-2019), and Inner Ear (2017-2018). After graduating from McMaster, Jamie completed his MSc. in Applied Computing at the University of Toronto and now works for a data science and machine learning team at Unity Health Toronto.

Nick is completing McMaster's MA in Communications and New Media. His current research and artistic practice centres around media literacy, pedagogy and live coding. These investigations are driven by a desire to uphold and strengthen community values both in and outside of classrooms and to promote open source frameworks in the development of educational tools. During his MA, he worked as a research assistant in the NIL, working on the Estuary platform, as well as performing with the "Cybernetic Orchestra".

James Esemu-Ezewu is an undergraduate student in his 4th year of the McMaster Arts and Science program. After picking up freestyle rap during COVID-19, James became impassioned by contemporary hip-hop artists like Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem, which inspired him to pursue mastery in music production in addition to refining his rapping style. His previous experience in musical comedy and the release of a collaborative EP have spurred him to pursue a thesis project under the guidance of Dr. Ogborn and Dr. Baade. Under their supervision, James is creating an autobiographical EP to further his understanding of hip-hop music production and explore his own identity.

Alejandro is a PhD candidate in Communications, New Media, and Cultural Studies at McMaster University. His research consists in the development of infrastructure, interfaces and protocols for online, live coded music and sound art creation with a perspective mediated by de-colonialism, anti-fascism, Marxism and feminism. As part of the research team at the NIL, he participates actively in the development of the online live coding platform Estuary, and also participates as a performer in the Cybernetic Orchestra.

Fatima Ghaderi is an Engineering Design graduate student at McMaster University, with a background in architecture, computational design, and Python programming. As part of the programming team for the NFRF-funded LocoMotion project, Fatima is working on live coding programming language development for 3D dancing avatars using Purescript, JavaScript, and ThreeJS.

Milica Hinic is a fourth year Honours Communications student at McMaster University, minoring in Community Engagement. Previous project work includes CityLAB SIR and a TA position in applications of qualitative and quantitative methods. Currently also working on an undergraduate independent research project exploring knowledge mobilization methodology (Kmb) specific to student lecture podcast experiences. As part of the NIL research team, working collaboratively and investigating ways of providing meaningful participant voice around a live coding dance language and 3D avatar modelling.

Alex MacLean is a graduate of McMaster's MA program in Communication and New Media. During the MA he contributed as a research assistant to the Estuary project by developing features related to the user interface and “View” system. As a graduate student he used the NIL as a venue for an interactive VR experience. For his major research project he experimented with machine learning and how it could be used to generate visual elements of a performance, based on audio features. He now works as a software developer in the broadcast industry and continues to be a member of the Cybernetic Orchestra.

Raahil Mahetaji completed a Bachelor's degree in Automation Engineering at McMaster University. During his undergrad, Raahil obtained various internship positions in software development, gaining exposure to the software industry and a passion for writing code. Raahil's work in the NIL includes developing a new live coding language that produces 3D dancing avatars using PureScript, JavaScript, and ThreeJS.

Luis Navarro Del Angel (Mexico city) is a PhD candidate in Communications, New Media, and Cultural Studies at McMaster University. Luis’ research is about creating a computer music software inflected by Latinx and Latin American musical expressions derived from political resistance and opposition. Luis’ collaboration with the NIL includes participating as research assistant in the development of the live-coding collaborative platform Estuary. Other collaborations with the NIL include co-facilitating workshops about live coding and performing as a member of the McMaster’s Cybernetic Orchestra.

Karthyayani Ramesh is currently in the final years of her Honours Life Science degree at McMaster University. It is through her undergraduate journey that she discovered her strong interest in coding, through courses such as Life Science 3LA3, where she learned to code in Python on google collabs. She is also proficient in R coding, for statistical purposes. Karthyayani works along with the rest of the programming team to combine her passions for coding and dance, to create a live coding language that will generate 3D dance avatars, using PureScript and ThreeJS.

Jessica is a PhD candidate in Communications, New Media, and Cultural Studies at McMaster University. Her PhD research project is entitled “A Language for Live Coding Audio-Visual Relations'' and involves creating a computer language for live video performance, to be used to create three art-pieces thematically connected to poetry/language, identity, womanhood, collective memory, and latinidad. Her work in the NIL has focused on helping implement some of the Estuary’s languages for visuals (Hydra and CineCer0), design work in the platform, and co-facilitating workshops for young people.

Riley Wilson is a fourth year student in the Arts & Science program at McMaster. Throughout her degree she has explored and developed her love for the environment, digital arts, and storytelling. Working in the NIL, she seeks to join those passions to create environmentally-minded video games and digital art experiences that inspire wonder at the natural world.

Zeke Wilson is currently in his final semester as an undergraduate student in the Arts & Science program at McMaster University. Throughout his degree he has developed a passion for musical composition and audio production, specifically geared toward vocal harmony and performance. Zeke’s experience as co-founder and president of the McMaster Music Production Society (MacProd), and as the lead vocalist and producer of a 6-piece band has further fueled his interest in the capacity of the voice as instrument. With the guidance of Dr. David Ogborn as his supervisor, Zeke is completing a thesis project that aims to expand the limits of the voice as an instrument by applying existing techniques in the context of a creative composition.