Cytopia 2026

Cycle Tech – Imagining and describing more human and responsible uses of contemporary technologies.

Berivan Biral, Andreas Kolb, Jeanne Lechevallier, Hugues Wattez

June 30, 2026

Cytopia: cycles of conferences


Objectives:

  • Explore more human and responsible uses of contemporary technologies
  • Bring together students, researchers, artists, and experts from diverse disciplines
  • Co-produce rigorous and accessible knowledge
  • Archive and transfer outputs to sustainable platforms

Multiple formats:

  • discussions, articles, conferences, website, and book

Schedule



Conference I

Understanding today’s technologies



14 April → 12 May


Conference II

Living with technologies: society, health, environment



13 May → 10 June

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Conference III

Creating and thinking in the technological era



11 June → 30 June


Final

Editing and distribution of the book Cytopia 2026



September 2026

Conference III topics

Creating and Thinking in the Technological Age


  1. Artificial Intelligence in Museums: Opportunities, Challenges and New Perspectives [📽️] | ▶️
    Juan Garza Frech | Musées et nouveaux médias, Sorbonne Nouvelle
  2. Cinematic Rebellions: AI and the New Auteur [📽️] 📸
    Siddhartha Jassar Minhas | Cinéma, ENS & EHESS

Piano Performance by Yann Choi

  1. The Human Face Put to the Test by Artificial Intelligence: Between Presence and Appearance [📽️]
    Jeanne Lechevallier | History of philosophy, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne

Call for contributions


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Final

Editing and distribution of the book Cytopia 2026



September 2026

Thank you