Michel van Dartel

Michel van Dartel is Professor of Situated Art, Design, and Technology at the Avans Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design, and Technology (CARADT). He holds an MSc in Cognitive Psychology and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Maastricht University.

Since earning his PhD in 2005, Van Dartel has built a career at the intersection of art, science, technology, and society. He has collaborated with leading national and international research partners and cultural institutions, including V2_Lab for the Unstable Media, where he served as Curator and Director from 2005 to 2024.

Alongside his work at CARADT, Van Dartel is an independent curator and adviser to funding bodies, academies, cultural platforms, and government organizations. He is Figurehead of the Art Route within the Dutch National Research Agenda (NWA) and co-author of the Key Enabling Methodologies (KEM) Agenda, as well as Chair of the Graduate Committee for the Professional Doctorate Arts+Creative program.

Michel also serves as Secretary of the Board of ISEA International, an international non-profit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among organizations and individuals working with art, science, and technology, and Secretary of the Board of Thunderboom, a lab dedicated to the accessibility and ethics of music technology.