Biography

Biography

Bastian is an independent researcher who works on the theory and practice of co-creating knowledge through citizen science and peer production. Overall, his research centers around how open source/science technologies can be used to empower individuals and communities to engage in their own knowledge production. He does so by bringing together applied and theoretical methods from computer/data science, human-computer-interaction and critical science & technology studies.
In the past, he was a senior Researcher at the Alan Turing Institute and lead the Peer-Produced Research Lab at Université Paris Cité/Inserm UMR1284. He started his academic career as a biologist-turned-bioinformatician-turned-citizen-scientist, holding a Master's degree in Ecology & Evolution and a bioinformatics PhD.
Today, he also volunteers with a range of free software and open knowledge projects.