Hugo Paquete - Sonic Media Artist & Researcher
Hugo Paquete, PhD, is a CEEC-FCT Research Fellow at INET-md, University of Aveiro, leading the research project AI as Catalyst: Transformative Impacts on Digital Performance, Computer Music, and Cultural Creativity (2026–2029). His practice investigates the technological unconscious through post-digital sonic media art, cybernetic ecologies, and post-techno aesthetics.
Professional Services
- Spatial Sound Compositions for exhibitions and installations
- Algorithmic Music Systems for performances and research
- Artistic Research Collaborations and residencies
- Workshops in sonic media and post-digital aesthetics
- Commissioned Works for festivals and cultural institutions
Research Expertise
- Post-digital sonic media art and critical sound studies
- Algorithmic composition and generative systems
- Multichannel spatial sound and acousmatic music
- Media archaeology and technological unconscious
- Biopolitical sonification and vibrational ecologies
- AI as creative co-agent and AI-Chimera concept
Current Affiliations
- CEEC-FCT Research Fellow, INET-md — University of Aveiro
- Founding Director, Absonus Lab
- Research Affiliate, CIAC - Research Center for Arts and Communication
- Research Affiliate, iAlab Sensoria
- Research Affiliate, BARN - Biofeedback Art Research Network
- Former Resident, ZKM | Hertz-Lab - Institute for Music and Acoustics
Contact Information
For research collaborations, artistic commissions, or institutional presentations:
- Email: paquetehugo@gmail.com
- Telephone: +351 919 396 727
- Website: https://hugopaquete.com
- Research Profile: University of Porto