Bio
Matt Ratto is Professor and Associate Dean, Research in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto and the Bell University Labs Chair in Human Computer Interaction. He studies and practices ‘critical making’, work that combines humanities insights and engineering practices and has published extensively on this concept across a wide range of disciplines including the digital humanities, human-computer interaction, design, and Science and Technology Studies. Current projects include conceptual and technical explorations of ‘humanness’ within generative AI conversational agents and community-based research on energy transitions and vulnerable populations. Matt is always ready to speak with students interested in the intersection of Science and Technology Studies, Human-Computer Interaction, AI, and critical social perspectives.
Awards
- Minister of College and Universities’ Award of Excellence, 2020
Other Appointments
- Associate Dean, Research
- Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institution for Society and Technology
- Faculty, Book History and Print Culture Collaborative Program, University of Toronto
- Faculty, Knowledge Media Design Institute, University of Toronto
- Associate Member, Graduate Faculty, Centre for Environment, University of Toronto
- Bell Canada Usability Labs Chair in Human-Computer Interaction, 2018-2023
Teaching
INF351H1 Information Design Studio I: How to Make a Computer and Why 0.5 Credits
INF453H1 Capstone Project 0.5 Credits
INF1501H Introduction to Culture & Technology 0.5 Credits
INF1502H Culture & Technology II 0.5 Credits
INF2241H Critical Making: Information Studies, Social Values, and Physical Computing 0.5 Credits
INF2242H Studying Information and Knowledge Practices 0.5 Credits
INF1003H Information Systems, Services and Design 0.5 Credits
INF1005H Information Workshops I 0.25 Credits
INF1006H Information Workshops II 0.25 Credits
INF2300H Special Topics in Information Studies: UX Research and Design for Video Games 0.5 Credits
Supervision
Current
Olivia Doggett
Sarah Gram
Supervisor: Matt Ratto
Past
- Brian Sutherland
- Isaac Record
- Dan Southwick
- Gabby Resch
- Antonio Gambi-Bari
- Virginia Coons