Bio
Eliza Pertigkiozoglou is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Information. Her research explores how data and the digitalization of creative practices reshape the way art and architecture collections are created, organized, accessed, and interpreted. Drawing on her background in architecture, computational design, and the history of computing and information technologies, her work combines historical analysis, digital humanities, and research-creation methods to rethink archives and digital curation in an age of machines that learn.
Before joining the University of Toronto, Pertigkiozoglou completed her PhD in Architecture at McGill University. Her PhD dissertation “Programmed Collaboration: Work Relationships in Building Design Software, 1970-90” advanced a new method of reading databases as evidence of cross-professional collaboration. Her research has received competitive awards and fellowships, including the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC), and a 2025 Carter Manny Award Citation (Graham Foundation). Pertigkiozoglou has also initiated a digital history project on born-digital archives, supported by the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s 2021 Doctoral Research Residency.
Her work has been published in interdisciplinary venues, including design technology, history of computing, and architectural history peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Pertigkiozoglou also holds a Master of Architecture from the National Technical University of Athens, and a Master in Design Studies (Technology) from Harvard University.