Tom Willma

My research strides across the fields of media studies, music studies and science and technology studies. I’m particularly interested in the relationships between creative work and contemporary technologies (think generative AI, machine learning, metaverse, digital avatars, platforms and cloud technologies etc). My specialisation is in the music sector, particularly, how recent music-tech transformations are interfacing with creative work, culture and policy both in Australia and globally. I’m often working across UNSW and the University of Sydney (USYD) on a range of projects. I teach within the discipline of Media and Communications at USYD and work as a research assistant with A/Prof. Benedetta Brevini on the ARC funded project ‘Online Hostilities in Australian Digital Cultures' (housed at RMIT). I am also a founding member and research assistant for the Creative AI Research Network alongside Kazjon Grace and Oliver Bown.

I completed my Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at USYD and my Bachelor of Music Studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. I’m also a current member of UNSW’s Creative Technologies Research Lab, the Creative AI Research Network, an Australian Postgraduate Representative for the Australian Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association and a joint HDR Rep (with the incredible Marcia Swaby) for UNSW’s school of Art & Design. I’m always happy to chat so feel free to reach out!