Fernando van der Vlist
Fernando van der Vlist (PhD, Utrecht University) is Assistant Professor in Critical Data & AI at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), Faculty of Humanities, where he also coordinates the Master’s programme in Cultural Data & AI. His research focuses on the critical study of digital platforms and apps, their ecosystems, data and artificial intelligence in culture and society. He is PI of the NWO Veni-funded project AI Power: A Critical Platform Analysis (2025–2029), co-author of Platforms: A Critical Introduction (Polity, 2026), and co-directs the App Studies Initiative. He is also affiliated with the UvA’s Digital Methods Initiative and the public data lab.
