B.A. Halperin Computational Media & Cinema
Brett A. Halperin — black and white portrait photograph outdoors in an urban riverside setting

Brett A. Halperin, PhD

I am a researcher based in Brooklyn, New York. I hold a PhD from the University of Washington, where I studied Human Centered Design & Engineering and Cinema & Media Studies. My research focuses on how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping contemporary cinema—from the underground to Hollywood. More broadly, my work combines media theory and industry studies with speculative design and ethnographic methods to not only examine, but also reimagine how computing mediates cultural production.

Currently, I work on multimodal agentic systems for creative industries at Luma AI and serve on the Board of Directors of Washington Filmworks. Most recently, I worked at Midjourney's Storytelling Lab and USC Institute for Creative Technologies, as well as taught in NYU's Integrated Design & Media program. Previously, I studied at Brown University, where I also trained at RISD and organized the Ivy Film Festival's New Media Exhibition.

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