Dr. Kasra, an Iranian American new media artist and interdisciplinary scholar, is an Associate Professor of Digital Media Design at the University of Virginia. Her research critically examines and experiments with media technologies in artistic contexts and various improvisational settings. She collaborates extensively with artists, musicians, choreographers, and theater practitioners to merge performance with new media, exploring new aesthetic possibilities for narratives and enhancing audience immersion in live events. Her artwork has been showcased in numerous galleries and film festivals globally, and she has contributed to many exhibitions, film festivals, and conferences as a juror, curator, and programmer. Her recent virtual reality project, Dwelling in the Enfolding, created with composer Matthew Burtner, was featured at the Anchorage Museum of Art and the ACM SIGGRAPH DAC Exhibition. This piece explores the intricate human-nature relationship, challenging the notion of the earth as merely 'our' home. Kasra’s research is published in journals such as New Media & Society, The Communication Review, Journal of Dance Education, and Media and Communication. At UVA, she teaches new media art, projection design, interactive media, and immersive media courses, and serves on the boards of ACM SIGGRAPH and New Media Caucus. She has interests in “fake” imagery, how to detect it, and what it means for society.  She holds an MFA in Video Art and a PhD in Arts & Technology.