Dr Jonathan W. Y. Gray
Reader in Critical Infrastructure Studies
- Director, Centre for Digital Culture
Pronouns
he/him
Biography
Jonathan Gray is Reader in Critical Infrastructure Studies at the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London. He is also Co-Founder of the Public Data Lab; Research Associate at the Digital Methods Initiative (University of Amsterdam) and Research Associate at the médialab (Sciences Po, Paris). More about him can be found at jonathangray.org
Research Interests and PhD Supervision
Jonathan's work explores the role of digital data, digital methods and digital infrastructures in the composition of collective life. You can find links to his publications here.
He has recently co-edited open access books on scholarly communication infrastructures (with Martin Eve) and data journalism practices (with Liliana Bounegru).
He is also part of projects exploring humanities-based digital methods for studying environmental issues; online mobilisations of East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) communities in the UK; and critical technical practices in digital research.
Teaching
Jonathan is currently co-convening modules on digital methods and data practices – with a particular focus on critical and creative engagements with digital data, methods and infrastructures.
Research
Centre for Digital Culture
The Centre for Digital Culture at King’s College London is an interdisciplinary research centre promoting research and debate on digital culture
Engaged Research-led Teaching
This project explores how researchers, students & external organisations might work as co-inquirers, taking into account varied perspectives, needs & concerns.
Project status: Completed
Computational Humanities Research Group
Computational Humanities research group
SUPERB: Upscaling Forest Restoration
A large and powerful multi-stakeholder network aimed at creating transformative change towards large-scale restoration, part of a major Horizon2020 programme.
Project status: Ongoing
The Activist-in-Residence Scheme
Connecting researchers and activists to address societal problems.
Project status: Ongoing
Centre for Data Futures
Bringing together interdisciplinary experts to focus on participatory infrastructure throughout the life of data-reliant tools.
datatesting: co-developing computational methods for socially evaluating public data infrastructures
datatesting brings together researchers to co-develop interdisciplinary methods for assessing the state of public data in relation to civil society concerns.
Project status: Ongoing
KingsCAT: Capture and Analysis Tool for Social Media Research at King’s College London
KingsCAT is an instance of the open source 4CAT: Capture and Analysis Toolkit set up to support interdisciplinary and collaborative social media research.
Project status: Ongoing
Assembling Certainty: Expert Knowledges and Machine Learning in Civilian Casualty Investigations
An inquiry into the ethical & epistemic implications of using Machine Learning in ‘open source investigations’ into civilian casualty allegations in war zones.
Project status: Starting
News
Festival celebrates co-production between academics and activists
Participants in the Activist-in-Residence Scheme at King’s joined together for a celebration of their projects in 2024-25 on 3 June.
'Gather, explore, collaborate' – new toolkit to enrich digital culture research at King's
KingsCAT is a cross-faculty initiative coordinated by the Digital Future Institute’s Centre for Digital Culture and the Department of Digital Humanities in...
'Fake or Real?' new exhibition opens in The Curiosity Cabinet
A collaboration between King's and The Courtauld launched on the Strand to showcase the techniques used to identify fake artwork, photographs and information.
Digital Futures Institute announces four Institute Fellowship projects for 2024-25
Four interdisciplinary projects awarded Institute Fellowships from the Digital Futures Institute for the 2024-25 cohort, each of which is led by a pair of...
Faculty of Arts & Humanities launches innovative Activist-in-Residence Scheme
A new initiative run by the Faculty of Arts & Humanities seeks to explore mutually beneficial connections between activism and academic research.
Listening to forests: new project explores soundscapes as method for ecological research
A new collaboration between the Departments of Geography and Digital Humanities explores how soundscapes can be used as a way to 'attend' to forest life.
SUPERB researchers contribute to forest restoration across Europe
Liliana Bounegru and Jonathan Gray co-lead a team at the Department of Digital Humanities, exploring how humanities-based digital methods can contribute...
New edition of Data Journalism Handbook now open access with Amsterdam University Press
The book provides a wide-ranging collection of perspectives on how data journalism is done around the world.
New AHRC funded project investigates COVID-19 conspiracy theories
AHRC project explores the WHO’s warning about an ‘infodemic’ and the harmful impact of conspiracy theories and misinformation during a global pandemic.
What can citizen-generated data do? New research collaboration around UN Sustainable Development Goals
A new research initiative led by the Public Data Lab, King's College London and Open Knowledge International will map and explore what "citizen-generated...
Events
AI and Data Ecologies: A Discussion Panel
The Global Digital Cultures Research Group in the Department of Digital Humanities at King's hosts a discussion panel on AI & Data Ecologies.
Please note: this event has passed.
Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis
Join us to celebrate the publication of Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis by Dr. Tao Leigh Goffe.
Please note: this event has passed.
KingsCAT training for public health and emergency preparedness research
How can social media data be repurposed for research on public health and emergency preparedness?
Please note: this event has passed.
Discovering our Digital Futures and exploring our Global Cultures
King's is pleased to launch the new Digital Futures Institute and Global Cultures Institute.
Please note: this event has passed.
Data Optics: Recognition, Events, Crises
Join us for a workshop on Data Optics: Recognition, Events, Crises co-organised by the Australian Cultural Data Engine, King’s Digital Lab and the Department...
Please note: this event has passed.
Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19: Panel Discussion and Book Launch
A panel discussion to launch a new book, Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19 with co-authors, Clare Birchall and Peter Knight.
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Centre for Digital Culture
The Centre for Digital Culture at King’s College London is an interdisciplinary research centre promoting research and debate on digital culture
Engaged Research-led Teaching
This project explores how researchers, students & external organisations might work as co-inquirers, taking into account varied perspectives, needs & concerns.
Project status: Completed
Computational Humanities Research Group
Computational Humanities research group
SUPERB: Upscaling Forest Restoration
A large and powerful multi-stakeholder network aimed at creating transformative change towards large-scale restoration, part of a major Horizon2020 programme.
Project status: Ongoing
The Activist-in-Residence Scheme
Connecting researchers and activists to address societal problems.
Project status: Ongoing
Centre for Data Futures
Bringing together interdisciplinary experts to focus on participatory infrastructure throughout the life of data-reliant tools.
datatesting: co-developing computational methods for socially evaluating public data infrastructures
datatesting brings together researchers to co-develop interdisciplinary methods for assessing the state of public data in relation to civil society concerns.
Project status: Ongoing
KingsCAT: Capture and Analysis Tool for Social Media Research at King’s College London
KingsCAT is an instance of the open source 4CAT: Capture and Analysis Toolkit set up to support interdisciplinary and collaborative social media research.
Project status: Ongoing
Assembling Certainty: Expert Knowledges and Machine Learning in Civilian Casualty Investigations
An inquiry into the ethical & epistemic implications of using Machine Learning in ‘open source investigations’ into civilian casualty allegations in war zones.
Project status: Starting
News
Festival celebrates co-production between academics and activists
Participants in the Activist-in-Residence Scheme at King’s joined together for a celebration of their projects in 2024-25 on 3 June.
'Gather, explore, collaborate' – new toolkit to enrich digital culture research at King's
KingsCAT is a cross-faculty initiative coordinated by the Digital Future Institute’s Centre for Digital Culture and the Department of Digital Humanities in...
'Fake or Real?' new exhibition opens in The Curiosity Cabinet
A collaboration between King's and The Courtauld launched on the Strand to showcase the techniques used to identify fake artwork, photographs and information.
Digital Futures Institute announces four Institute Fellowship projects for 2024-25
Four interdisciplinary projects awarded Institute Fellowships from the Digital Futures Institute for the 2024-25 cohort, each of which is led by a pair of...
Faculty of Arts & Humanities launches innovative Activist-in-Residence Scheme
A new initiative run by the Faculty of Arts & Humanities seeks to explore mutually beneficial connections between activism and academic research.
Listening to forests: new project explores soundscapes as method for ecological research
A new collaboration between the Departments of Geography and Digital Humanities explores how soundscapes can be used as a way to 'attend' to forest life.
SUPERB researchers contribute to forest restoration across Europe
Liliana Bounegru and Jonathan Gray co-lead a team at the Department of Digital Humanities, exploring how humanities-based digital methods can contribute...
New edition of Data Journalism Handbook now open access with Amsterdam University Press
The book provides a wide-ranging collection of perspectives on how data journalism is done around the world.
New AHRC funded project investigates COVID-19 conspiracy theories
AHRC project explores the WHO’s warning about an ‘infodemic’ and the harmful impact of conspiracy theories and misinformation during a global pandemic.
What can citizen-generated data do? New research collaboration around UN Sustainable Development Goals
A new research initiative led by the Public Data Lab, King's College London and Open Knowledge International will map and explore what "citizen-generated...
Events
AI and Data Ecologies: A Discussion Panel
The Global Digital Cultures Research Group in the Department of Digital Humanities at King's hosts a discussion panel on AI & Data Ecologies.
Please note: this event has passed.
Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis
Join us to celebrate the publication of Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis by Dr. Tao Leigh Goffe.
Please note: this event has passed.
KingsCAT training for public health and emergency preparedness research
How can social media data be repurposed for research on public health and emergency preparedness?
Please note: this event has passed.
Discovering our Digital Futures and exploring our Global Cultures
King's is pleased to launch the new Digital Futures Institute and Global Cultures Institute.
Please note: this event has passed.
Data Optics: Recognition, Events, Crises
Join us for a workshop on Data Optics: Recognition, Events, Crises co-organised by the Australian Cultural Data Engine, King’s Digital Lab and the Department...
Please note: this event has passed.
Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19: Panel Discussion and Book Launch
A panel discussion to launch a new book, Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19 with co-authors, Clare Birchall and Peter Knight.
Please note: this event has passed.