- Opera of the Future
Manuel is a multidisciplinary researcher and Fulbright Scholar exploring the intersection of machine learning, cognitive science, affective computing, and animal behavior with a keen interest in perception, accessibility, emergence, and audio. He has a background in mathematics and computer science, having received an MSc in Data Science at EPFL and worked at Logitech as an AI Engineer. Both academically and artistically, his work underscores the significance of fostering greater attention to animals and nature, to our bodies, and to each other.