Anna is a software developer and an academic researcher focusing on interactive real-time systems for music and audio. She draws upon over a decade of practical experience in the music tech industry, having worked on software and hardware products which have become industry standards for performing electronic music on stage. For the last couple of years she has been associated with University of the Arts London, where she has worked as a researcher on a project promoting ethical use of AI in creative music practice, funded by Responsible AI UK.
Anna has been involved with multiple mentoring initiatives for groups underrepresented in tech, striving to empower marginalised communities and help them advance in their practice.