Art Technologist & Educator
for an equitable future
:: Julius Yls ::
Julius Yls is an educator, researcher, and creative technologist with more than two decades of international work at the nexus of emerging media, digital education, and art-technology innovation. His practice moves fluidly between higher‐education, commercial installations, and early-stage tech start-ups, bridging research and real-world impact across Asia, Europe, and the Pacific.
Based in Xiamen, China, Julius lectures within the UK–China Digital Media Arts programme, a role that also places him at the centre of the country’s fast-moving AI and emerging-tech scene. Teaching keeps him in daily dialogue with a new generation of creators, while his off-campus time is spent prototyping tools, advising start-ups, and stress-testing cross-cultural ideas before rolling them out globally.
Across his career he has shaped foundational strategies for AI, Web3, and immersive-environment start-ups; prototyped interactive installations and narrative systems; and delivered research and workshops worldwide on AI personhood, spatial storytelling, and interactive media. Ongoing ventures such as PhyXels and The Living Archive continue his exploration of how art, AI, and emergent technologies can foster more equitable and culturally resonant futures.