About
I work at the intersection of systems thinking, contemplative practice, and human-AI co-evolution, treating technological development as both rigorous research and a practice in awareness.
My approach integrates systems engineering with diverse disciplines, exploring how intelligence, consciousness and technology inform each other. I balance intensive research with embodied practice.
Current Roles
Positions
Editor-in-Chief
Anthropomorphic Press (indexed in Dow Jones Factiva)
Mixed Media Sculptor
Visual Arts Scotland — as PVB
Active Projects
Current Work
COPP Pipeline
Citizen Observatory for Photometric Phenomena — AI-powered analysis of anomalous luminous phenomena. Under review at Journal.
Research Ops
Research Operations Resources.
MCP Model Card Specification v1.0
Standardised documentation framework for Model Context Protocol servers. Interactive generator deployed as open-source tool.
WebMCP Model Card Generator
Documentation tooling for the W3C WebMCP browser-side specification.
AICELS — Hugging Face
AI Code Evaluation and Learning System — evaluates code against standard criteria and provides learning guidance.
Teaching & Course Materials
Teaching
Foundations of Science — Curriculum Demo
12-week introductory science curriculum for international undergraduates. Systems thinking, neuroscience, AI literacy, ethics. Interactive expandable syllabus.
MOGx — Interactive Tutorial Platform
Interactive tutorials on emerging web technologies and AI research. Vinext and Python fundamentals modules pitched at undergraduates.
WebMCP Complete Guide
Technical teaching document on the W3C WebMCP browser-side specification.
WebMCP Self-Assessment Quiz
Interactive quiz to test understanding of the WebMCP specification.
Just Enough Ontology Engineering — Lecture Notes
Introductory lecture notes used at WIMS'11, Norway. Cited in peer-reviewed ontology research.
Knowledge Representation for Machine Learning
Teaching paper bridging classical KR with contemporary machine learning.
Available for contract teaching, curriculum design, and workshop facilitation. Multilingual delivery — English, Italian, French.
Books & Monographs
Books, Chapters & Columns
- System Level Knowledge Representation for Metacognition in Neuroscience Book chapter Brain Informatics (BI 2021), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer
- System Level Knowledge Analysis and Keyword Extraction in Neuroscience Book chapter Brain Informatics (BI 2021), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer
- Towards a Web Standard for Neuro-Symbolic Integration and Knowledge Representation Using Model Cards Book chapter ResearchGate preprint, 2023
- Knowledge Representation for Neuroscience — Neuromorphism and Neurosymbolic Integration Monograph Brain Informatics and Knowledge Representation series — system-level integration, hybrid data model
- Mindful Technology — Column Series 32 articles Buddhistdoor Global, 2016–2023 — Noble Eightfold Path mapped to systems engineering and technology ethics
- Anthropomorphic Press — AI Journalism Column Ongoing claudepress.substack.com — indexed in Dow Jones Factiva
- Full list of publications and book contributions → Ronin Institute Academia.edu — 103 papers, 4 books, 4 teaching documents
Talks & Keynotes
Selected Talks
- Open and Shared Representations for Neuroscience Keynote OHBM Open Science Room 2020 — open data integration and knowledge representation roadmap for neuroscience
- Knowledge Engineering for Library and Information Systems Keynote IFLA Satellite Workshop, Singapore — associated book chapter published by De Gruyter
- Socio-Technical Approaches and Ontology EUON Workshop at EUDAT, Amsterdam, 2014
- Toward a Shared Vocabulary for Systems Engineering WIMS'11, Sogndal, Norway, 2011 — tutorial and paper presentation
- Open Workflows — GUIs and Cloud-Based Docker for Neuroscience OHBM Open Science Room 2020 — emergent session on containerisation
Additional talks at IEEE SysCon, ISIC, iCAST, W3C workshops, and Ontolog Forum. Full list on Google Sites portfolio.
Consulting
Consulting & Advisory
Available for contract and advisory engagements. Work spans independent research, technical strategy, curriculum design, standards contribution, and editorial direction.
Systems Engineering
Knowledge Representation
AI Evaluation & Audit
Curriculum Design
Standards & Policy
Science Communication
Editorial Direction
Neuroscience Research
Academic Profiles
Academic Presence
Google Scholar
340+ citations across knowledge representation, systems engineering, and neuroscience.
Semantic Scholar
40 research papers, 9 highly influential citations.
ResearchGate
Full publication list including socio-technical systems, knowledge engineering, and AI transparency.
Academia.edu
103 papers, 4 books, 4 teaching documents.
DBLP
Computer science index including AI, knowledge representation, and neuroscience work.
ORCID
Persistent researcher identifier linking all academic outputs.
Selected Publications
Publications
- System Level Knowledge Representation for Metacognition in Neuroscience Brain Informatics (BI), Springer, 2021
- Knowledge Representation for Algorithmic Auditing to Detangle Systemic Bias ISIC, 2021
- System Level Knowledge Representation for Complexity IEEE SysCon, 2021
- Introduction to the Special Issue "Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Representation" Systems, 7(3), 2019 — with Mari Carmen Suárez-Figueroa
- Towards Universal Systems Awareness iCAST, 2018
- Knowledge Representation for Deepfake Detection arXiv:1905.00582, 2019
- Just Enough Ontology: Systems Engineering Approach to Ontology Development WIMS'11, ACM, 2011 — multiple citations
- Full CV → Ronin Institute Academia.edu
Standards & Community
Standards & Open Source
W3C AI-KR Community Group
Chair — advancing standards for AI knowledge representation on the web.
GitHub — Starborn
Open-source tools including COPP, MCP Model Card Generator, WebMCP tooling, and bias detection research.
Anthropomorphic Press — Substack
AI journalism on machine consciousness, ethics, and human-AI co-evolution. Indexed in Dow Jones Factiva.
Personal Research Site
Extended portfolio of publications, talks, and projects across education, research, and industry.