M-DAT is situated in the School of Art & Media, Faculty of Arts (Faculty of Technology until 2009) - a transdisciplinary base reflected in staff expertise, visiting researchers and academics.
Current core staff are:
• Dr. Joasia Krysa
• Shaun Murray
• Mike Phillips (programme manager)
• Professor Michael Punt
• Hugo de Rijke
• Gianni Corino
Guest speakers over the years have included: Professor Roy Ascott, UoP; Dr. Guido Bugmann, Reader in Robotics, UoP; Peter Fend, geo-political artist; Institute for Applied Autonomy, USA; Toby Lee, c6, London; Dr. John Matthias, Musician and Lecturer in Media Art, UoP; Armin Medosch, independent curator/critic; Professor Malcolm Miles, Reader in Critical Theory, UoP; Paula Orrell, Curator, Plymouth Arts Centre; James Stevens, Deckspace, London; Adrian Ward, Signwave/Clay Interactive; Dr. Richard Wright, Mongrel.