Dr. Gustavo Alfonso Rincon (Ph.D., M.Arch., M.F.A., B.S, B.A.) earned his doctorate from the Media Arts & Technology (MAT) Program at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Rincon is educated as an architect, artist, and media arts researcher while fluent in English and Spanish. His academic research practice works have been exhibited nationally and internationally along with serving clients globally. His dissertation titled “Shaping Space as Information: A Conceptual Framework for New Media Architectures,” launches a new field of inquiry, integrating the Arts, Architecture and the Sciences. He holds Masters Degrees in Architecture and Urban Design from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as a Masters in Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). He also holds Bachelors Degrees in Science in Architecture from the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation and of Arts from the Art Department from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). Gustavo’s roles as an educator (history/theory), design practitioner, entrepreneur, and thought leader in the fields of Art, Architecture, and Media Arts & Sciences inspire his contemporary research practice. Facilitating dialogue supporting initiatives to establish education + research as a “Human Right '' are motivated by his support for the creation of online/physical curatorial exhibitions, and para educational online programming. Rincon’s research practice continues to develop New Media Architectures (NMA) as a Postdoctoral fellow for the AlloSphere Research Facility, California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCSB.