Jacob is Curator for the digital arm of the EMKP. His work convenes heritage, technology, and design, with a focus on how cultural knowledge is documented and distributed online. He is responsible for stewarding the EMKP research repository, working with the cohort of international grantees, and optimising the programme’s workflows and web architecture for access, reach, and engagement.
Jacob draws on a background in Art History and Computational Archaeology. He graduated with distinction from his MSc at the University of Oxford for his applications of artificial intelligence to heritage conservation. Specifically, his dissertation for the program developed a machine-learning model that locates and predicts risk to Etruscan archaeological sites. This project typifies his broader interest in ethical technologies.
Alongside his curatorial practice, Jacob has worked across museums in both public-facing and research capacities. He has also managed McGill University’s Canvas Journal of Art History and provided strategy consulting for AI startups.
Jacob Anthony