Alex Galloway

Alexander R. Galloway (b. 1974; Walnut Creek, California), a writer and computer programmer, explores issues in philosophy, technology, and theories of mediation. As the founding member of the Radical Software Group (RSG, 2001), he is the creator of Carnivore (launched 2001), a networked surveillance tool based on the notorious FBI software of the same name. Carnivore has been exhibited internationally and won a Prix Ars Electronica 2002 Golden Nica. Galloway is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (2019) and the Berlin Prize (2018). He is a professor of media, culture, and communication at New York University and the author of several books on digital media and critical theory, including Uncomputable (2021), Excommunication: Three Inquiries in Media and Mediation (with Eugene Thacker and McKenzie Wark, 2013), The Interface Effect (2012), and PROTOCOL: How Control Exists after Decentralization(2003).