Academic and professional experience in computational media, critical theory, and artificial intelligence.
Duke University
2021 - Present
Research focus on critical machine learning studies and media theory.
Universidad de Los Andes
2019 - 2021
Thesis title: Classification and Algorithmic Counter-Identification. Paths of Surveillance, Control, and Evasion
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2006 - 2009
Thesis title: Sensorium and Internet: An Approach to the Technological Phenomenon from the Work of Walter Benjamin.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2001 - 2006
Thesis title: Development of Marcuse's Thinking on Aesthetic Issues.
Franklyn Humanities Institute,Duke University
2025 - Present
Designed and delivered lectures on fundamental ML concepts, created assignments focusing on practical applications and ethical considerations.
Duke University
2022 - 2023
Designed and delivered lectures on fundamental ML concepts, created assignments focusing on practical applications and ethical considerations.
S1 Lab, Duke University
Fall 2022
Designed and delivered lectures on fundamental ML concepts, created assignments focusing on practical applications and ethical considerations.
Universidad de Los Andes
2021 - 2022
Designed and delivered lectures on fundamental ML concepts, created assignments focusing on practical applications and ethical considerations.
Teaching Assistant • Duke University, Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Spring 2025
Led discussion sections and workshops on ethical implications of AI systems, supervised student projects, and provided guidance on technical implementations.
Teaching Assistant • Duke University, Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Spring 2024
Led discussion sections and workshops on ethical implications of AI systems, supervised student projects, and provided guidance on technical implementations.
Teaching Assistant • Duke University, Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Spring 2023
Led discussion sections and workshops on ethical implications of AI systems, supervised student projects, and provided guidance on technical implementations.
Teaching Assistant • Universidad de Los Andes
2019 - 2021
Led discussion sections and workshops on ethical implications of AI systems, supervised student projects, and provided guidance on technical implementations.
Instructor • Fundación Universidad Central
2017 - 2020
Designed and delivered lectures on fundamental ML concepts, created assignments focusing on practical applications and ethical considerations.
Instructor • Fundación Universidad Central
2011 - 2015
Designed and delivered lectures on fundamental ML concepts, created assignments focusing on practical applications and ethical considerations.
Instructor • Fundación Universidad Central
2009
Designed and delivered lectures on fundamental ML concepts, created assignments focusing on practical applications and ethical considerations.
Possibles, 734 - 37, 2022
Idárraga, Hugo Felipe, and Paloma González Dias.
Revista 180, 2021
Idárraga, Hugo F.
Artnodes, 2020
Idárraga, Hugo F.
Possibles, 734 - 37
2025
Exhibition at Possibles, 734 - 37
Rubenstein Arts Center, Durham, NC
2024
Exhibition at Possibles, 734 - 37
Rubenstein Arts Center, Durham, NC
2023
Exhibition at Possibles, 734 - 37
Art, Art History and Visual Studies Graduate Symposium
Duke University
February 28, 2025
Queer MIT Graduate Symposium
Boston, MA
May 18-19, 2024
Universal Ambitions of Computing Workshop
Honolulu, HI
November 10-16, 2023
Society for Literature, Science and the Arts Conference (SLSA)
Tucson, AZ
October 26-29, 2023
Association for the Study of the Arts (ASAP)
Seattle, WA
October 4-7, 2023
The Caribbean Philosophical Association
Online
June 22-24, 2023
ISEA - International Symposium on Electronic Art
Barcelona, Spain
June 10-16, 2022
Histories of Artificial Intelligence Summer School
University of Cambridge - Online
July 12-16, 2021
Music in the digital age. Surveillance, technology, resistance, economy and politics
Universidad de Los Andes
May 25, 2021
Digital Humanities Symposium, Michigan State University
Online
March 13-15, 2021
HD Marathon – Digital Humanities' Colombian Network
Bogotá, CO
November 14-18, 2020
Duke University, Durham, NC
October 22, 2024
The Googlization of Knowledge: Information, Ethics, and Technology
Duke University, Durham, NC
October 8, 2024
Digital Culture Week
Bogotá, CO
October 15, 2020
Co-Lab, Duke University
2024
Grant supporting innovative research and development projects.
Mellon Humanities Unbounded Initiative, Entanglement Project
2024
Assistantship focused on data visualization for humanities research.
John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute
2024
Fellowship supporting research in critical archives and digital humanities.
The Graduate School, Duke University
2024
Fellowship supporting summer research activities.
Duke Global
2023
Grant supporting international research initiatives.
National Science Foundation
2023
Grant supporting conference travel and research presentation.
Co-Lab, Duke University
2023
Grant supporting innovative research and development projects.
John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute
2023
Grant supporting summer research in humanities.
The Graduate School, Duke University
2023
Fellowship supporting summer research activities.
Duke University
2022
Prestigious fellowship awarded to outstanding graduate students.
Universidad de Los Andes
2021
Graduated with honors distinction.
Universidad de Los Andes
2021
Award for exceptional master's thesis work.
Universidad de Los Andes
2019
Merit-based scholarship supporting graduate studies.
2024 - 2025
2023 - 2024
2022 - Present
Society for Literature, Science and the Arts
Association for the Study of the Arts
Caribbean Philosophical Association
S-1 Speculative Sensation Lab, Duke University
HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Python
TensorFlow, ComfyUI, Adobe Creative Suite
Physical Computing, Raspberry Pi, Basic Microelectronics