Dr Calum Main is a Post Doctorate Research Fellow in Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, working on CoSTAR, the UK Government’s Convergent Screen Technologies and performance in Realtime programme.

His background is in animation, practising specifically Stop-Motion animation, his doctorate focused on educational infrastructures and the mindset required to successfully navigate creative industries. Through his own practice-based work, Calum is currently exploring pipelines that integrate immersive technologies with more traditional methods of animation, such as stop-motion

Calum is also Co-Director of ARNS, Animation Research Network Scotland. The network aims to unite researchers and practitioners from educational and creative sectors, enhancing the visibility of animation and related creative fields across Scotland.