Dr. Boyd M. Branch, is a theatre technologist and research fellow at the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) at Coventry University and co-director of the AI Theatre Lab Improbotics. He works across disciplines with scientists, engineers, and artists to develop novel tools, experiences, and pedagogies aimed at fostering adaptive radical social change through play. He publishes regularly in the field of human-computer interactions on the subjects of live performance with LLMs, performing in virtual and augmented reality, and training in VR. As a technologist he has extensive experience designing and building digital media systems for theatre companies and institutions around the world including the Venice Biennale (Cuspidi, 2023), New Ohio Theatre in NYC (NY Times Critic’s Pick), and academic institutions including the New York Academy of Science and Yale School of Medicine. He holds a PhD in Digital Arts from the University of Kent, an MFA in Interdisciplinary Digital Media & Performance from Arizona State University, and an MA in Theatre studies from the University of Utrecht. He is also the Course Director for the Masters in Virtual & Augmented Reality at Coventry University focused on preparing the next generation of live arts specialists to work in new realities.