Alex Gekker, (PhD., Utrecht University) is an Assistant Professor in Digital Research Methods at Media Studies. His research incorporates various aspects of digital media, primarily focusing on platforms and interfaces to analyse maps, surveillance assemblages, autonomous cars, videogame ecosystems and more. He published in various venues such as New Media & Society, Social Media + Society, American Behavioral Scientist, Surveillance and Society, and Geoforum. He co-edited two Open Access books on mapping, one on temporality and the other on play. His previous position was as a Senior Lecturer at the Dan Department of Communication, Tel Aviv University. In the past he has worked in a variety of media positions, as journalist, editor, and spokesperson.