From the Deepest Ocean to Your Daily Life 🌊 | Hackathon Sulawesi 2026
February 24, 2026
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as posted by the channelDuring Hackathon Sulawesi 2026, a cross-disciplinary cohort came together aboard the OceanXplorer to tackle one question: how do we transform ocean discovery into personal action?
For the first time, participants from across OceanX Education programs joined experts in science, art, and storytelling.
Experts included:
1. Frances Loke
Education Programme Manager, OceanX Education & Hackathon Programme / Ship Lead
Leads programme delivery and operational coordination across OceanX Education initiatives, ensuring alignment between onboard activities, scientific missions, and educational outcomes.
2. Kay Vasey
Strategy Consultant, OceanX Education & Hackathon & Content Lead
Leads the strategic design of immersive education programmes, hackathons, and narrative formats, connecting science, creative technology, and audience impact across museums, summits, and global partners.
3. Lionel Taillens
Creative Tech Lead, OceanX Education
Represents the immersive production and technical pathway, bridging concept development with downstream build, prototyping, and exhibition deployment.
4. Nada Abdelkader
Marine Ecologist, OceanX Resident
Marine ecologist specialising in seagrass restoration and nature-based solutions, with deep field experience and a strong focus on community-engaged conservation in the Mediterranean and North Africa.
5. Dr. Erika Woolsey
Marine Biologist, National Geographic Explorer, Co-Founder & CEO, The Hydrous
Global leader in translating marine science into public understanding through immersive media. Her research focuses on how VR influences ocean literacy, empathy, and self-efficacy across diverse audiences. Works with Dr. Daniel Pimentel(see below) on immersive media research.
6. Dr. Daniel Pimentel
Assistant Professor of Immersive Media Psychology
Researcher specialising in XR storytelling and experimental design, examining how immersive experiences drive prosocial attitudes and behaviour change related to climate, conservation, and well-being.
7. James Honeyborne
Executive Producer & Nature Storyteller
Award-winning storyteller behind landmark series including Blue Planet II and Our Great National Parks, bringing deep expertise in narrative structure, emotional engagement & impact-driven nature storytelling.
8. Kong Man Jing (BioGirl MJ)
Co-Founder, Just Keep Thinking
Scientist-turned-communicator specialising in biodiversity & sustainability storytelling for social and digital platforms, reaching millions through engaging, youth-focused educational media.
9. Memo Akten
Digital Artist (TouchDesigner, Data-Driven Systems)
Digital artist and computer scientist working with AI, generative systems, and data-driven media to create immersive experiences that explore perception, consciousness, and the relationship between technology, ecology & human understanding. Works as an artist duo with Katie Hofstadter (see below) specialising in computational art, interactive systems, and data-driven experiences that bridge technology, ecology, perception, and collective intelligence.
10. Katie Hofstadter
Multidisciplinary Artist, Writer, and Curator
Artist, writer, and curator whose research-based practice investigates embodiment, consciousness, and technologically mediated imagination through public installations, writing, and interdisciplinary art informed by emerging technologies.
11. LaJuné McMillian
Digital Artist (Unreal Engine, Movement & XR)
Multidisciplinary artist working across XR, movement, and sound to create deeply embodied, participatory experiences that explore identity, liberation, and human expression through immersive systems.
12. Matt McCorkle
Sound Artist & Systems Thinker
Emmy-nominated sound artist working at the intersection of spatial audio, XR, AI, and ecological storytelling, with extensive experience in large-scale museum & cultural installations.
13. Aamirah Isaacs
Ocean Futures Fellow – Digital Correspondent
Digital correspondent supporting storytelling, documentation, and media translation of OceanX programmes & immersive development.
14. Muralidhara Ram Murugan
Ocean Futures Fellow – Immersive
Marine biology student combining conservation science, game development, and programming to build interactive experiences that communicate ocean science & ecosystem health.
15. Lewis Kamau
Ocean Futures Fellow – Immersive
Aspiring engineer and creative technologist with strong technical problem-solving skills, contributing to immersive systems development & technical prototyping.
16. Phyllis Amamoo
Marine Scientist (Early Career Explorer)
PhD candidate specialising in phytoplankton, climate change, and marine ecosystems, with strong expertise in molecular biology, genomics, and ocean research cruises.
17. Hasna Bouazzati
Environmental Engineer (Early Career Explorer)
Environmental engineer focused on sustainable development, nature-based solutions, and data-driven environmental management across complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
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