Aylish Wood is Professor Emerita at School of Arts and Architecture University of Kent. She has published extensively on various aspects of VFX, animation and computer games. Her research moved from an initial emphasis on the impact animation technologies on constructions of visual space in film and animation, to a study of software and how artists use it. Her recent research continues to engage with VFX and animation software and its production culture. She is currently interested in the introduction of AI systems to VFX and animation production.