Dr. Sarah Barns works at the intersection of public engagement, strategy and research. She is a Director of Esem Projects, leads public space media platform STORYBOX, and a digital adviser to a range of community, arts and city-shaping agencies. Sarah is currently an Industry Fellow within the QUT Design Lab, and is researching comparative urban data publics as a Visiting Academic at the University of Melbourne Centre for Cities. Sarah’s book, Platform Urbanism, was published in 2020 by Palgrave. Her publications can be found on QUT ePrints.