Edu Meneses is a researcher and strategic leader in the digital arts ecosystem, dedicated to shaping the future of creative technology. As the Research Director at the Société des Arts Technologiques (SAT), Edu drives the strategic roadmap for innovations in immersion, interaction, and co-creation, uniting fundamental research with applied R&D. He holds a Ph.D. in Music Technology from McGill University (IDMIL and CIRMMT), specializing in IoT, gestural control, embedded systems, and sound spatialization. Active in the Quebec ecosystem, Edu combines an engineering background with research-creation to build tools that are robust enough for the stage and expressive enough for art exploration.