Asha Tamirisa works with film, video, and sound and researches media histories. Tamirisa's work and research is informed by critical studies fields such as media archeology and feminist science and technology studies. Currently, Tamirisa is a doctoral student at Brown University in the Computer Music and Multimedia department, and is concurrently pursuing an MA in Modern Culture and Media. She is a founding member of OPENSIGNAL, a group of artists concerned with the> state of gender and race in electronic music/art practices.