Aleks received his PhD at The University of Melbourne in 2016 where his dissertation examined the relationship between digital technology and the semiotics of protest movements. He is currently the research and program coordinator for The Policy Lab at the University of Melbourne where he works on several projects for The Policy Lab involving public sector innovation labs, including an evaluation of a world-first initiative called 'States of Change'. His current research looks at socio-technological imaginaries in governance, regulation and policies towards emerging technologies, emerging technologies in public services, and attitudes towards automation and AI. He has taught units in technology and society, research and policy design, international relations, and gender. Prior to starting at The Policy Lab, Aleks worked as a lecturer in International Relations and on pedagogical studies examining active learning in tertiary education.