Toward a Pre-Theoretic Study of Virtual Phenomena
| type | Methodological essay |
|---|---|
| author | Lior Ben-Gai |
| year | 2026 |
| status | Preprint |
| doi | 10.5281/zenodo.19679894 |
Sets out a five-layer methodology — substrate, apparatus, data, information, knowledge — for the experimental study of computational systems as domains of inquiry in their own right.
Experimental Protocol Compendium
| type | Protocol compendium |
|---|---|
| status | In progress · internal |
Canonical experimental protocols for the Laboratory's instruments.
Laboratory of Babel
| type | PhD thesis |
|---|---|
| author | Lior Ben-Gai |
| year | 2025 |
| institution | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| department | Computing |
| supervisor | Dr. Tim Blackwell |
| link | research.gold.ac.uk |
Doctoral research on generalized computational substrates for the exploration of artificial life, emergent systems, and algorithmic variation.