Julian Oliver is a Critical Engineer, artist and activist based in Berlin. Exhibiting actively since 1996, his projects and lectures have been presented at many museums, international electronic art events and conferences including Tate Modern, transmediale, Ars Electronica, The Chaos Computer Congress, FILE and the Japan Media Arts Festival. Julian’s work or collaborations have received several awards. Julian has often dedicated his studies and knowledge about counter-surveillance, network engineering, information security and systems administration to the assistance of at-risk groups, with a focus on environmental defense.