About LIMINAL

How people and societies adapt to change.

LIMINAL is a research centre at CIIRC CTU. We study how people, organisations and societies adapt to technological and social change. We work with archaeology, anthropology, history, psychology and cultural heritage.

LIMINAL team in the field
People

Who is responsible.

Core team
Affiliated researchers
Advisors
Partners

Who we work with.

Home institution
CIIRC / CTU Prague
Academic partners
School of Archaeology, University of OxfordSt Hugh's College, OxfordMuseum of Prague
Research, technology and heritage
Our story

How we got here.

  1. 2010–2014
    Oxford

    Archaeology and anthropology at the University of Oxford.

  2. 2014
    Palantir

    Working with data at scale at Palantir in London.

  3. 2015–2017
    NationBuilder

    Community organising for political campaigns, NGOs and companies.

  4. 2017
    AI for museums and galleries

    First applied AI projects with cultural institutions, plus talks and advisory.

  5. 2022
    TEDx & Forbes 30 Under 30

    Archaeology as a user manual for the future.

  6. 2023
    Maya discovery & CCHAOS

    Czech and Slovak team discovers an ancient Maya city in Guatemala. With CCHAOS at CTU, the first digital twins — Střekov, Oppidum Závist and others.

  7. 2024
    Mobilis Institute

    Tech transformation consultancy, now run by the Mobilis team.

  8. 2026
    LIMINAL founded

    A research institute at CIIRC / ČVUT Prague, with Oxford.

  9. 2027
    Los Abuelos expedition

    Fieldwork with LIDAR drone acquisition and playable archaeology.

Further team members and advisors to be announced.