Celebrating PhD Student Hirbod Human

PhD Student, Hirbod Human, was recently selected for two university fellowships for 2025–26: the Newell Doctoral Fellowship and the Graduate Access Fellowship!

He also recently received recognition for his latest book, Last Moments. Readers’ Favorite, awarded it a 4-star review—“This is a soul-searing book. It shakes the reader to the core.”—and Publishers Weekly named it an A-grade Editor’s Pick: “Vital, Heartbreaking Stories of Iranian Citizens Facing Tyranny.” 

To read more about Last Moments, click here. 

Human was also selected as a Finalist for the Future Frames Exhibition 2025 at the University of Maryland for his recent short piece, Project No Witness | Experimental Interview on AI, Media, and Control. The film will be on view at the Herman Maril Gallery from October 13 to 31, 2025.

You can view Human's work on YouTube here: Project No Witness

Project No Witness (August 2025) is a video art experiment staged as an interview between Human and an AI system. By removing optimism from the dialogue, the film investigates mechanisms of censorship, silent updates, and the transformation of private digital exchanges into unwitnessed media.

More about the exhibition and all selected finalists can be found on the official website: Future Frames Exhibition – Finalists