People
At the intersection of design, technology and culture, ideas are born through creativity, experimentation and collaboration with people.
About
The VDK community is built by lecturers, researchers and creators who combine academic knowledge with practical experience. These are people who constantly explore, experiment and share their insights with students. Their work extends beyond the classroom – they actively participate in projects, art and design processes, and scientific research, creating an open, creative and ever-evolving learning environment. Together, these people are an inseparable part of the community, without whom we would not be who we are today.
Design and Communication
Adas Vasiliauskas
Agnietė Preidytė Vosylė
Algirdas Jakas
Alė Janonytė Mulienė
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Aurelija Maknytė
Aurelija Slapšytė
Aurimas Gaižauskas
Austėja Oržekauskaitė
Birutė Beniušė
Daiva Sesickienė
Domas Ignatavičius
Dovilė Barcytė
Eugenija Strazdienė
Eugenijus Skerstonas
Gabrielė Vingraitė
Gailė Pranckūnaitė
Gediminas Lašas
Giedrius Kuzmickas
Gintautas Šveikauskas
Goda Rumbutienė
Gražina Kriaunevičienė
Imantas Maciukevičius
Jelena Liaudinienė
Judita Striukienė
Julius Balčikonis
Jurga Čižikaitė
Jurgis Mantas Talmantas
Jurgita Januškevičiūtė
Jurgita Juodytė
Jurijus Clavas
Jūratė Laučienė
Jūratė Veteikytė
Justas Žiupsnys
Kotryna Žukauskaitė
Kristina Čimkutė
Lina Mickienė
Linas Stankevičius
Liudvinavičiūtė Gerda
Marius Kavaliauskas
Milda Dainovskytė
Milda Kuraitytė
Olga Posaškova
Pijus Burakas
Robertas Narkus
Ruslanas Rybakovas
Rūta Mickienė
Simonas Tarvydas
Tamara Pathak
Titas Silovas
Ula Šveikauskaitė
Vytautas Gečas
Zita Gustienė
Technology, Engineering and Applied Sciences
Aleksas Narščius
Darius Drungilas
Edvinas Dubinskas
Elena Valionienė
Gediminas Gricius
Julius Venskus
Marius Žemaitis
Ramūnas Liubertas
Mantas Sviklas
Vitalijus Denisovas
Guest Lecturers
They bring fresh perspectives. Guest lecturers are practitioners and creators from diverse fields who briefly join the rhythm of academic life. They share real-world experiences, ideas, and methods that push beyond conventional boundaries and inspire new ways of thinking.
Peter Verheul:
Typography begins with a letter, but shapes the entire system of visual communication.
Frederik Berlaen:
A typeface is both a visual form and a system that can be shaped through code.
Vladan Joler:
Technology becomes visible when we start uncovering its hidden structures.
Dave Sedgwick:
Creative freedom, intuition, and a deeply human connection to culture.
Timothy Goodman:
Creative authenticity, bold typography, and the courage to create beyond the rules.
Verónica Fuerte:
"Personal projects and commercial work exist as one system."
Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian:
"You can only experiment when you allow yourself to make mistakes."
Oobah Butler:
"I was always curious about how far you can stretch the limits before they break."
Marcos Rodrigues:
"Strategy directs the search for ideas, while intuition helps you sense which paths have the greatest potential."
Richard Malone:
"A large part of the work that truly creates the value of a thing disappears behind the brand logo."
Meet the
Researchers
Researchers are curiosity-driven creators who combine analysis, experiment and intuition. They study materials, processes and ideas, seeking unexpected connections between art, design and technology. Their work is a constant questioning and redrawing of boundaries.
Dr. Elena Valionienė
Information Systems Research, Data Analytics, AI and Machine Learning, Knowledge Graphs
Vismantas Dilys
AI, Machine Learning, Medical Image Analysis, Biometrics, LLM Solutions
Ričardas Darkšas
DevOps and Platform Engineering, Blockchain, AI/ML Systems, Automation and Robotics
Dr. Ahmed S. Albahri
Responsible AI, Explainable Machine Learning, Data Science and Data Analytics, Cybersecurity
Prof. Dr. Nik Bessis
Computer Science, Data Science
Prof. Dr. Aswani Kumar Cherukuri
Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Quantum Computing
Dr. Milda Kuraitytė
Communication Design Research, Kinetic Typography, Digital Reading, Eye-Tracking Research, UX Research
Dr. Ramutis Kiparskis
Biogeochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Soil and Earth Sciences, Isotope Chemistry
Vytautas Gečas
Product Design, Contextual Design, Exhibition Architecture