2025

Liminal Lab

Audio


TE06-25

2025

Geolocation workshop: Universidad Federal Fluminense (Brazil)

Universidad Federal Fluminense

Teaching


2025

WITNESS

Publication


2024

Airwars + White Helmets

Data


2024

Airwars

Project


2024

Airwars

Project


PB04-24

2024

Fortifying Community Truth Project: Geolocation Workshop

WITNESS

Publication


2024

Liminal Lab + Forensic Oceanography

Audio


PR03-24

2024

Geolocating Civilian Harm: methodological implications

Europol

Presentation


2024

Liminal Lab + Border Forensics

Audio


2023

Airwars + ARES

Data


2023

Airwars + ARES

Audio


2023

Airwars

Project


2023

Airwars

Data


2022

Airwars

Audio


2022

Disruption Lab

Teaching


2022

Airwars

Audio


2022

Airwars

Project


2022

Airwars

Data


2022

Airwars

Data


2021

Airwars

Project


2021

Airwars

Data


2021

Security Dialogue

Publication


2020

Airwars

Project


2020

Airwars

Project


TE04-19

2019

Geolocation workshop: MA Research Architecture (class of 2020-21)

Center for Research Architecture

Teaching


2019

PNYX

Publication


TE03-19

2019

Geolocation workshop: MA Research Architecture (class of 2019-20)

Center for Research Architecture

Teaching


TE02-19

2019

Visiting critic: symposium for MA Research Architecture (class of 2018-19)

Center for Research Architecture

Teaching


2019

CHASE + Center for Research Architecture

Presentation


2018

Forensic Architecture + Bellingcat

Project


2018

Sonic Acts Academy

Presentation


2018

A Place That Fosters Us

Teaching


PB01-18

2018

Footnotes from the Centre for Research Architecture

IF Publications + Gato Negro

Publication


2018

Sonic Acts Academy + Centre for Research Architecture

Project

Info

Clive Vella is an OSINT practitioner and educator with a background in sound and music.

Currently, he serves as Data Manager at Airwars, a London-based watchdog monitoring civilian casualty claims from explosive weapon use in various conflicts. Over the past five years, he has worked with organizations including the U.S. Army Intelligence, Dutch Ministry of Defence, Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets), and Armament Research Services (ARES).

Clive has conducted workshops for private groups and organizations such as the Disruption Network Lab and Europol, and he has taught geolocation techniques at the Centre for Research Architecture, and the University of Utrecht. He is actively collaborating with WITNESS on developing training resources.

With a background in Sound Art and Design, Clive brings over two decades of experience in live performance, composition, audio editing, and engineering. His recent commissions include work for Border Forensics and LIMINAL.

Clive’s work has been exhibited at La Biennale di Venezia, the Festival d’Automne, Museum of Art and Design at the Miami Dade College, Schirn Kunsthalle, and elsewhere.

Professional Experience

2024 > Now | Airwars: Data Manager

2022 > 2024 | Airwars: Open Source Research lead

2020 > 2022 | Airwars: Specialist Geolocation Researcher

Academic Background

2017 > 2018 | MA (Distinction): Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London (UK)

2013 > 2016 | BA Hons (First): Sound Arts & Design, University of the Arts, London (UK)

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