As a result of 50 years of publishing work on the cutting edge, Leonardo has become the leading international peer-reviewed journal on the use of contemporary science and technology in the arts and music and, increasingly, the application and influence of the arts, design and humanities on science and technology.

Constructive peer reviews are critical to Leonardo’s publication process. Leonardo relies on its expert peer reviewers to address work across disciplines with academic rigor and a sympathetic intelligence that provides our authors with insights that allow them to present their work as strongly and clearly as possible.

In 2017 we commenced a quarterly recognition of exceptional peer reviewers in our network. This month we extend our gratitude and congratulations to the following for their in-depth and deeply constructive feedback on papers under consideration for publication.

Jaana Okulov is an interdisciplinary researcher and artist who received their doctorate from Aalto University's Department of Art and Media in 2024. Their research explores aesthetic and perceptual questions at the intersection of art, machine learning, and psychology, aiming to create practical technological solutions for social challenges with multidisciplinary teams. Okulov has also worked in psychological research contexts, and taught courses on artificial intelligence, art, and perception at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.

Dr. Gustavo Alfonso Rincon (Ph.D., M.Arch., M.F.A., B.S, B.A.) earned his doctorate from the Media Arts & Technology (MAT) Program at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Rincon is educated as an architect, artist, and media arts researcher while fluent in English and Spanish. His academic research practice works have been exhibited nationally and internationally along with serving clients globally. His dissertation titled “Shaping Space as Information: A Conceptual Framework for New Media Architectures,” launches a new field of inquiry, integrating the Arts, Architecture and the Sciences. He holds Masters Degrees in Architecture and Urban Design from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as a Masters in Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). He also holds Bachelors Degrees in Science in Architecture from the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation and of Arts from the Art Department from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). 
Gustavo’s roles as an educator (history/theory), design practitioner, entrepreneur, and thought leader in the fields of Art, Architecture, and Media Arts & Sciences inspire his contemporary research practice.  Facilitating dialogue supporting initiatives to establish education + research as a “Human Right '' are motivated by his support for the creation of online/physical curatorial exhibitions, and para educational online programming for teaching. Rincon continues to develop New Media Architectures (NMA) as a Postdoctoral curatorial fellow for the AlloSphere Research Facility, California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCSB as well as serving in his current roles as a committee member facilitating curatorial programs and arts/design panel presentations for both ACM SIGGRAPH DAC and Digital Futures International yearly online programming- WorldWide.

Inna Rozentsvit, MD, PhD, MBA, MSciEd, exemplifies transdisciplinary innovation at the intersection of neuroscience, mental health, human development, education, psychohistory, and arts. As a neurologist, psychoanalyst, and neurorehabilitation specialist, she bridges clinical practice with research in neuroplasticity, neurointegration, psychosomatics, and psychoneuroimmunology. Dr. Rozentsvit founded Neurorecovery Solutions, a nonprofit transforming neurological rehabilitation through integrated approaches. She directs programs at the Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (NYC), integrating neuroscience into mental health training. She serves as editor-in-chief of ORI Academic Press and MindConsiliums, an interdisciplinary journal fostering dialogue between psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and psychology. Her current work focuses on neurodiversity, parenting/parenthood paradigms, parent-child development, brain-mind-body-soul wellness, and transgenerational patterns of trauma and resilience, addressing complex human challenges through cross-disciplinary solutions. 

A fourth reviewers chose to remain anonymous.