Perception Systems

Elias Chen

Elias Chen maps the interfaces and institutional rules that shape personalized explanation, public consensus, and the reconciliation of competing accounts.

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Research interests

Personalized systemsPlural consensusInterface governance

Publications

Scenario

DRI-SC-2026-01

The First City to Reject Canonical History

A foresight exercise about a municipality that withdraws cultural records from Civic Verification.

By Elias Chen

Apr 28, 2026·2 min read

Research Report

DRI-RP-2026-03

Shared Reality After Personalization

What happens to public consensus when every interface adapts to a different model of the person using it?

By Elias Chen

Apr 16, 2026·4 min read

Research Report

DRI-RP-2024-01

Life Beyond Stable Consensus

Designing for plurality in a drifting reality.

By Elias Chen

Feb 22, 2024·4 min read