Dr. Eric Lewis is a Professor of Philosophy at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, specialising in the philosophy of improvisation, the philosophy of new media art, and Black aesthetics.

He is the scientific coordinator of The Toolkit of Care COST funded project, a member of the Athens based collective Medea Electronique, the director of The Laboratory of Urban Culture, Executive Board member of Improvising Futures, and the President of Arts in the Margins. He is the author of five books and numerous book chapters and articles. He is an active improviser on brass and reeds.