Dr. René G. Cepeda is a Mexican multidisciplinary designer, artist, and art historian specializing in new media art. They hold advanced degrees in information design, museum studies, and art history, and earned their Ph.D. by integrating design and curatorial practice to enhance the exhibition of interactive digital works. They are the author of the Manual for the Curation and Display of Interactive New Media Art, a living document supporting curators in engaging with digital and interactive media.

They have curated immersive exhibitions that blend formal curatorial methods with creative spatial design, published several book chapters and have given various talks and workshops at institutions such as Museums Without Walls, the Museum Learning Hub, Connecticut College, London, UK and the ZKM | Karlsruhe. They are also co‑author of the »Game Arts Curators Kit«, a guide for exhibiting video games.

Since 2022, they have served as curator of the Header/Footer Gallery, a digital exhibition space hosted by the New Media Caucus, where they focus on inclusivity and emerging voices in new media art. They recently completed a postdoctorate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), where they were part of the Coded Secrets research group, studying how internet culture and virtuality are reshaping performance art.