Dr. Lily Filson is an international award-winning scholar that specializes in the history of art and technology. With a Bachelor’s from Tulane University, a Master’s in Italian Renaissance Art History from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Formative Sciences from Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, Italy, Dr. Filson’s research examines a fascinating and surprisingly modern area of the Renaissance: Medici automata, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic moving sculptures that seemed to come alive in elite gardens and villas. Recently, her work has shifted to look at Yemen’s rich art history in response to ongoing war.