Steven Miller

founder and managing director

Steven Miller is the Founder and Managing Director of Piocent Labs, established in 2025 in the Netherlands. He studied history and computer science at the University of Minnesota, where he also served as president of the UMN student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). After beginning his PhD at Minnesota, Steven continued at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before relocating to the Netherlands to expand his doctoral research and applied work in archival practice and digital history.

Steven has extensive experience in archival research. During his first year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he conducted archival analyses of University documents related to social and political demonstrations led by UW–Madison students and faculty during the Vietnam War era.

From Steven:
”We’re a company where we wake up every day thinking about how to give people new ways to connect with the past. I believe that history isn’t just about remembering — it’s about experiencing, learning, and imagining what’s next.”