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Eduardo VellosoView profile

Professor

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Interaction Design
• Computer Science
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Eduardo Velloso is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Sydney , focusing on interaction design for emerging technologies . His work explores novel user experiences through input modalities, interaction devices, and AI/ML integration in systems. Education: PhD in Computer Science (Lancaster University, UK), Bachelor in Computer Engineering (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Research Interests: Interdisciplinary work combining Human-Computer Interaction , Augmented/Virtual Reality , Eye Tracking , Wearable Computing , and Machine Learning . Publication Trends: Recent work addresses methodology in HCI , AR/VR applications , AI integration , and sensor-based interaction . Scientific Awards: Best Paper Award at CHI Best Paper Award at UIST Best Paper Award at TOCHI Best Paper Award at TEI Supervision: Actively supervises PhD students and collaborates with companies/government on projects like VR training systems and AI mediation tools . Labs/Teams: Affiliated with institutions in Australia (University of Sydney) and Brazil (PUC-Rio), with global co-authors in projects involving mixed reality , wearables , and AI ethics .

Berit GreinkeView profile

Assistant Professor

• Wearable Computing
• Electronic Textiles (E-Textiles)
• Smart Materials
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Berit Greinke is an Assistant Professor of Wearable Computing at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and the Einstein Center Digital Future (ECDF) since 2018, previously serving as a researcher at UdK's Design Research Lab and DFKI (2016-2018). Her academic foundation includes a PhD from Queen Mary University of London (2017), an MA from Central St Martins (2009), and a Diploma from Weissensee Academy of Art Berlin (2007). Her educational trajectory: PhD in Media and Arts Technology, Queen Mary University of London (2017) MA in Design for Textile Futures, Central St Martins College of Art and Design (2009) Diploma in Textile and Surface Design, Berlin Weissensee School of Art (2007) Greinke's research pioneers the convergence of craft, textile design, and digital technology, with core expertise in electronic textiles and smart materials. She investigates metamaterial-based 'metatextiles' for electromagnetic applications and explores transdisciplinary collaboration between designers and scientists, particularly regarding 'negative data' in creative and scientific workflows. Her current UdK work focuses on four interconnected domains: performing materials for expressive textile/fashion design; multi-modal sensing converting visual processes into haptic/audible experiences; micro-to-macro material design spanning nanostructures to final products; and transdisciplinary processes for technology-art-science collaboration. Analysis of her 2020-2025 publications reveals dominant trends in sustainable textile electronics, with emphasis on knitted/folded sensor structures, origami-inspired capacitive shape estimation, and social sustainability in e-textile communities. Her work uniquely bridges fundamental material science (e.g., textile metamaterials) with artistic applications (e.g., interactive orchestra garments) and industrial production challenges. Berit Greinke supervises PhD students including Giorgia Petri. Her junior professorship is co-financed by SAP under a public-private partnership model, supporting projects like WEAR (Wearable technologists engage with artists for responsible innovation) and STELEC (Sustainable Textile Electronics), which emphasize ethical co-design and industry-academia collaboration. She leads research within UdK's Institute for Product and Process Design and collaborates with the Design Research Lab (formerly part of Connected Textiles group), focusing on sustainable industrial production of electronic clothing and transdisciplinary innovation frameworks.

Wolfgang MayerView profile

Professor

• Performative Practice
• Body Theory
• Poetics of the Performative
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Wolfgang Mayer is a Professor for Performative Practice at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart , teaching collaborative artistic processes. He co-founded the art group Discoteca Flaming Star (DFS) in 1998 with Cristina Gómez Barrio, focusing on performative works that challenge memory and institutional frameworks. 1990–1995: Studied at Academy of Fine Arts Munich 1996–1997: DAAD scholarship at School of Visual Arts NYC 2005–2006: Whitney ISP participant Mayer’s research integrates performative practice , body theory , and collaborative art . His works interrogate memory , feminist narratives , and public space dynamics through sculptures , performances , and experimental music . Recent projects like Momentum:synthesize.r (2024) and Love Any Out of (90 Seconds) End (2023) explore temporal structures and emotional labor . Scientific honors include: 2013 Fundacion Estrenos Grant 2006–2007 Pollock-Krasner Scholarship 1993 Salzburg Summer Academy scholarship He emphasizes non-formalized artistic development through Sound & Body modules, public space interventions , and critical response protocols . Mayer’s DFS collective has shown globally at institutions like The Kitchen , Whitney Museum , and Tate Modern , often collaborating with figures like Rita McBride and Jeremiah Day.

Eva EhningerView profile

Professor

• History and Theory of Photography
• Modernism
• Colonialism and Postcolonialism
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Prof. Dr. Eva Ehninger is a leading academic at the Institute for Art and Visual History at Humboldt University of Berlin , holding the Professorship for Modern Art History . Her research bridges photography theory, modernism, postcolonial studies, and transcultural methodologies , with a focus on visual media’s role in constructing social order. Education: Heidelberg, University of Michigan, Frankfurt/Main Doctoral thesis: Vom Farbfeld zur Land Art (2011, Benvenuto-Cellini Prize) Her research explores how photography, media, and art mediate social, political, and cultural dynamics. Current projects include the Käte Hamburger Kolleg inherit-heritage in transformation and Art Education Between Heritage Making and Critical Transregionality , analyzing entanglements between South Asian and European art education histories. Publications like The Modern Dream of Order (2025) and Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles contributions examine Los Angeles as a site of visual critique and urban documentation. Her scholarly output spans 15 recent works addressing topics such as Victorian photography’s social imagination , biological metaphors in Smithson’s art , and dialogue in Nauman’s practice , reflecting interdisciplinary intersections of art history, media theory, and critical studies . She has received prestigious support from institutions like the Getty Research Institute and Terra Foundation for American Art . Scientific awards: Benvenuto-Cellini Prize (for dissertation) Grants: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Fulbright Commission, BMBF Ehninger supervises 10 ongoing PhD projects and co-edits journals like kritische berichte and Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte . She is a Vertrauensdozentin (Trusted Academic Advisor) for the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, demonstrating her commitment to academic mentorship.

• Theatre Studies
• Performance Analysis
• Affective Societies
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Doris Kolesch is a Professor for Theatre Studies at the Institute for Theatre Studies (WE7), Freie Universität Berlin , since October 2002. She serves as geschäftsführende Direktorin of the Institute since 2019 and is a member of the Akademischer Senat (since 2015). Her academic journey includes habilitation in Theatre Studies and Romance Philology, postdoctoral work at Mainz Graduate College, and leadership roles in academic governance. Education: Magister Artium (1989) in General and Comparative Literature, Romance Studies, and Journalism from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and Parisian institutions (École Normale Supérieure, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Sorbonne III/VII), with thesis on Kafka and Pynchon Dr. phil. (1994) on Baudelaire, Adorno, and Barthes with summa cum laude Research Interests span immersive theatre, affective societies, voice aesthetics, gender performances, and intermediality. She leads the project Akustische Störungen (postcolonial/queer sonic interventions) and contributes to the Excellence Cluster 'Temporal Communities' . Her work intersects performance theory with cultural history and emotional dynamics. Scientific Contributions: Co-editor of Routledge Companion to Audiences and the Performing Arts (2022) Principal Investigator in SFB 1512 'Intervenierende Künste' Key roles in DFG-funded projects (e.g., Re-Collecting Theatre Histories , Stimmen als Paradigmen ) Awards and Recognitions include the Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz Prize (1998), Johannes Gutenberg Prize (1994), and appointments to the Junge Akademie (2001) and the Berliner Wissenschaftspreis jury (since 2021). Additional Roles include mentorship in the Berlin ProFiL program, advisory positions for DFG and Thyssen Foundation, and co-editorship of Forum Modernes Theater (since 2006).

Paula SchneiderView profile

Academic

• Bookbinding
• Book Art
• Narrative Literature
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Paula Schneider serves as Teacher for Special Tasks at the University of Art and Design Offenbach am Main , heading their book and paper workshop since 2020. She studied Book Art at Burg Giebichenstein Halle (2013-2019) and previously taught at Bezalel Academy (2017-2020). Her work bridges bookbinding , literary experimentation , and archival research through installations, artist books, and public interventions. Education : 2019: Diploma in Book Art, Burg Giebichenstein University of Halle Teaching : 2020–present: Lecturer for special tasks at HfG Offenbach 2017–2020: Annual courses at Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design, Jerusalem Screen printing tutor during studies Her artistic research explores narrative structures , time perception , and memory systems through works like Inner Monologue (2018) and Mio Mnemotop (2021). Recent projects include Night Frost (2024) examining textual accumulation and Cloudburst Working on the Textberg (2024) using mining metaphors for textual analysis. She examines book formats (e.g., leporello, monotypes, screen printing) to interrogate knowledge preservation (Rabaraababaraba, 2015) and urban observation (Praise of the Gate, 2023). Notable exhibitions include Because We Are Young (2021) analyzing GDR industrial history and Between (2019) at Halle/Leipzig Airport, which required mobile audience engagement with audio pieces about airport soundscapes. Her works have been featured in Text3 and Spin n errei tours. Contact: schneider@hfg-offenbach.de | Workshop: +49 69.80059-245 | Office: +49 69.80059-106

• Art History
• Architecture
• Photography History
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Megan R. Luke is a Professor of Art History at the University of Tübingen (since July 2023), affiliated with the Institute of Art History within the Faculty of Humanities. She is currently on research leave for the summer semester 2025. Previously, she held tenured positions as Associate Professor (2017-2023) and Assistant Professor (2011-2017) at the University of Southern California. Her academic journey includes a Harper-Schmidt Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Chicago (2009-2011). Education includes: Ph.D. in History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University (2009) A.M. in History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University (2004) B.A. in History of Art and Architecture, Yale University (1999) Her research explores interdisciplinary intersections in modern visual culture, focusing on: 19th-20th century art and architecture , particularly through theoretical frameworks of historiography and visual studies Photography and facsimile reproduction as tools for redefining artistic authenticity and spatial representation Abstraction, collage, and spatial arts in avant-garde movements, with emphasis on exile contexts Film and material culture in relation to collective memory and artistic practice Publications demonstrate a consistent focus on sculpture’s relationship with photography, examining how mechanical reproduction transforms artistic perception. Recent works analyze temporality in German modernism, mass reproduction in digital contexts, and interdisciplinary dialogues between visual media. Her scholarship frequently engages with artists like Kurt Schwitters, Hans Arp, and Jackson Pollock. Awards and fellowships include: William C. Seitz Senior Fellowship at the National Gallery of Art (2022-2023) Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers (2017-2018) ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowship (2013-2015) Fulbright Grant (2006-2007) Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship (2002-2003) She directs the NEH-funded project "Images Out of Time: Visual and Material Culture in a Digital Age" (2022-2025) and served on the Executive Committee of USC’s Visual Studies Research Institute (2011-2023). Her curatorial background includes the Mongan Fellowship at Harvard Art Museums.

Regine KellerView profile

Professor

• Landscape Architecture
• Urban Planning
• Climate Change Adaptation
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Prof. Regine Keller is a Professor of Landscape Architecture and Public Space at the Technische Universität München (TUM), leading the Department of Architecture within the TUM School of Engineering and Design. Her work focuses on contemporary urban challenges such as climate change, resource management, and the preservation of cultural monuments through innovative landscape architecture solutions. Education background: Studied Art History and Theater Studies at LMU Munich, followed by Landscape Management at TUM. Previously served as Vice President for Studies and Teaching at TUM (2011–2014), and taught at Munich University of Applied Sciences prior to joining TUM in 2005. Active memberships include Bavarian Chamber of Architects, DASL, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, and Berlin Academy of Arts. Research interests emphasize public space design that balances ecological, social, and cultural needs. Key projects include the Olympic Park Munich analysis, urban regeneration in Cañada Real Galiana (Madrid), and participatory interventions like the 'Pop-Up-Trees' initiative. Her work highlights democratic engagement with urban green spaces and adaptive reuse of historical sites. Notable awards include the 2013 Bavarian 'Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum' honor for academic contributions, and multiple architecture awards for projects like the Felsennelkenanger student residence. Research outputs span over 50 publications, focusing on landscape architecture's role in urban transformation. Grants and collaborations include projects integrating art installations (e.g., 'waldplastik!' in Nuremberg) with urban planning. Her lab and academic teams address cutting-edge topics such as climate-responsive urban design and the socio-political dimensions of public space.

Bettina KrausView profile

Professor

• Architectural Design
• Transformation of Existing Structures
• Building in Existing Contexts
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Professor Bettina Kraus is a prominent architect and academic currently serving as Professor of Design in the Department of Architecture at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, where she also chairs the Department of Architecture and serves as a Member of the Senate. Her academic career spans multiple prestigious institutions including TU Berlin, BTU Cottbus, and UdK Berlin, alongside an active architectural practice in Berlin. Her research and teaching focus on the elasticity of existing structures and their potential to adapt to changing programmatic or climatic conditions. Kraus explores how the morphology of architectural types and objects is influenced by context, function, and construction. Her methodology involves transformation strategies based on associative thinking and constructive action, integrating existing and new structures while questioning traditional notions of beauty and perfection. This approach allows her to reinterpret existing structures for contemporary and future requirements while reflecting local cultural identity. Kraus's architectural work demonstrates a consistent focus on transformation, adaptive reuse, and the integration of historical and contemporary elements. Her recent projects include residential buildings in Berlin (Lindenstraße 34-35, Brunnenstraße 19), cultural spaces, and urban interventions that have received numerous awards including the Berlin Architecture Prize (2023) and the Iconic Architecture Award (2019). Berlin Architecture Prize, Award 2023 (Lindenstraße 34.5) Berlin Architecture Prize, Prize 2023 (Malplaquetstraße 19) Iconic Architecture Award, Winner 2019 (Spreestudios) German Design Award 2014 (Medienhaus Schwäbischer Verlag) Architecture Prize Amsterdam, Prize 2010 (4 Towers Osdorp) As an educator, Professor Kraus has mentored numerous award-winning students including Theresa Weigand (ABK Stuttgart), Tom Seeger, and Ralf Hinrichs. Her academic research centers on two key parameters: Program and Typology (examining the Nolli Plan as a typological archive), and Difference and Interface (exploring material properties and surface experiments). Her work has been published extensively in architectural journals and as book chapters, with her most recent publication 'False Friends' currently in progress. Professor Kraus maintains an active architectural practice (Kraus Fischnaller Architects Partnership) in Berlin while contributing to the Board of the Berlin Architecture Prize since 2025.

Dirk JunkerView profile

Professor

• Urban and Open Space Planning
• European City Morphology
• Public Space Design
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Prof. Dirk Junker is a Professor at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences , Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Landscape Architecture. He serves as Academic Coordinator for International Study Projects and Head of the Eye-Tracking Laboratory. Urban & Open Space Planning European City Morphology Perception-Based Design Research Focus: His work explores the intersection of urban design and public space through the lenses of European city patterns, modernist ideals, and sensory perception. Key themes include: City-body human spatial behavior Phenomenology of streets Intuitive planning methods Domestication of urban spaces Publications address topics like urban light rituals, post-war city transformations, and experimental housing models. He investigates the dual relationship between landscape and city, emphasizing the courtyard as a foundational urban element. Engagements: Co-founder of the Council for European Urbanism (Germany), Vice-Chair of the Friends of the Dominikanerkirche Art Hall, and advocate for alternative housing models through DAKSBAU cooperative in Dessau.

• Art History
• Aesthetics
• Art Theory
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Dr. Angela Stercken is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Art and Art History, University of Duisburg-Essen. She specializes in art theory, aesthetics, and transcultural exchanges, particularly focusing on the Black Atlantic, diasporic art practices, and temporalities in contemporary art. Key research areas: transatlantic art, postcolonial critique, transmedial aesthetics Active in DFG-funded projects (2017-2020) and international networks Her recent publications explore diasporic image politics, maritime spaces in art, and temporal concepts in global modernism. She has received fellowships from prestigious institutions in the USA, Senegal, and Germany. Scientific awards include: DFG Research Funding (2017-2020) Grimme Online Award (2013) International fellowships (2018) She co-edits collaborative projects on aesthetic temporalities and contributes to exhibitions and digital humanities initiatives.

Tania de León YongView profile

Assistant Professor

• Experimental animation
• Drawing
• Engraving
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Tania de León Yong is a Mexican visual artist and academic currently serving as Assistant Professor in Experimental Animation at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln) while also holding a tenured professorship at the Faculty of Arts and Design (FAD UNAM) in Mexico City. Her career spans institutions including Universitat Jaume I (Spain) and Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM). Bachelor's in Visual Arts (UNAM) Master's in Multimedia Internet Production (UPV Spain) PhD in Fine Arts (UPV Spain 2005) Master's in History of Art (UNAM) As a specialist in experimental animation theory and practice, her work explores time perception through installations and films using traditional techniques like engraving alongside emerging technologies like VR. She has exhibited in 11 solo shows and over 50 collectives across Canada, Germany, Mexico, and other countries. Key publications include 2020 research on VR drawing and 2017 analyses of Kentridge/Yamamura's work. Her 2018 award-winning Chronography series investigates temporal structures through animation loops and interactive installations. Grants include PAPIME UNAM for VR environments and PECDAT 2019 for artistic books. Scientific Awards: 2013 National Acknowledgment for Young Academic (UNAM) 2018 International Silent Film Festival Experimental Prize She has mentored over 25 animation students in postgraduate programs and developed educational media for Mexico's National University Open Learning platform. Her research bridges traditional media like etching with digital innovation, focusing on expanded animation formats and temporal storytelling.

Norbert M. SchmitzView profile

Professor

• Aesthetics
• Media Studies
• Art History
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Norbert M. Schmitz is a Professor of Aesthetics at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts in Kiel, Germany. He has held academic roles at institutions including the University of Wuppertal (1992-1996), University of Siegen (2000), Ruhr University Bochum (1991-2000), and the University of Art and Design in Zurich (1999/2000). His international lecture activities span Austria, Switzerland, France, USA, and Pakistan. Institute of Art, Design and Media Studies: Aesthetics Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts (Faculty) Research and Publications: Schmitz’s work focuses on intersections of modernist art , film studies , media theory , and visual culture , with particular emphasis on topics like interactive media art , cinematic artist portraits , and synthetic realities . His edited volumes include works on embodiment , temporal media , and design anthropology . Academic Collaborations: Frequent co-editor with Lars C. Grabbe and Patrick Rupert-Kruse , contributing to the Yearbook of Moving Image Studies (YoMIS) and other key publications. His editorial work spans institutions in Darmstadt, Marburg, and Vienna. Key Themes: Explores media as aesthetic strategy , evolutionary perception , intermediality , and technological materiality across film, art, and design. Analyzes modernist paradigms in works by Eisenstein, Tarkovsky, and Bauhaus theorists.

Felecia DavisView profile

Associate Professor

• Computational Textiles
• Responsive Architecture
• Digital Fabrication
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Felecia Davis is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Stuckeman School, Penn State University , where she leads the SOFTLAB research group. Her work bridges architecture, computational design, and textile technology, exploring how responsive materials can transform spatial experiences. She is also a co-founder of the Black Reconstruction Collective , a non-profit supporting Black diaspora design work. Ph.D. in Design and Computation from MIT Master of Architecture from Princeton University B.S. in Engineering from Tufts University Davis investigates the intersection of computational textiles , responsive architecture , and Black spatial practices . Her research includes thermoresponsive knitted structures, emotion-sensing textiles, and mycelium-based architectural composites. She examines how materials can embody cultural narratives and environmental adaptability. Her 15 most recent publications (2012-2024) focus on topics like knitted tension structures, biohybrid materials, dreadlock-inspired architecture, and electromagnetic urbanism. These works span disciplines including architecture , material science , and cultural studies , with subfields like soft robotics , haptic interfaces , and sustainable fabrication . 2023 Bogliasco Foundation Architecture Fellow 2022 Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Digital Design Awardee 2022 Architectural League Emerging Voices Winner 2021 MoMA Reconstructions Exhibition Contributor 2013-2012 Multiple MIT research awards Davis has advised students in projects like MycoKnit and Phototropic Fiber Composites , and led design studios at Princeton , Cooper Union , and Cornell . Her SOFTLAB pioneers textile-based architectural systems, while her forthcoming book Softbuilt: Networked Architectural Textiles (2025) synthesizes her material research.

• Art Education
• Critical Pedagogy
• Performative Knowledge
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Prof. Dr. Notburga Karl is a Professor of Art Education and Subject Didactics at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich (AdBK Munich), where she has held her position since 2023. Her work bridges theory and practice, focusing on the communicative and transformative dimensions of art. She is based in the Faculty of Art Education, leading research and teaching in innovative educational formats and critical pedagogy. Her research centers on nonverbal, situated forms of knowledge, exploring how art functions as a practice of 'showing' in specific contexts, places, and social situations. She investigates the performative and responsive nature of such knowledge, with strong emphasis on artistic and critical art education, and the methodological frameworks used to study them. Her artistic research manifests in installations, lecture performances, and sculptures that engage transitional and public spaces—such as playgrounds, church naves, and mobile studios—as educational sites. She has pioneered alternative pedagogical models, including the integration of a children’s art laboratory at the University of Bamberg and the development of a cross-generational mobile studio for the BBK regional association. Her vision emphasizes open experimentation, self-critical reflection, and joyful risk-taking in art education as a transformative encounter with others, the world, and the self. Prof. Karl’s work includes curatorial projects with participatory formats and experimental educational programs, such as a paper workshop combined with a concert. Her artistic collaborations include performances like 'Cadavre Exquis' and 'Oskar S exhales,' presented at venues like the Haus der Kunst and Kunstwerk Köln. Email: notburga.karl@adbk.mhn.de