جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Neil O'Connorمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Electroacoustic Music
• Modular Synthesis
• Live Modular Synthesis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Neil O'Connor is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Information Systems at the University of Limerick, and a member of the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre. His expertise spans electroacoustic music, modular synthesis, and live performance. He has performed globally, collaborating with renowned ensembles like the Crash Ensemble and the Glenn Branca Ensemble. O'Connor holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and has taught at institutions including the Art Institute of California and the Institute of Audio Research. His research focuses on sound studies, real-time composition, and scoring for visual media. He currently accepts PhD students under topics like Composition and Sound Studies. Education: PhD/M.Litt in Electronic Music Composition, Trinity College Dublin Research Interests: Neil explores dialogical performance in live modular synthesis, solo improvisation, and scoring for visual media. His work emphasizes real-time sound experimentation and the relationship between musicians in unmediated performance contexts. He has composed for orchestras and chamber ensembles, but is best known for his prolific output in live electronics using modular synthesizers. Key Awards: Concurso Internacional de Música Eletroacústica de São Paulo (2018) Musica Nova Electroacoustic Music Competition (2019) Noroit-Léonce Petitot Special Mention (2020) Advising & Grants: While no specific grants are detailed, he actively advises PhD students and has organized major events like the International Computer Music Conference (2023). His work often intersects with scientific institutions like the Massachusetts Museum of Modern Art and EMS Stockholm. Labs & Collaborations: Affiliated with the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre, his activities include curating experimental music festivals and publishing interdisciplinary works on music technology and cultural studies.

Lisa Birkeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Performance Art
• Video Art
• Augmented Reality
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Lisa Birke is an interdisciplinary artist and faculty member at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Arts and Science , where she founded the Digital and Integrated Practice (DIP) area in the Department of Art & Art History in 2019. Her work intersects performance, video art, augmented reality, and installation to critique cultural norms and explore subjective realities through Canadian landscape narratives. Education: BFA (1999) in Visual Art (Painting) from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design MFA (2013) in Fine Arts (Studio Art) with distinction from the University of Waterloo Birke’s research investigates the collision of art history, pop culture, and everyday life in multi-channel digital works. She blurs the line between theatrics and documentation, focusing on themes like postfeminist critique, relational aesthetics, and technological mediation. Recent projects include TrippingTime (2024) and Natures of Reality (2021), both utilizing augmented reality for public engagement. Key scientific trends: Immerse audiences in layered realities, challenge normative representations, and employ collaborative digital tools (360 video, AR) to address themes of community, tolerance, and the deconstruction of perfection. Scientific awards: Provost’s New Teacher Award (2022) USSU Teaching Excellence Award (2022) Canada Council for the Arts Grow Grant (2023-2024) Arizona International Film Festival Jury Award (2024) Teaching & advising: Birke advocates for competence, autonomy, and relatedness in pedagogy, emphasizing foundational skills alongside experimental risk-taking. She served as graduate chair (2019-2022) and mentors students in digital media, installation, and performance art. Labs & teams: Principal Investigator for the Shared Spaces augmented reality outreach project (University of Saskatchewan), collaborating with international institutions and grade 8 students in Germany.

Jeremy Millarمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Contemporary Art
• Critical Writing
• Art History
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jeremy Millar is a Professor at the Royal College of Art (RCA), where he serves as Head of the MA Writing program (previously MA Critical Writing in Art and Design) and Pathway Leader for Critical Practice in the MA Contemporary Art Practice program. He is an active member of the RCA's Learning and Teaching Committee, the Taught Student Ethics Committee, and the School of Arts and Humanities' Research Development and Learning and Teaching Development Groups. Millar's research approach centers on gathering people, artworks, objects, and events to explore overlooked historical aspects and how they might be reinterpreted. His work spans diverse topics including John Cage, representation of death, Roni Horn, speed as a cultural phenomenon, and Aby Warburg, reflecting his broad interest in art history, cultural theory, and contemporary artistic practices. He is particularly interested in the role of writing within contemporary artistic practices and within art schools. His recent publications examine contemporary art exhibitions and artists with a consistent engagement across conceptual art, visual culture, and the intersections between art, history, and philosophy. The articles demonstrate his critical approach to analyzing artistic practices and theoretical frameworks. Shortlisted — Artangel Open, 2014 Associate Artist, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, 2012–2013 AHRC Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in the Creative and Performing Arts, University of Oxford, 2007–10 Nesta Fellowship, 2004–07 Winner — Arts Foundation Curating Fellowship, 2004 Millar has successfully supervised PhD students to completion, including Travis Jeppeson, and currently advises Federico Clavarino, Inga Fraser, Nicholas Middleton, and Lika Tarkhan-Mouravi. His collaborative projects, such as 'material / rearranged / to / be' with Siobhan Davies Dance, demonstrate his commitment to interdisciplinary work that bridges visual art, performance, and theoretical inquiry.

• Spatial Sound
• Electroacoustic Composition
• Speaker Orchestra
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Lawrence Harvey is an Associate Professor in RMIT University's School of Design and founding director of SIAL Sound Studios. His practice-based research explores spatial sound through electroacoustic composition, urban soundscapes, and speaker orchestra performance. He has curated and performed 34 concerts for the RMIT Speaker Orchestra, a 32-channel spatial audio system, while leading research projects funded by the Australian Research Council. Recent collaborations include 'The Planting' with Indigenous thinkers and 'Site and Sound' exhibitions at McClelland Gallery. His publications investigate sound curation methodologies, noise transformation in urban environments, and interdisciplinary approaches integrating sound with architecture and drawing. Current research develops sonic responses to ecological challenges through critical listening practices.

Andrew McPhersonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Music Computing
• New Interfaces for Musical Expression
• Digital Signal Processing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Andrew McPherson is a Professor of Musical Interaction at Queen Mary University of London, affiliated with the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science and the Centre for Multimodal AI. He leads the Augmented Instruments Laboratory, a research team focused on music technology and interdisciplinary collaboration. His work bridges electrical engineering, composition, and human-computer interaction, emphasizing the creation of new tools for musicians through hardware/software interfaces and expressive performance modeling. McPherson's research interests include augmented instruments, digital signal processing, and the design of intuitive musical interfaces. He has pioneered projects like the Bela embedded platform and the Magnetic Resonator Piano, emphasizing practical applications in traditional and experimental music venues. Collaborations with artists and industry inform his approach, ensuring research outputs are artistically relevant and accessible. Education & Expertise: Trained in electrical engineering and composition, McPherson combines technical proficiency with artistic sensibility. His lab’s projects, such as the TouchKeys and hackable instruments, highlight his focus on democratizing music technology. Grants & Awards: He holds a Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research Fellowship (2021–2026) and an ERC Consolidator Grant (2023–2027). He co-leads the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and Music, fostering future researchers in AI-driven music innovation. Labs/Teams: The Augmented Instruments Lab collaborates across disciplines, with dual affiliation at Queen Mary and Imperial College London’s Dyson School of Design Engineering. The lab’s work spans from foundational research to industry partnerships, including spinout company Augmented Instruments Ltd, which supports maker communities and industry consultancy.

• Music Composition
• New Opera
• Musical Theatricality
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Catherine Kontz is a London-based composer and professor at the Royal College of Music, specializing in nonlinear forms, visual/spatial elements, and musical theatricality in contemporary composition. She serves as a Doctoral Supervisor and is currently an artist-in-residence at King's College London's Engineering Department. Born 1976 BMus (Hons), MMus, PhD from Goldsmiths Her research spans: Audio technology applications in composition Multimedia operatic productions Site-specific sound installations Interdisciplinary collaboration strategies Cultural synthesis in musical theatre Temporal experimentation in performance Her work has been performed by prestigious ensembles and artists including Solistes Européens Luxembourg, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, ensemble recherche, Exaudi, and Naomi Woo. Current projects include collaborative research with Professor Zoran Cvetkovic exploring audio technologies and human intelligence processes. Notable achievements: Shortlisted for Quattropole Music Prize Commissioned for European Capital of Culture program Doctoral research connecting Deleuzian theory with mime opera Regular Tête-à-Tête opera festival participant Director of multimedia opera productions Academic contributions include: Supervising doctoral composition students Developing interdisciplinary research projects Teaching contemporary composition techniques Creating large-scale collaborative works Advancing audio technology applications Mentoring emerging composers

Kivanc Tatarمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Musical Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Interactive Arts
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Kıvanç Tatar is an Assistant Professor in Interactive AI at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. His work bridges Music, Artificial Intelligence, Interactive Arts, and Virtual Reality, creating multimodal AI systems for performances, immersive environments, and generative art. Exhibited globally at events like Ars Electronica (2017, 2020) and Rio Olympics 2016 Founder of the AI in Computational Arts, Music, and Games research group Projects integrate AI with movement computation, VR, and livecoding His research focuses on musical AI , interactive systems , and creative algorithms , with applications in real-time performance, environmental art, and robotics. Recent projects include Koami 2025 (upcoming livecoding), Latent Timbre Synthesis (2021), and Brush of AI (2020 NFT series). Key Collaborations : A.I.D (Istanbul), Gold Saucer (Vancouver) Exhibition Highlights : CHI 2018, Mutek Montreal 2018, Contemporary Istanbul PlugIn 2019

Sigi Torinusمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Digital Media
• Multimedia Art
• Sound Art
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Sigi Torinus is an esteemed faculty member at the University of Windsor's Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, holding dual affiliations with the School of Visual Arts and Department of Music. Recognized for her innovative teaching, she received the 2021 Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching. Her artistic practice focuses on interdisciplinary multimedia works, often collaborating with the Noiseborder Ensemble to create immersive sound, video, and performance installations. Key projects include the Homstal album launch (2024), Berlin Festival of Lights projections (2014), and In/fuse series performances blending live music with digital media. Research interests center on the intersection of technology and art, emphasizing real-time data mapping, spatial audio, and generative art. She actively mentors student projects in digital media through courses like 'Digital Media and Interactivity,' showcasing student works in curated exhibitions. Collaborations with matralab and Noiseborder Ensemble highlight her commitment to cross-disciplinary artistic exploration.

August Blackمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Philosophy of Technology
• Software Studies
• Techno-Politics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

August Black is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Critical Media Practices at the University of Colorado Boulder. As a hybrid practitioner of art, design, and engineering, he creates experimental spatial and acoustic systems by building custom technological artifacts. His work critically engages techno-social systems through live networked audio, user-generated content, and immersive installations. BFA, Syracuse University MS & PhD, UC Santa Barbara (NSF IGERT Fellow) His research explores the intersection of philosophy of technology, software studies, and AI ethics. Current projects investigate global networking for hyper-local communication, while past work includes networked radio systems and generative audio-visual platforms. He has taught at UC Santa Barbara, University of San Francisco, and CU Boulder. Recent projects include Pulse Memorial (2024), a mobile multichannel memorial system, and Audio Compost (2022), a virtual frippertronic loop project. His work often incorporates WebRTC, FM radio integration, and participatory frameworks across digital and physical environments. NSF IGERT Fellow Black has advised PhD candidate Nima Bahrehmand and collaborated with institutions like ORF Kunstradio, Ars Electronica Futurelab, and Cycling '74. His practice includes software development (janode library for Janus WebRTC), hardware engineering, and exhibitions at festivals including Ars Electronica and SIGGRAPH.

• Moving Image Art
• Digital Art
• Experimental Film
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Dominick M Rivers serves as Assistant Professor of Digital Art in the Department of Art & Design at Indiana State University's College of Arts & Sciences. His academic role centers on bridging historical media techniques with contemporary digital practices through teaching and creative research. His educational background includes a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) from Indiana University (2023) with a major in Fine Arts, establishing foundational expertise in experimental media creation. Rivers' research investigates the materiality of obsolete technologies through lenses of sustainability and cultural preservation. His work explores analog-digital hybridity in moving image art, sound design, and alternative photographic processes, with particular emphasis on Czech New Wave Cinema influences and public access television legacies. Current projects examine how obsolete media formats inform contemporary digital art practices within globalized cultural contexts. Recent scholarly output reveals consistent exploration of signal manipulation and sustainability, demonstrated through optical sound experimentation, festival curation, and conference presentations addressing alternative processes in moving image creation. His work connects technical innovation with ecological consciousness across multiple media platforms. Bloomington Arts Projects Grant, Bloomington Arts Commission (2025) Rivers actively secures external funding for creative projects, currently serving as Principal Investigator for two Bloomington Arts Commission grants: a $3,000 Arts Project Grant (2025-present) and a $2,000 Artist Advancement Grant (2025-2027). These funds support his experimental work in obsolete technology repurposing and community-based digital art initiatives.

Stace Constantinouمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Popular Music
• Music Composition
• Electronic Music
• +۱۶ مورد دیگر

Dr Stace Constantinou is a Senior Lecturer in Popular Music and Programme Leader for the Popular Music course at the University of Northampton, affiliated with the Centre for Cultural and Literary Studies within the Culture school. He holds a PhD from Kingston University and is actively engaged in creative research, supervision, and public engagement. PhD, Processes of creative patterning: a compositional approach, Kingston University (2015) His research centers on the intersection of music, technology, and artificial intelligence. He explores AI through programmatic electronic music, develops analytical tools for popular song, and investigates the adaptation of mathematical symmetry into digital signal processing. His creative work emphasizes spatial sound, immersive performance, and the materiality of the audio-object within DAW environments. Key themes include musical creativity, novelty, patterns, and the philosophical implications of AI in music. His recent creative outputs form a thematic arc exploring AI, rebellion, and human identity, most notably through The SAPIAN Trilogy and Rebel-Misfit . These works blend electronic composition with narrative depth, often inspired by thinkers like Zylinska, Bostrom, and Kurzweil. His publications and compositions reflect a consistent focus on sound as a medium for knowledge exchange and conceptual exploration. His scientific recognition includes the Ricordi Prize for Best Composition and the Schillinger Composition Prize. Ricordi Prize for Best Composition Schillinger Composition Prize He supervises two practice-based PhD students: Gemma Boaden, exploring hybrid voice practices for actors, and Michael W. Bell, researching experiential soundtracks using spatial audio technologies. He has secured internal funding for the LIPSY: Live Immersive Performance Soundscape project (2024–2025), demonstrating active grant involvement. His work extends to public engagement through podcasts, radio programs, and exhibitions with the Royal Society of Arts. Dr Constantinou is actively involved in a creative research lab focused on immersive and spatial sound, leading the LIPSY project. His work is inherently collaborative, involving partnerships with artists, film directors, and institutions like Resonance FM, Angel Studios, and The Podcast Company.

Wesley Goatleyمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Critical Data Aesthetics
• Artificial Intelligence and Society
• Geopolitics of Technology
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Wesley Goatley is an Acting Programme Director of Interaction Design and Visual Communication at the London College of Communication (LCC), part of University of the Arts London. With a doctorate in Creative and Critical Practice from the University of Sussex, he is a critical artist and researcher whose work examines Artificial Intelligence technologies and their relations to society, geopolitics, and the climate crisis. Goatley's research interests focus on critical data aesthetics, the sociopolitical implications of AI, and speculative futures. His work investigates how art practice can intervene and explore AI technologies, emphasizing their ecological impact and the myths they represent. He creates installations, performances, and films that expose the hidden mechanisms of AI listening, smart devices, and surveillance technologies, often using deconstructed synthetic voices to highlight their non-human nature. His artistic outputs form a cohesive body of work that critically examines the relationship between humans and AI. Through soundtracked speculative fiction, interactive installations, and performance art, Goatley explores alternative futures where AI is banned, forgotten, phased-out, or surpassed. His works consistently address themes of climate crisis, e-waste, surveillance, and the geopolitical forces behind seemingly friendly consumer technologies. EMARE/EMAP residency prize with Impakt Festival (2017) Goatley has presented his work internationally at venues including Eyebeam in New York, Berghain in Berlin, The Nam June Paik Art Center in Seoul, and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. His installations have been commissioned by organizations including Tactical Tech Berlin, Science Gallery London, and the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) Programme. He has also consulted for organizations such as BBC R&D and the University of the Creative Arts, London. Goatley maintains an active presence in the critical AI community, having given talks at international events such as Milan Design Week, Global Art Forum Singapore, CTM Festival Berlin, and the European Data Forum in Eindhoven. His work bridges artistic practice with critical theory, creating tangible experiences that make abstract technological systems visible and critique-able.

Jonas Braaschمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Acoustic Virtual Reality
• Binaural Hearing
• Auditory Modeling
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jonas Braasch is a Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's School of Architecture and Associate Director for Research at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC). He teaches in the Graduate Program in Architectural Acoustics and leads research on collaborative virtual reality, binaural hearing, auditory modeling, and sensory substitution devices. His work has been funded by NSF, NSERC, and European agencies, and he holds dual PhDs in Electrical Engineering/Information Science and Musicology. His research integrates acoustic virtual reality systems, immersive museum soundscapes, telematic music, and assistive instrument design. Recent publications focus on networked immersive environments, spatial audio techniques, museum acoustics classification, and innovations in wind instrument design for accessibility. Publications emphasize the application of deep learning to acoustic prediction and multisensory integration.

Kevin Sweetمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Emerging Media Art
• Art and Technology
• Digital Performance
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Kevin Sweet is an Assistant Professor of Design and Interactive Arts: Immersive Experience at the University of Texas at Dallas, affiliated with the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. His work bridges art, science, and technology to explore possibilities for social transformation through creative play. Sweet's practice spans digital media, performance, virtual reality, and community-based projects that address social justice issues and interdisciplinary collaboration. Education PhD in Emergent Technologies and Media Art Practices, University of Colorado Boulder (2022) MFA in Film/Video, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2012) BA in Film Studies, Keene State College (2009) Research Focus Sweet's research centers on narrative refiguration through embodied creative play at intersections of art, science, and technology. His work explores how digital media can address systemic inequities, preserve cultural heritage, and create new communal storytelling forms. Recent projects focus on community media labs, ancestral land rights, and speculative methodologies challenging anthropocentric narratives. He investigates how virtual and augmented reality can be leveraged for social justice and community empowerment, as evidenced by his ongoing work with high school students in San Luis, Colorado. His practice demonstrates a commitment to using art and technology as tools for community engagement and historical preservation. Publication Trends Sweet's creative output shows a clear trajectory from traditional film and video toward increasingly complex interdisciplinary projects. His early work focused on material properties of analog media (like 'Intervals'), while recent projects integrate virtual reality, AI, and community-based practices. His publications reveal a pattern of ambitious cross-disciplinary collaborations, from partnerships with astrophysicists in 'Sound Planetarium' to community-based projects like 'La Sierra' addressing systemic inequities. There's a consistent evolution toward more socially engaged work addressing land rights, historical memory, and non-human agency. Professional Activities Faculty board member, UTD Student Media Operating Board President of the Board of Directors, Denver Digerati 501(c)(3) (2022-2024) Co-Principal Investigator, Sound Planetarium (astrophysics and art collaboration) Head of Creative Development, JoyceStick (VR adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses) Former Director of Media, Guestbook Project (international peacebuilding organization) First Artist in Residence, Institute of Liberal Arts at Boston College Labs and Community Engagement Sweet has developed community media labs, partnering with History Colorado to build a local media lab in San Luis, Colorado. This initiative creates critical digital arts curriculum for high school students, empowering them to become authors of their community's history. His collaborative work involves interdisciplinary teams spanning artists, scientists, community organizers, and educators working on issues of land rights, historical memory, and cultural preservation.

Philippe Pasquierمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Creative AI
• Generative Art
• Multi-agent Systems
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Philippe Pasquier is a Professor at Simon Fraser University's School of Interactive Arts and Technology, where he directs the Metacreation Lab for Creative AI. His research-creation program integrates scientific research on generative AI and machine learning with artistic practice in computer music and interactive art. Research focuses on creative AI systems for artistic tasks, including multi-track music composition (Calliope), timbre synthesis, visual synthesis (Autolume), and cross-modal generation. Applications span creative software tools, interactive installations, and audiovisual performances studied through HCI methodologies. Publications demonstrate consistent innovation in generative systems, with recent work exploring controllable music generation (MIDI-GPT), GAN-based visual synthesis, and evaluation frameworks for creative AI. Artistic works have been exhibited globally at venues including Ars Electronica, Centre Pompidou, and ZKM. Secured research funding from NSERC, SSHRC, CFI, and international agencies. Founded key academic initiatives including the International Workshop on Musical Metacreation (MUME), Movement and Computation conference (MOCO), and chaired ISEA2015. Teaches creative AI, sound design, and interdisciplinary computing approaches.