Events

Upcoming Events

Nov 07 ATEC Building Dedication
12:00 AM ATEC Building

More details to come at utdallas.edu/atec
The ATEC building will showcase student art and major multimedia art exhibitions, and highlight unique courses that demonstrate the intersection of computer science and engineering with creative arts and the humanities. This new space is located in the heart of campus, adjacent to the Eugene McDermott Library and facing the newly renovated mall and reflecting pools.

The building is designed by Studios Architecture, the same company that designed Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters, the ATEC building will include room for game design, drawing and painting studios, 3D art studios, gallery space, and photography and print-making labs.

Previous Events

May 01 EMAC Capstone Celebration
6:00 PM CN 1.112

The School of Arts and Humanities is proud to highlight the work of our talented undergraduate and graduate students in the Emerging Media and Communications program. These capstone projects represent the culmination of years of forethought, planning and effort by our students.

A prize of $250 will be awarded for one outstanding undergraduate student project and one outstanding graduate student project.

Light refreshments and snacks will be provided during intermission.

A recording of the presentation will be available via the EMAC program Youtube channel after the event. Follow the event live on twitter with the hashtag #emacC2
May 01 ARS Research Colloquium: Rob La Frenais, Curator - The Arts Catalyst and Kerry Doyle, Director - Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs
Art Rendevous Science
http://www.utdallas.edu/atec/events/colloquia.html
Presents:
Border Territories: Experimental Curating and the In-Between
Rob La Frenais
Curator - The Arts Catalyst
and
Kerry Doyle
Director - Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
The University of Texas at El Paso
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
Rob La Frenais and Kerry Doyle are collaborating with UT Dallas faculty member Roger Malina on "Territory of the Imagination: Art and Space in the Americas", an international partnership that will team scientists, artists, graduate and undergraduate students on a large scale artistic, scientific, and educational project about art and space research and exploration in the Americas. This multi-year effort will prioritize the participation of US Latino and Latin American artists and researchers. In this colloquium, La Frenais and Doyle will present their previous experience and approaches to curating work that crosses borders of art, science and culture.
Biography:
Dr. Rob La Frenais has been a contemporary art curator for 25 years. He believes in being directly engaged with the artist’s working process as far as possible, while actively widening the context within which the artist can work. For the last 15 years he has been based at The Arts Catalyst, a nationally funded organization in London, UK, where, along with director Nicola Triscott he has developed an influential international programme of collaborations based on interactions between art and science. His most recent exhibition with the Arts Catalyst, Republic of the Moon opened this year in Liverpool and is now touring internationally. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate, Dartington College of Art in 2005 and in 2006 completed a Ph.D. from Brunel University based on his practice as a curator. He was also the first curator ever to experience zero gravity, with a group of artists, at Star City in Moscow in 1999 and went on, with the Arts Catalyst to enable around 50 artists (and scientists) to work in an environment previously only experienced by astronauts and space scientists.
Kerry Doyle is the Director of the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso. The mission of the Rubin Center is to curate and commission works of contemporary art that encourage adventuresome thinking and dialogue. Located on the US/Mexico border and at the epicenter of the Americas, the Rubin serves as a laboratory for emerging artists and innovative practitioners from across the globe. Doyle specializes in projects that are interdisciplinary, participatory and performative, with a special focus on the border as subject and site.
Note: A limited number of box lunches will be available.
The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglietti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Apr 24 ARS Research Colloquium: Dr. Paul Fishwick, Computing-Inspired Roles of Language and Culture in the 21st Century
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs
Art Rendevous Science
Presents:
Computing-Inspired Roles of Language and Culture in the 21st Century
Dr. Paul Fishwick
Distinguished Endowed Chair of Arts and Technology
Professor of Computer Science
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
The idea of integrating science and engineering with arts and humanities is one that has been around for millennia in different forms. In the new century, there are two parallel threads which are converging: 1) the cultural inevitability of computational thinking in our daily lives, and 2) arts and humanities guided constructions for elements in science and engineering. For #1, we think differently as a result of our computing technologies: figuring out how to operate the simplest of devices is an exercise in thinking in terms familiar to computer scientists. As such, these new modes of thinking reflect new culture with languages that are not natural, but artificial. Everyone must learn principles that define this new thinking; most of the principles come from Computer Science. For #2, representations of mathematical and computing artifacts can be guided by methods and products found in the arts and humanities. These representations may enhance cognitive functions such as learning, attention, attitude, behavioral change, and memory enhancement especially for the general public.
Biography:
Dr. Fishwick has six years of industry experience as a systems analyst working at Newport News Shipbuilding and at NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia. He has been on the faculty at the University of Florida since 1986, and is Director of the Digital Arts and Sciences Programs there. His Ph.D. was in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fishwick is active in modeling and simulation, as well as in the bridge areas spanning art, science, and engineering. He pioneered the area of aesthetic computing, resulting in an MIT Press edited volume in 2006. He is a Fellow of the Society for Computer Simulation, served as General Chair of the Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), was a WSC Titan Speaker in 2009, and has delivered over fifteen keynote addresses at international conferences. He is Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group in Simulation (SIGSIM). Dr. Fishwick has over 200 technical papers and has served on all major archival journal editorial boards related to simulation, including ACM Transactions on Modeling and Simulation (TOMACS) where he was a founding area editor of modeling methodology in 1990.
Note: A limited number of box lunches will be available.
The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglietti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Apr 17 ARS Research Colloquium: Nick Lindsay, The Evolution of Scholarly Publishing
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs
Art Rendevous Science
Presents:
The Evolution of Scholarly Publishing
Nick Lindsay
Journals Director
The MIT Press

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
“Publishing is about to go through 25 years of evolution in a five year span." Said in 2008. This is a fairly accurate description of what's happened in scholarly journals publishing over the last five years. This talk will cover what's worked, what hasn't, and try to make some predictions about what may come. What are publishers concerned about and how are changes in publishing technology altering how scholars do their work are among the topics to be discussed.
Biography:
Nick Lindsay has been working in the scholarly communication trenches for almost a decade. First at the University of California Press and now at The MIT Press where he oversees the Press' journals department. MIT publishes journals that range across the arts & humanities to the social sciences and hard sciences. He is a past chair of the Scholarly Journals Committee of the Association of American University Press.
Note: A limited number of box lunches will be available.
The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglietti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Apr 11 ATEC-EMAC Showcase
6:00 PM Alexander Clark Center

Join faculty, students, and alumni at the annual ATEC-EMAC Showcase. Reception at 6:00 p.m. Show begins at 7:00 p.m. in the UT Dallas Alexander Clark Center Auditorium and Lobby. Featuring jury selected works from UT Dallas graduate and undergraduate students in the Arts and Technology, and Emerging Media and Communication programs.
Apr 10 ARS Research Colloquium: Ryan McMahan, Assistant Professor, The Effects of System Fidelity for Virtual Reality Applications
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs
Art Rendevous Science
Presents:
The Effects of System Fidelity for Virtual Reality Applications
Ryan McMahan
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Wednesday, April 10 2013, at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
Virtual reality (VR) has developed from Ivan Sutherland's inception of an "ultimate display" to a realized field of advanced technologies. Despite evidence supporting the use of VR for various benefits, the level of system fidelity required for such benefits is often unknown. Modern VR systems range from high-fidelity simulators that incorporate many technologies to lower-fidelity, desktop-based virtual environments. In order to identify the level of system fidelity required for certain beneficial uses, research has been conducted to better understand the effects of system fidelity on the user. In this talk, a series of experiments evaluating the effects of interaction fidelity and display fidelity will be presented. Future directions of system fidelity research will also be discussed.
Biography:
Dr. Ryan P. McMahan is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas, where his research focuses on the effects of system fidelity for virtual reality (VR) applications. Using an immersive VR system comprised of a wireless head-mounted display (HMD), a real-time motion tracking system, and Wii Remotes as 3D input devices, his research determines the effects of system fidelity by varying components such as stereoscopy, field of view, and degrees of freedom for interactions. Currently, he is using this methodology to investigate the effects of fidelity on learning for VR training applications. Dr. McMahan received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2011 from Virginia Tech, where he also received his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science in 2004 and 2007.
Note: A limited number of box lunches will be available.
The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglietti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Apr 03 ARS Research Colloquium: Dr. Marjorie Zielke - Virtual Humans and Synthetic Societies
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs
Art Rendevous Science
Presents:
Virtual Humans and Synthetic Societies
Dr. Marjorie Zielke
Assistant Professor & Associate Director for the Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
This talk features several research projects currently underway in the Arts and Technology Lab in virtual humans and synthetic societies. The discussion will focus on the overall potential of this type of technology for new discovery. Research underway includes the culture, medical, and education sectors. The talk will also focus on the research potential of different modes of delivery and also feature potential to integrate cyberpsychology into game-based simulations.
Biography:
Dr. Marjorie Zielke is an assistant professor of Arts and Technology and the Associate Director of the Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering. Projects in Dr. Zielke's lab have won seven major international, national and UT System awards in the past three years. Dr. Zielke has recently been named as the Deputy Chairperson of the National Modeling and Simulation Coalition and Vice President for Education of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International. She teaches classes in Virtual Humans and Synthetic Societies and Cyberpsychology in the Arts and Technology program.

Note: A limited number of box lunches will be available.
The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglietti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Mar 27 ARS Research Colloquium: Ruth West, University of North Texas, Mutidimensional Data Spaces to Personal Data Streams: Art-Science and Data Driven Experiences
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs
Art Rendevous Science
Presents:
Multidimensional Data Spaces to Personal Data Streams:
Art-Science and Data Driven Experiences

Ruth West
Associate Professor
University of North Texas
Director, xREZ Lab
COI/CVAD/CAS/iARTA
ruth.west@unt.edu
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
Whether generated by terrestrial observatories, automated genomic sequencing, social media, high-resolution sub-cellular imaging, surveillance video, financial transactions, or the emerging “quantified self” movement “big data,” is here to stay. The richness of these massive repositories is such that we can generate an enormous amount of interpretations to address human concerns spanning the personal to the global over an equally wide range of disciplines. Yet the abstraction of nature and culture into vast and abstract data present challenges for the articulation and representation of linkages between the invisible and the visible – the immaterial scale of digital artifacts and the physical scales and dynamic states they represent. We face a crisis of representation. In this talk I’ll discuss some work interrogating these challenges within cross-disciplinary collaborations to create new kinds of engagement, insight, and cultural forms through hybrid research that blurs boundaries between disciplines in purposeful and productive ways.
Biography:
Ruth is an artist-researcher with a background in new media, molecular genetics, information aesthetics, scientific visualization, virtual / immersive environments, augmented reality, psychology, neuroscience, healthcare, fine arts, design, and participatory mobile and social technologies. She envisions a future in which art-science integration allows us to open new portals of imagination, knowledge and communication across cultures and create solutions for our most pressing global problems. As associate professor and director of the xREZ lab at University of North Texas she holds joint appointments in the College of Information (Library and Information Sciences), College of Visual Arts and Design (New Media), College of Arts and Sciences (Biological Sciences) and iARTA, UNT’s Initiative for Advanced Research in Technology and the Arts. Ruth's work has been presented or featured in the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, SIGGRAPH, WIRED Magazine’s NextFest, UCLA Fowler Museum, CAA, Ingenuity Festival Cleveland, FILE 09 Sao Paulo, IEEE VR, Mobisys, SPIE, IEEE ICIP, the American Journal of Human Genetics, Genomics, Leonardo, LEA, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, NPR's The Connection, NY Times, Genome News Network, AMINIMA and Artweek.
Note: Limited number of box lunches will be available.

The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglietti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Mar 22 RAW: Research, Art, Writing
12:00 AM UT Dallas
Irish Poet Desmond Egan will give a reading of his work on Friday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jonsson Performance Hall.

The reading is in conjuction with UT Dallas' annual RAW: Research, Art, Writing symposium, sponsored by the Graduate Student Association (GSA) in the School of Arts and Humanities, which offers students a chance to present their scholarly and creative work and receive feedback from panel moderators and audience members.
"Desmond Egan is a wonderful example of the scholar-poet that graduate students hope to become. To have the opportunity to converse with and learn from someone with as much experience and talent as Desmond is exciting," said Courtney Dombroski, vice president of the GSA. "Scholarship has continually becomes more and more global, with translations, international conferences, and interdisciplinary studies. Hosting such a scholar as Desmond Egan is a true testament to the expansive nature of scholarship in the world today."

Egan will also give the keynote address of the conference and host a creative writing workshop on Saturday, March 23.

Egan has published over 20 collections of poetry. Much of his work has been translated into an array of languages. He was awarded the U.S. National Poetry Foundation Award for his "Collected Poems" in 1983. Egan is also the creator and director of the Gerard Manley Hopkins International Festival in Ireland."
Mar 20 ARS Research Colloquia: Scot Gresham Lancaster, Sonification and Visualization - Strong Allies
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs
Art Rendevous Science
Presents:
Sonification and Visualization - Strong Allies
Scot Gresham Lancaster
Faculty member in Sound Design
ATEC (Arts and Technologies)
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
Sonification and Visualization are strong allies. They are not opposed to each other. A quick look over the literature regarding sonification it becomes clear that there is a wealth of material that is linked to the investigation of relationship between sonification and visualization. There is strong subjective evidence and research support to conclude that the combination of these two sensory modalities do foster an increased information yield and more meaningful user experience that is more representative of reality.
Biography:
Scot Gresham-Lancaster is a composer, performer, instrument builder and educator who is on the faculty at ATEC UT Dallas in sound design. Last year at IMéRA he worked on 2nd order sonification of data sets. As a member of the HUB, he is an early pioneer of "computer network music" and cellphonia "cellphone operas". He has created a series of "co-located" international Internet performances and worked developing audio for several games and interactive products. He is an expert in educational technology.
http://scot.greshamlancaster.com/
http://turbulence.org/networked_music_review/2007/07/07/interview-scot-gresham-lancaster/
http://quadrivium.vestaradio.com/contenu/723#scotg
http://about.me/scotgl
NOTE: Limited number of box lunches available on a first come, first served basis.
The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglietti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Mar 06 Mihai Nadin: What Is and What Is Not Anticipation
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
What Is – and What Is Not – Anticipation
Professor Mihai Nadin
Ashbel Smith Professor of Computer Science and Interactive Media
http://www.utdallas.edu/atec/nadin/
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract
The word “anticipation” is in everyone’s mouth, but rarely in a way that does justice to the concept. “Anticipation” characterizes the fundamental distinction between the living and the non-living. In contra-distinction to physics, a science of anticipation acknowledges the purposiveness of the living. Reporting on current research, the presentation is intended as a bridge-building attempt to other domains of knowledge and science.
Biography
PhDs in Electronics and Computer Science; Aesthetics. Publications: 41 books 194 articles. Computer graphics (since 1968; work in collection of Victoria and Albert Museum, London); courses in visualization (1985); semiotics-grounded HCI (1982); Computational Design Program (1994); AnticipationScope™ (2005). Founded (2002) antÉ – Institute for Research in Anticipatory Systems. For more details: www.nadin.ws

The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglietti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Feb 28 ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs - Art Rendevous Science
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
The Work of Art in the Post Age
Dr. Charlie Gere
Lancaster University
Lancaster Institute for The Contemporary Arts
Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
In this paper I look at the effect on art of transformations and developments in media and telecommunications, from the 17th century to the 21st, with special reference to the postal system as a figure for these developments, and through Deconstruction as a means of understanding them. I propose an alternative history of art in terms of a move away from the privacy of the early modern era, to one of openness that is allegorized in Derrida's figure of the post card in the book of that name. I look at this history from the late nineteenth century through to the early twentieth century, with reference to artists such as van Gogh, Duchamp, the Futurists, Cage, Fluxus and onto Net.Art and beyond.
Biography:
Charlie Gere is Professor of Media Theory and History in the Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University. He is the author of Digital Culture (2002), Art, Time and Technology (2006), Non-relational Aesthetics, with Michael Corris (2009), and Community without Community in Digital Culture (2012)as well as co-editor of White Heat Cold Technology (2009), and Art Practice in a Digital Culture (2010), and many papers on questions of technology, media and art. In 2007 he co-curated Feedback, a major exhibition on art responsive to instructions, input, or its environment, in Gijon, Northern Spain, and was co-curator of FutureEverybody, the 2012 FutureEverything exhibition, in Manchester.

The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglieti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Feb 22 SGDA Industry Talks: Erin Dudley, PHR of Gearbox Studios
6:00 PM JO 4.614
You've talked to the artists and animators, the programmers and producers, but when you're ready to get your job in the industry, the person you really need to know how to talk to is the HR rep. The one who actually gets your resume and does the hiring. Erin Dudley is such a person, and an awesome one at a great studio at that! Come join us this Friday 6:00PM in JO 4.614 to get the scoop!
Feb 22 ATEC.CONNECT
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
On Friday Feb 22, ATEC.CONNECT will host a panel discussion with Dr. Roger Malina, Dr. Kim Knight, Dr. Frank Dufour, Dr. Paul Fishwick, and Jeffrey Senita on "The Track to Tenure," covering topics such as:
- What makes you an strong attractive candidate for an academic or research position?
- What are all the different types of professors, and what are they able to do?
- If you have an MFA (a terminal degree), how is it different from a Ph.D. (also a terminal degree)? Are they equal?
- How do you become a visiting professor at another institution?
- How important is it to publish? How does the purpose of white papers differ from journal articles?
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ATEC.CONNECT is a the bi-weekly meeting series where ATEC & EMAC graduate students and faculty are invited to connect, discuss current projects, brainstorm, and share resources in an informal and conversational environment.
ATEC.CONNECT meets every other Friday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the ATEC Conference Room. All faculty and graduate students are welcome and encouraged to attend these sessions.
Feb 18 ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs Art Rendevous Science
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606
Cultural Data Sculpting: Inhabiting Heterogeneous Archives
Dr. Sarah Kenderdine
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Advanced Institute for Cross Disciplinary Studies / Applied Laboratory for Interactive Visualization and Embodiment
Monday, February 18, 2013, at Noon
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
This presentation examines new paradigms for transforming cultural archives into embodied experiences. Using large-scale heterogeneous datasets of intangible and tangible heritage, the research described integrates groundbreaking work in virtual environment design, interactivity, information visualization, visual analytics and cultural imaging initiated at the Applied Laboratory for Interactive Visualization and Embodiment (ALiVE), City University of Hong Kong.
Biography:
Dr. Kenderdine researches at the forefront of interactive and immersive experiences for museums and galleries. In widely exhibited installation works, she has amalgamated cultural heritage with new media art practice, especially in the realms of interactive cinema, augmented reality and embodied narrative. She is the Visiting Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong; Director, Centre for Innovation in Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (iGLAM); Director of Research, ALiVE; and is the head of Special Projects with Museum Victoria.

The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglietti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Feb 15 SGDA Industry Talks: Stephan Martiniere
7:00 PM Jonsson Performance Hall
The Student Game Developer Alliance (SGDA) will be hosting an industry professional, Stephan Martiniere, in the Jonsson Performance hall for a lecture and Q&A.
Mr. Martiniere has worked as an Art Director for ID Software on the game R.A.G.E., and has been a concept artist for Star Wars, Total Recall, and i Robot. He has also done art for the card game Magic: the Gathering, and has been in the industry for decades.
Come join us in the performance hall on the 15th at 7:00pm for an informative talk about the 2d art industry, gaming industry, how he got there and how you can get there, and all sorts of cool, informative things!
Feb 13 ARS Research Colloquia Series of the UT Dallas ATEC/EMAC Programs presents their first Colloquium on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 12:30 pm
12:30 PM ATEC 1.606
Mobile Augmented Reality Apps: Some Fundamental Research Challenges and Commercial Opportunities
Dr. Shoshana Loeb
2M Companies
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 12:30 p.m.
ATEC Conference Room, ATC 1.606
Abstract:
Augmented reality applications are gaining popularity in a wide range of domains and particularly for mobile devices. The effectiveness of these applications is critically dependent on solving a set of research problems that are "AI hard" with unprecedented scale and scope. In the talk we will look at various aspects of augmented reality applications and discuss the nature of the progress so far and research trends moving forward. We will conclude with a look at the various commercial opportunities on the horizon.
Biography:
Dr. Loeb has a proven track record in creating and growing disruptive high tech organizations and businesses. At 2M Companies she is dividing her time between growing the intellectual assets of the investment portfolio and creating new business concepts that further the mission of 2M. Prior to joining 2M Shoshi was a chief scientist and executive director at the Applied Research organization at Telcordia Technologies (formerly, Bell Communications Research and Bell Labs and now part of Ericsson). Prior, she was the founder and CEO of Elity Systems, a venture backed software startup that is now owned by IBM. Shoshi holds an award-winning Ph.D. in Mathematics from The Weizmann Institute of Science, in Israel and was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Artificial Intelligence at Yale University. She holds several US patents, authored numerous publications and coauthored the book “The Fabric of Mobile Services: Software Paradigms and Business Demands” (Wiley, 2009) and is now working on a book on "Information Filtering and Personalization" that was accepted for publication by Springer Verlag. Shoshi was Executive in Residence at Murex Investments and is on the investment advisory board of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Shoshi moved to Dallas from Philadelphia last year. She grew up on a farm in Israel and enjoys family, hiking, and writing fiction.
February Colloquia Speakers:
Monday, Feb. 18, Professor Sarah Kenderdine, City University of Hong Kong
Thursday, Feb. 28, Professor Charles Gere, Lancaster University, UK
The ATEC/EMAC Colloquium Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers visiting the metroplex or from the metroplex. Please send your suggestions to one of the Colloquium Committee Members: Professors Roger Malina and Mihai Nadin; co-chairs: Andrew Famiglieti, Paul Fishwick, Mona Kasra and Bonnie Pitman.
Feb 08 ATEC.CONNECT
12:00 PM ATEC 1.606

On Friday Feb 8th, ATEC.CONNECT will be hosted by Dr. Cindy Shen and Dr. Maximilian Schich, who have graciously agreed to give a crash course on research methodology with a special focus on approaches used in the fields of media and technology. They will cover various stages of research work and share their insights on how to choose appropriate research practices.
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ATEC.CONNECT is a the bi-weekly meeting series where ATEC & EMAC graduate students and faculty are invited to connect, discuss current projects, brainstorm, and share resources in an informal and conversational environment.
ATEC.CONNECT meets every other Friday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the ATEC Conference Room. All faculty and graduate students are welcome and encouraged to attend these sessions.