Research
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Research interests
I am an internationally-recognised interdisciplinary scholar, electronic/computer music artist and creative technologist. I’m an expert in AI/machine learning, computational art & music, computing education, user experience (UX) design, and cybernetics.
I lead the Cybernetic Studio at the School of Cybernetics at the Australian National University: a cybernetic community that makes things out of hardware/software/people/stuff to explore cybernetic systems and their impact on the world.
As a livecoding artist I have performed at international arts festivals, including the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) and the International Conference on Live Coding (ICLC). I’m the Vice President of the Australasian Computer Music Association (ACMA). I am also a founder and co-director of the ANU Laptop Ensemble, an interdisciplinary computer music research and teaching collective.
I am a
maker of open-source software tools for music,
creative code, generative AI, data analysis/visualisation, and more. I’m one half of the core development team for the
Extempore programming environment 
Come study with me: if you’re interested in doing Honours/Masters/PhD research with me, send me an email. I always have a few project ideas kicking around, but I’m also open to hearing about the project/big idea that excites you. Send me
- a one-paragraph description of the project you’re interested in doing, and
- a link to something you’ve made: a livecoding video, a project on GitHub, an academic paper—even a blog post
I get a lot of emails, so including these two things is a great way to show that you’ve thought a bit about what sort of research project you’re interested in (and why I’d be a good fit as your supervisor). You should think hard about how to make your email stand out from the crowd.
Peer-reviewed publications
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2022
Having a Ball: A Linked Data Approach to Fancy Dress in Colonial Australia (2022)
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in DH '22: Proceedings of the International Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
Automatic Gloss Dictionary for Sign Language Learners (2022)
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in Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics: System Demonstrations (pdf)
2021
Spatial Anchor Based Indoor Asset Tracking (2021)
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in IEEE VR '21: Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) (pdf)
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in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 9() (pdf)
2020
Disruption and Creativity in Live Coding (2020)
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in VL/HCC '20: IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (pdf)
Camera Adversaria (2020)
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in CHI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pdf)
Eating Computers Considered Harmful (2020)
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in Alt.CHI '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pdf)
Enacting Collective Ownership Economies within Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (2020)
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in Proceedings of "Worker-Centered Design: Expanding HCI Methods for Supporting Labor" Workshop at CHI'20 (pdf)
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Artists and Master-Coders in the Consensual Domain (2020)
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in Proceedings of "Where Art Meets Technology: Integrating Tangible and Intelligent Tools in Creative Processes" Workshop at CHI'20 (pdf)
TSPNet: Hierarchical Feature Learning via Temporal Semantic Pyramid for Sign Language Translation (2020)
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in NeurIPS '20: Poster Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (pdf)
Analysis and Visualisation of Complex Familial Relationships in Greek Mythology (2020)
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in DH '20: Proceedings of the International Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (Peer-Reviewed Poster)
Introduction to Music-Making in Extempore (Workshop) (2020)
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in ICLC'20: Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Live Coding (pdf)
2019
Reducing Latency in a Collaborative Augmented Reality Service (2019)
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in VRCAI '19: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry (pdf)
Two Perspectives on Rebooting Computer Music Education: Composition and Computer Science (2019)
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in ACMC '19: Proceedings of the 2019 Australasian Computer Music Conference (pdf)
Analysis and Visualization of Narrative in Shanhaijing Using Linked Data (2019)
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in DH '19: Proceedings of the International Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (pdf)
2018
Critical Challenges for the Visual Representation of Deep Neural Networks (2018)
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in Human and Machine Learning: Visible, Explainable, Trustworthy and Transparent (Springer International Publishing) (pdf)
The Other Side: Algorithm As Ritual in Artificial Intelligence (2018)
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in Alt.CHI '18: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pdf)
Thoughts on an ANU Laptop Ensemble: Where Do New Media Creators Fit in the Modern University? (2018)
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in Code2k18: A Media Conference of Platforms, Devices and Screens
2017
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in 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (pdf)
2016
InfiniCloud 2.0: Distributing High Performance Computing across Continents. (2016)
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in Supercomputing Frontiers and Innovations 3(2) (pdf)
doi: 10.14529/jsfi160204
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in CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pdf)
Live Programming in Scientific Simulation (2016)
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in Supercomputing Frontiers and Innovations 2(4) (pdf)
doi: 10.14529/jsfi150401
2015
Music of 18 Performances: Evaluating Apps and Agents with Free Improvisation (2015)
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in ACMC '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Computer Music Conference (pdf)
Tracking Ensemble Performance on Touch-Screens with Gesture Classification and Transition Matrices (2015)
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in NIME '15: Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (pdf)
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in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 18(9) (pdf)
2014
Exploring Percussive Gesture on iPads with Ensemble Metatone (2014)
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in CHI '14: Proceedings of the 2014 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pdf)
Metatravels and Metalonsdale: Ipad Apps for Percussive Improvisation (2014)
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in CHI '14: Extended Abstracts of the 2014 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pdf)
Visualising a Live Coding Arts Process (2014)
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in OZCHI '14: Proceedings of the 26th Australasian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (pdf)
The Many Meanings of Live Coding (2014)
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in Computer Music Journal 38(1) (pdf)
doi: 10.1162/COMJ_a_00230
Coding Livecoding (2014)
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in CHI '14: Proceedings of the 2014 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pdf)
Networked Livecoding at VL/HCC 2013 (2014)
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in VL/HCC '14: IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (pdf)
2013
Chasing a Feeling: Experience in Computer Supported Jamming (2013)
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in Music and Human-Computer Interaction (Springer London) (pdf)
Visual Code Annotations for Cyberphysical Programming (2013)
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in LIVE '13: 1st International Workshop on Live Programming at ICSE (pdf)
2012
Becoming-Sound: Affect and Assemblage in Improvisational Digital Music Making (2012)
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in CHI '12: Proceedings of the 2012 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pdf)
The Design of a Smartphone-Based Digital Musical Instrument for Jamming (2012)
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in ANU Library Open Research PhD dissertations() (pdf)
2011
A Chasing After the Wind: Experience in Computer-supported Group Musicmaking (2011)
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in Proceedings of "When Words Fail: What Can Music Interaction Tell Us about HCI?" Workshop at British HCI (pdf)
2010
Engagement Networks in Social Music-making (2010)
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in OZCHI '10: Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (pdf)
2009
Distributed Performance in Live Coding (2009)
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in ACMC '09: Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Computer Music Conference (pdf)
2007
Mind-Modulated Music in the Mind Attention Interface (2007)
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in OZCHI '07: Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (pdf)
Curated/invited livecoding performances
2024 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2009 | 2008
2024
Coloring Code - Live Drawing and Coding (2024)
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31 May '24 @ Shanghai Concert Hall, China
2022
ACMC'22 Evening Concert #1 (2022)
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31 Aug '22 @ Ahumairangi, Block 1, Massey University, Wellington NZ
OzCHI '22 Connected Creativity Algorave (2022)
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01 Dec '22 @ Ainslie Arts Centre
2021
ACMC'21 Evening Concert #1 (2021)
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21 Aug '21 @ Australian Institute of Music (video)
2020
smoke (2020)
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30 Jan '20 @ PK Big Band Room, ANU School of Music (video)
ICLC'20 Algorave (2020)
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07 Feb '20 @ https://www.flannerysbar.ie (video)
2019
Colour Coded (2019)
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02 Aug '19 @ Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra (video)
2018
National Invention Convention '18 Closing Ceremony (2018)
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19 Jan '18 @ Questacon, Canberra
Soundscapes Concert Series #21 (2018)
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03 May '18 @ Smiths Alternative Bookshop, Canberra (video)
National Science Week '18 ACT Launch Event (2018)
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10 Aug '18 @ Molo Bar, Australian National University (video)
Shirty Science Season 3 launch party (2018)
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13 Aug '18 @ Doughnut Dept., Canberra
2017
National Science Week '17 ACT Launch Event (2017)
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11 Aug '17 @ National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra
2015
Innovation ACT 2015 Launch (2015)
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12 Aug '15 @ John Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra
Collected Resonances: Session 2 (2015)
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26 Aug '15 @ ANU School of Music, Canberra (video)
2014
"Art, Not Apart" Festival (2014)
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15 Mar '14 @ Kendall Lane Theatre, New Acton, Canberra
"You Are Here" Festival - in case of sound: round one (2014)
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15 Mar '14 @ Canberra Museum and Gallery
John Hosking Farewell Reception (2014)
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28 May '14 @ Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra (video)
ACMC '14: Australasian Computer Music Conference (2014)
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10 Jul '14 @ Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2013
Musical Metacreation (MuMe) Algorave at ISEA 2013: International Symposium on Electronic Art (2013)
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15 Jun '13 @ 107 Projects, Redfern, NSW, Australia (video)
Revenant Media: Theremin '75 Exhibition (2013)
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25 Oct '13 @ ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra (video)
ICOMOS 2013: International Council on Monuments and Sites (2013)
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02 Nov '13 @ Mt Stromlo Observatory, Canberra
2009
ACMC '09: Australasian Computer Music Conference (2009)
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03 Jul '09 @ Queensland University of Technology
Beginning-Middle-End Festival (2009)
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24 Sep '09 @ ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra (video)