Motivated, Social and Embodied: Three Perspectives on Computational Creativity
Dr. Rob Saunders, Falmouth University, UK:
Motivated, Social and Embodied: Three Perspectives on Computational Creativity
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Bio
Rob Saunders is Associate Professor of Computational Creativity in the MetaMakers Institute at Falmouth University in the UK and Senior Research Fellow in Design Computing in the Design Lab at the University of Sydney in Australia. Rob's research is centred on the creative application of computing in at and design and the computational modelling of creativity. Using techniques from machine learning, robotics and surveillance he has explored the role of curiosity in creative processes and developed models of creative systems at individual, social and cultural levels. His models of curious design agents have demonstrated useful abilities for autonomous design systems, including problem-finding and open-ended exploration. His models of social creativity exhibit emergent dynamics including clique formation and fashion cycles. Rob works with artists and designers across a range of disciplines to support and engage in the creative application of computing and has applied his research in the development of intelligent design customisation systems, learning management systems for creative coding, smart environments and interactive installations, intelligent architectural robotic systems and autonomous robotic artworks.