Assistant Professor of Music Technology, Indiana University Jason Palamara is an Assistant Professor of Music Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He specializes in the development of machine learning-enabled performance technologies for music and artificial intelligence-related music software. He is the founder and director of IUPUI’s DISEnsemble (Destructive/Inventive Systems Ensemble) and leads the Machine Musician Lab. With his creative partner percussionist-composer Scott Deal, he designed the AVATAR, an application that uses machine learning to play along with live musical improvisations.
Ph.D. Student in Psychological Sciences, Vanderbilt University I am currently developing tools in measuring individual differences in tactile object recognition. I am also working on using deep neural networks in conjuction with cognitive models. I look forward to applying individual differences and neuroimaging data to inform and constrain these models.
Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University Dr. Jesse Vermaire is an Associate Professor with the Institute of Environmental Science and cross-appointed with the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University. His research focuses on the long-term impacts of human activity on our freshwater resources including microplastic pollution of freshwater. His research is supported by grants from NSERC (Discovery, Engage, RTI, Strategic Project) and other federal and provincial programs such as (CFI, ORF, Northern Contaminants Program).
Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Calgary Jeff Halvorsen, PhD is a Post-doctoral Associate at the University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work on Blackfoot and Treaty Seven territory and an uninvited settler on T’sou-ke territory. His research area is white men’s allyship focused on anti-racism, anti-colonization, and gender justice and is currently the research coordinator for the Canada site of the SSHRC funded international project, Stories of personal transformation: Men working for violence prevention and gender equity. He has 17 years experience in a community based settings working with individuals experiencing family violence and abuse, homelessness, and sex work and has been a credentialed evaluator with the Canadian Evaluation Society. His research interest is in social justice, ally roles, masculinities, whiteness, and anti-oppressive practice.
Lecturer in Art Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh Julie Louise Bacon is a visual artist, curator, writer and lecturer in art at Edinburgh College of Art, part of the University of Edinburgh. She has edited and contributed to a wide range of publications on contemporary art and cultural theory. She has presented her performance, installation and video works in art galleries, public sites, and festivals internationally. In tandem with her exhibiting practice, Julie Louise has held curatorial and directorship roles in arts organisations in Northern Ireland, England, and Québec. Her current research The Habitat of Time explores changes in our experiences of time in the Network Ages. It featured as a new short film in Hull UK Capital of Culture and a solo exhibition at Artspace Sydney. Julie Louise completed a PhD at the University of Ulster with an exhibition of newly commissioned works exploring the role that archives and collections play in history-making.
