Carlos Castellanos
Assistant Professor
School of Interactive Games and Media
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
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Carlos Castellanos
Assistant Professor
School of Interactive Games and Media
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
Bio
Carlos Castellanos is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher with a wide array of interests such as cybernetics, ecology, embodiment, phenomenology, artificial intelligence and transdisciplinary collaboration. His work bridges science, technology, education and the arts, developing a network of creative interaction with living systems, the natural environment and emerging technologies. His artworks have been exhibited at local, national and international events such as the International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA), SIGGRAPH & ZERO1 San Jose.
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Published Conference Proceedings
Castellanos, Carlos, Johnny Diblasi, and Philippe Pasquier. "Beauty: A Machine-Microbial Artwork." Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design (EvoMUSART), Late-Breaking Abstracts. Ed. Antonio M. Mora and Anna I. Esparcia-Alcázar. Seville, Spain: ArXiv, 2021. Web.
Castellanos, Carlos, et al. "On Creating Multimedia Interfaces for Hybrid Biological-Digital Art Installations." Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Multimedia Modeling. Ed. Y. M. Ro, et al. Daejeon, South Korea: Springer, 2020. Web.
Castellanos, Carlos, et al. "Sentience and Trans-Species Collaboration: Considering the Aims, Desires and Perceptual Landscapes of the Non-Human." Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2020). Ed. Christine Ross and Chris Salter. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: ISEA2020, 2020. Print.
DiBlasi, Johnny, et al. "Agency & Autonomy: Intersections of Artificial Intelligence and Creative Practice." Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2020). Ed. Christine Ross and Chris Salter. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: ISEA2020, 2020. Print.
Salimi, Mahsoo, et al. "Liminal Scape, an interactive visual installation with expressive AI." Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2020). Ed. Christine Ross and Chris Salter. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: ISEA2020, 2020. Print.
Castellanos, Carlos. "PlantConnect and Microbial Sonorities: Exploring the Intersection of Plant, Microbial and Machine Agencies." Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2020). Ed. Christine Ross and Chris Salter. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: ISEA2020, 2020. Print.
Castellanos, Carlos. "Un/Green Agency: Human-Non-Human Relations in New Media Art." Proceedings of the 4th Open Fields Conference on Art-Science Research. Ed. Raitis SMITS, Rasa SMITE and Jens HAUSER. Riga, Latvia: n.p., 2020. Web.
Castellanos, Carlos. "Microbial Sonorities." Proceedings of the Art Machines: International Symposium on Computational Media Art. Ed. Richard William Allen. Hong Kong, Hong Kong: School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, 2019. Print.
Levy, Ellen, et al. "Life, Agency & Ecology: Aesthetics of Human-Nonhuman Encounters in Environmental and Biological Art." Proceedings of the College Art Association Annual Conference. Ed. Jim Hopsfensperger and Hunter O'Hanian. New York, NY: n.p., 2019. Print.
Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper
Castellanos, Carlos, Bhushan Patil, and Johnny Diblasi. "Beauty." Proceedings of the Machine Learning for Creativity and Design Workshop, 35th Conference on Neural Information Processing (NeurIPS 2021). Ed. n/a. Sydney, Australia: n.p..
Shows/Exhibits/Installations
Castellanos, Carlos and Bello Bello. PlantConnect. May 2019. Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea. Installation.
Castellanos, Carlos and Bello Bello. ISEA2019, International Symposium on Electronic Art, Asia Culture Center Residency, Gwangju, South Korea. May 2019. Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea. Installation.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Castellanos, Carlos. "Human-Nonhuman Relations in New Media Art." ACC Lecture Series. Asia Culture Center. Gwangju, South Korea. 23 May 2019. Guest Lecture.
Castellanos, Carlos. "PlantConnect - ACC Creators in Lab." International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2019). Asia Culture Center. Gwangju, South Korea. 23 Jun. 2019. Guest Lecture.
Currently Teaching
IGME-470
Physical Computing & Alternative Interfaces
3 Credits
The rich variety and widespread adoption of gestural touch screens, motion-sensing devices, weight-reactive surfaces, wearable digital devices, and similar interface products demonstrates the demand for well-integrated devices and services that seamlessly couple people and environments. Such products can interface computers with real-world inputs and outputs, and give people new ways of controlling and experiencing their devices and information. This course provides a rapid technical introduction to basic electronics (components, circuits, microcontrollers, etc.) and emphasizes the application of interface design concepts to physically interactive and innovative product development. The course requires solo and team projects that blend electronics, programming, and design.
IGME-480
Current Topics in Interactive Development
3 Credits
Interactive media development is a rapidly evolving field. This course provides an opportunity for students to learn and experiment with emerging themes, practices, and technologies that are not addressed elsewhere in the curriculum. Topics covered in this course will vary based on current developments in the field. Students will explore, design, and develop creative interactive experiences pertaining to the semester's domain area. Programming projects are required.
IGME-589
Research Studio
3 Credits
This course will allow students to work as domain specialists on teams completing one or more faculty research projects over the course of the semester. The faculty member teaching the class will provide the research topic(s). Students will learn about research methodology to implement, test, and evaluate results of projects. Students will complete research reports and final assessments of themselves and their teammates in addition to completing their assigned responsibilities on the main projects.
IGME-599
Independent Study
1 - 6 Credits
The student will work independently under the supervision of a faculty advisor on a topic not covered in other courses.
IGME-670
Digital Audio Production
3 Credits
Technologies and techniques for producing and manipulating digital audio are explored. Topics include digital representations of sound, digital audio recording and production, MIDI, synthesis techniques, real-time performance issues, and the application of digital audio to multimedia and Web production.