I am always excited to meet with folks interested in human computer interaction + creativity support research, with priority for Berkeley undergraduate students considering grad school or a career in research or art.
System & artifact building is only one of the tools I use to help study the impact of technology on arts & culture, and not the main focus. My projects often demand strong web development & design skills; they always demand solid interpersonal skills, empathy, and openness. :)
Send me an email briefly describing your interest in working with me (it does not need to be a grand reason) with a link to your personal website or portfolio, ideally with projects that showcase your creativity or passions. :-)
Prompting for Discovery: Flexible Sense-Making for AI Art-Making with Dreamsheets
Shm Garanganao Almeda, J.D. Zamfirescu-Pereira, Kyu Won Kim, Pradeep Mani Rathnam, Bjoern Hartmann
📄 Paper (PDF) |
🔗 ACM DL |
🔗 arxiv
How can artists use Text-to-Image models to achieve reliable results?
To study this, we developed DreamSheets, a design probe Text-To-Image “sandbox” in a spreadsheet. We observed novice and expert artists use the tool as a computational substrate – developing their own TTI interfaces as "sheet-systems" that exemplified a variety of sensemaking strategies and creative exploration styles.
The Influence of Decentralized Systems on the Development of Novel Online Creative Communities and Cooperative Practices
Shm Garanganao Almeda, Bjoern Hartmann
Parametric RGB color mixing system for digital painting that enables a novel color-mixing experience, advised by Jose Echevarria & Stephen Diverdi.
Enables real-time adjustments to color-mixing behavior while digitally painting, sampling color-blends from a parameterized Bezier curve in 3-D (RGB) Space.
How can we optimize oligonucleotide chain design to minimize the cost of protein synthesis?
Algorithms that optimize oligonucleotide chain design to minimize the cost of synthesizing proteins, towards more effective protein variant library design; implemented as a web application, designed for the needs of a team of protein designers at Princeton.
Accessible American Sign Language Recognition with the Leap Motion Controller, advised by Andrea Salgian