Webinar “UAL Creative Computing Institute: Bridging Technology, Creativity and Social Impact”
Date: 26 October 2023
Time: 3pm – 4:30 pm London
Where: online
Organisers:
– DonStream Education /Artstream Global – the official recruitment-representative of UAL.
– Projector Institute – leading non-governmental Ukrainian EdTech institution that provides independent digital education in IT and creative economies.
Working at the intersection of creativity and computational technologies, UAL’s Creative Computing Institute (CCI) explores the technology shaping our world and prepares a new generation of talent to shape it.
Led by Programme Director of Creative Computing and Robotics, Dr Iulia Ionescu, and Programme Director for Computer and Data Science, Dr Femi Isiaq, this webinar will give an overview of the exciting undergraduate courses available at CCI. It will also explore student projects that combine computer science and creative practice, the Creative Computing Institute’s social mission, and how this is integrated into the courses’ curriculum, research, and knowledge exchange.
UAL Creative Computing Institute
The UAL Creative Computing Institute (CCI) offers innovative new courses in Computer Science, Creative Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Programming. It offers research opportunities and a platform to explore computer science and creative practice.
At the Creative Computing Institute, we explore the relationship between cutting edge Computer Science, the Creative Economy and the Arts. We want to ask new questions, solve new problems, and develop technologies that accelerate knowledge and innovation across society.
Number 2 University in the world ranking of educational institutions for Art and Design. University of the Arts London consists of 6 world-renowned colleges offering the largest number of subjects and disciplines, such as fashion, art, design, fashion business, creative industries management, animation, visual communications, media communications, augmented reality, advertising, cinema, photography, architecture, interior design and many more. UAL is the largest specialised university in the world. More than 20 thousand students from 110 countries study at UAL.
Iulia is an interdisciplinary artist and technologist with a keen interest in social phenomena that arise in the face of increased automation and algorithmic living. Her work delves into the intersection of technology and society, exploring the co-construction of meaning in human-AI interaction. In particular, she focuses on the relationship between anthropomorphic features and anthropomorphic perception in the design of AI systems.
Dr Olufemi Isiaq (Femi) is the Programme Director for the Computer and Data Science Programme at UAL Creative Computing Institute. With almost two decades of combined experience in both industry and academia, Femi has a wealth of knowledge and expertise to draw upon. Having worked for a number of multinational organisations including Siemens Communication and Enterprise Limited and EON UK. He collaborated on projects with prestigious organisations such as BAE Systems, Boeing, and Rolls Royce, among others.
The Webinar is organized in a creative collaboration with Projector Institute
Participation in the webinar is free:
– by registration only;
– the number of participants is limited.
You will receive the link to the webinar to your email a few days before the event.
