I’ve written a quick summary of a recent SIRG seminar. The summary can be found by following this link: Towards a sociology of technology and time.
Chris Douce
For our next meeting, on 27 June at 2.00 in the David Gorham Library, we are pleased to welcome Adam Linson, currently pursuing a PhD in the OU’s Computing department. Adam has supplied the following abstract:
About Adam Linson
Adam Linson (born 1975 in Los Angeles) is currently a PhD candidate doing research in Artificial Intelligence and Improvised Music at the Open University (UK), in the Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology. His research interests extend to other areas of musical human-computer interaction, especially phenomenology and cybernetics. He received an MFA from Bard College in 2012, and a BA in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego in 1998, where he also studied composed and improvised music under George Lewis (now his PhD co-supervisor), and classical double bass under Bertram Turetzky. As a software engineer and GNU/Linux specialist, he has extensive experience in the private sector, ranging from large-scale distributed architectures to embedded systems. He is active internationally as a double bassist, improvisor and composer, performing acoustically and with live electronics, solo and in a wide variety of ensembles. He also designs, develops, and performs with real-time interactive computer music systems. He has composed music for chamber ensembles and international contemporary dance productions, and can be heard on several critically-acclaimed albums. (website: www.percent-s.com)