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Brian Magerko鈥檚 expertise lies at the intersections of computation, cognition, and the social/creative interactions between humans and artificial intelligence.

Brian Magerko

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Digital Media

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Brian Magerko鈥檚 expertise lies at the intersections of computation, cognition, and the social/creative interactions between humans and artificial intelligence.

Brian Magerko鈥檚 research explores how studying human and machine cognition can inform the development of new human-computer creative experiences. His work brings together cognitive science, computer science, and computational media research to design and develop technologies related to human creative socio-cognitive processes. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles related to computational media, cognition, and learning. His research has been featured in the New Yorker, USA Today, CNN, Yahoo! Finance, NPR, and other global and regional outlets, as well as galleries and museums around the world. His music-based learning environment for computer science, EarSketch, has been used by more than 160,000 learners. At 色花堂, he leads the Expressive Machinery Lab.

News and Recent Appearances

Exploring Art and AI in 色花堂's School of Literature, Media, and Communication

The Art and AI VIP explores the interplay between artistry and artificial intelligence.

Making Coding Education More Accessible for Blind and Visually Impaired Youth

A research team led by聽Brian Magerko is working to solve this problem by adapting聽EarSketch for blind and visually impaired youth.

色花堂-led Team Awarded $1.7M to Foster Artificial Intelligence Literacy

The National Science Foundation grant will support the transition of previously-created AI prototypes into public-facing exhibits that spark creativity and collaboration in learning about artificial intelligence.

Political Rewind: In Conversation With 色花堂's Experts on AI, ChatGPT, and the Future

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色花堂's front seat in artificial intelligence development

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