MAUC 2015 - 2nd AISB Symposium on Music, Arts and Unconventional Computing

Art and life are driven by process. Science and computation are driven by results. Research into unconventional, or nature-inspired, computing aims to uncover novel principles of efficient information processing and computation in physical, chemical and biological systems, to develop novel non-standard algorithms and computing architectures, and also to implement conventional algorithms in non-silicon, or wet, substrates. Where is the boundary between animate and artificial, between real and imaginary in artistic works? How does art contribute to computation? Where is computation in life and arts? The workshop brings together topics of artificial intelligence, generative and audiovisual media, tangibility and interactivity, and bio-inspired algorithms. We invite scientists and engineers who create art works using chemical, physical and living computing substrates and artists coming from cutting-edge fields of research and digital art production that focuses on creating aesthetic experiences, interactive or collaborative aspects for visitors. We am to bring together Renaissance epoch presenters: the scientists who are artists, and the artists who are inspired by computational sciences. We see the potential impacts of the workshop in the advancement of artificial intelligence, unconventional computation, design of efficient tools and algorithms for creative works in arts and music inspired by spatio-temporal dynamical processes in natural systems, novel wetware/hardware implementations for digital and social media musical and art platforms. Organisers: Andrew Adamatzky (UWE), Eduardo Miranda (Plymouth University), Theresa Schubert (Weimar University), Frederic de Wilde (Transmedia Brussels and University of Hasselt).