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Simon Penny

Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Phone: (949) 824-9321
Fax: (949) 824-3203
Email: penny@uci.edu

University of California
Engineering Tower 444H
Mail Code: 2625
Irvine, CA 92697


Research
Interests
Joint Arts and Engineering
   
Research
Abstract
Simon Penny is professor of arts and engineering, a joint appointment of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering.
Mr. Penny is an artist, theorist, teacher and curator in the field of Electronic and Interactive Art. His art practice consists of interactive and robotic installations, which have been exhibited in the Americas, Australia and Europe. His essays have been published in seven languages. He edited the anthology Critical Issues in Electronic Media (SUNY Press 1995) and is currently preparing a manuscript for publication with MIT Press.


At UCI, he is establishing an interdisciplinary Reseach Center and an interdisciplinary graduate program in Arts, Computation and Engineering (ACE). His position as Professor of Arts and Engineering at UCI is a joint appointment between the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the Claire Trevor School of Arts. He also is Layer Leader for the Arts in the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology and (Cal-IT2).
   
Publications "Systems Aesthetics and Cyborg Art: the legacy of Jack Burnham" Sculpture Magazine, Jan'99.
   
  "Jeffrey Shaw, A Users manual (review)," SPenny and MFernandez, Sculpture Magazine, Nov'98. Full length version of "Shaw..." published in Leonardo Electronic Almanac July'98 "Moores Law, Systems Theory and the Aesthetics of Interactive Art." Astrolabe online journal.
   
  "Embodied Cultural Agents: at the intersection of Art, Robotics and Cognitive Science." Socially Intelligent Agents AAAI Press. 1997.
   
  "The Virtualisation of Artistic Practice: Body Knowledge and the Engineering World View." CAA Art Journal Fall 97 Special Issue on Electronic Art, Ed: Johanna Drucker.
   
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Last updated 03/27/2002