The Authors

Bill Manaris is a computer science educator, researcher, and musician. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science and is professor of computer science and director of computing in the arts program at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. He has studied music theory, and classical and jazz guitar, and performs live occasionally. He has been active in curriculum development in human–computer interaction, artificial intelligence, and computing in the arts. His teaching experience spans 30 years. His research interests include statistical, connectionist, and evolutionary techniques for modeling human aesthetics and creativity in music and art. He has developed several systems for computer-aided music analysis, composition, and performance, including NEvMuse, Armonique, and Monterey Mirror. For more information visit http://www.cs.cofc.edu/~manaris.

Andrew R. Brown is an educator, musician, digital artist, and computer programmer. He holds a Ph.D. in music and is professor of digital arts at Griffith University, in Brisbane, Australia, where his work explores the aesthetics of process and regularly involves programming software as part of the creative process. In addition to a history of computer-assisted composition and audio-visual installations, Andrew has in recent years focused on real-time artworks using generative processes and musical live-coding. The latter is a practice where the software to generate a work is written as part of the performance. He has been invited to perform live coding in many international venues. His digital media artworks have been shown in galleries across Australia and in China. For more information visit http://andrewrbrown.net.au.