Graduate Student Bios

Meehae Song

Email: meehaes [at] sfu [dot] ca

Degree: PhD
Research Interests, keywords: Virtual Reality, Meditation, Biofeedback, Chronic Pain.

Recent Activities: Currently, Meehae is working on a virtual walking meditation application
(Virtual Meditative Walk) under Dr. Gromala and the Transforming Pain Research Group.
This application uses VR and biofeedback technologies to drive the visuals/sound while
the meditator walks on a treadmill. She is also working on an interactive tree installation
as well as revisiting the Neurofloat project over the summer.

Carlos Castellanos

Email: carlos_castellanos [at] sfu [dot] ca

Degree: PhD
Research Interests, keywords: Interactive Art, Phenomenology, Human/Machine Co-evolution,
Embodiment, Cybernetics, AI/A-life, Networks, Tactile Interfaces.

Current Projects:

Protocol

Protocol is an interactive art installation that attempts to realize a new form of human-machine symbiosis. Through a multi-More info

Heterogenesis

Heterogenesis is an interactive sound and tactile environment consisting of a group of autonomous artificial life agents that collectively form a rudimentary artificial neural network. The agents, taking the form of long pillar-More info

For more information on Carlos' work see his website, http://ccastellanos.com

Angela Tomizu

Email: atomizu [at] sfu [dot] ca

Degree: MA
Research Interests, keywords: Communication Design, Performance, Biofeedback,
Bioresponsive Art, Interactive Art, Pain, Anxiety, Empathy.

Recent Activities: Angela is currently the Sessional Instructor for IAT 102 - Graphic Design,
building her thesis project B[i[ound: a bioresponsive corset performance and writing her
Masters thesis. She is also a designer for the BioMedia Lab and is a member of the Transforming
Pain Research Group.

Amir Aziz Ghahary

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Jay Vidyarthi

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Degree: MSc
Research Interests, keywords: Interface Design, Human-computer Interaction, Usability,
Self-Expression, Spirituality, Biofeedback, Psychophysics, Art Therapy, Pain, Anxiety, Stress.

Recent Activities: Publication and presentation at the ECA2010 conference in Geneva and the
EuroITV2010 conference in Tampere. Numerous user experience research / design / evaluation projects
for major industrial clients.

Mark Nazemi

Email: mna31 [at] sfu [dot] ca

Degree: MA
Research Interests, keywords: Sound Design & Music Composition for the purpose of
transcendence / meditation, user-driven non-linear sound compositions, creating Poetic Immersive
Environments & visual performance.

Recent Activities: Mark is a recent graduate of the SIAT undergraduate program and also
teaches sound design & audio engineering.