Bill Manaris

Most Recent Affiliation(s):

• College of Charleston, the Computing in the Arts program, _Professor and _Director

ISEA Bio(s) Available:

• ISEA2022

  Bill Manaris is a computing in the arts researcher, educator, and musician.  He is Director of the Computing in the Arts program, and Professor of Computer Science, at the College of Charleston, USA. His interests include computer music and art, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence. He explores interaction design and modeling of aesthetics and creativity using statistical, connectionist, and evolutionary techniques.  He designs systems for computer-aided analysis, composition, and performance in music and art.  He studied computer science and music at the University of New Orleans and holds an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the Center for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Louisiana. Manaris has published a textbook in Computer Music and Creative Computing and is co-developer of the JythonMusic environment (http://jythonmusic.org).

  ISEA2015

  Bill Manaris is a computer science researcher, educator, and musician. He is Professor of Computer Science, and Director of the Computing in the Arts program, at the College of Charleston, USA. His interests include computer music, human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence. He explores interaction design and modeling of aesthetics and creativity using statistical, connectionist, and evolutionary techniques. He designs systems for computer aided analysis, composition, and performance in music and art. He studied computer science and music at the University of New Orleans, and holds an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the Center for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Louisiana, USA. Manaris is Associate Editor of the International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, and has recently published a textbook in Computer Music and Creative Computing.

Last Known Location:

• United States of America