CodeLab in ACADIA 2023
CodeLab had a strong presence in the 43rd Annual ACADIA Conference, with both faculty and student presentations. Here are some noteworthy stories.
Vernelle A. A. Noel’s Exploring Heritage through a Situated Computations Framework
Professor Vernelle A. A. Noel, who participated in organizing, took charge of a session, “Fabricated Transitions” at ACADIA also participating as an award presenter. She also delivered two presentations about a paper and a field note of hers. The paper was about a project called “Carnival + AI: Heritage, Virtual Spaces, and Machine Learning,” grounded in a Situated Computations framework. The project includes three virtual events that draw on real events in the Carnival: (1) the Virtual Gallery: dancing sculptures, AI-generated designs; (2) Virtual J’ouvert: AI-generated characters, based on Carnival’s J’ouvert; and (3) Virtual Mas: based on the masquerade.
Her field note “Text-to-Image Generators: Semiotics, Semantics, and Society,” alongside Ph.D. student Hayri Dortdivanlioglu, was regarding probing the interaction of symbols, meanings, language structure, and society in text-to-image generator tools, explored through six prompts in six languages over eight months during the Midjourney project.
Jiaying Wei’s Adaptive Robotic Assembly in the Autonomous assemblies session
In another engaging session, Jiaying Wei, along with Prof. Daniel Cardoso Llach and Prof. Joshua Bard, presented their work on “Responsive Robotic Assembly with Heterogeneous Materials: A Case Study with Unprocessed Wood.” The focus of her work is Integrating robots with architectural materials, making stuff with tree branches. She crafted a smart system connecting Robot Operating System and Grasshopper, enabling robots to adjust their plans dynamically. Going beyond conventional factory processes, they assembled raw wood that varied in shape, addressing global concerns about waste management and resource repurposing.
You can check out more on 2023 ACADIA website and its virtual exhibition.
Vernelle A. A. Noel, http://www.acadiacaadria.org/
Jiaying Wei, Daniel Cardoso Llach, Joshua Bard. ‘Responsive Robotic Assembly with Heterogeneous Materials: A Case Study with Unprocessed Wood’. ACADIA 2023 p.358
Nov. 07. 2023
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