<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; ">================================</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; ">Subject: MSc, and PhD offers in generative audio/video art @ SFU.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; ">==</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; ">MSc, and PhD offers in generative audio/video art @ SFU.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">The Advanced Media Research Group (AMRG) at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has up to 4 graduate fellowships available for masters and/or doctoral students with one or more of the following interests and expertise:</span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Film and new media theory and practice</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Interactive narrative systems (design and analysis)</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Generative systems for music, sound and video</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Video and audio digital signal processing and multimedia programming</span></div></li></ol><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Besides being familiar with computer music tools, 3 and 4 assume a background in Computer Science, Machine Learning, and DSP.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "></span></span><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">The Advanced Media Research Group is an interdisciplinary research group including members from the fields of humanities, computer science, music and cognitive science whose work focuses on video art, new media theory and analysis, artificial intelligence, computer graphics, meta-creation, computational systems for creative applications, music composition, and soundscape design. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "></span></span><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">AMRG has embarked on an ambitious research-creation project funded by SSHRC to investigate and design systems to generate real-time audio/video experiences that demonstrate artistic value and increasing semantic coherence. The video functionality relies upon a “recombinant” generative design (tagging and shuffling of existing video clips). </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">The senior research team for the project includes:</span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Jim Bizzocchi [</span><a href="http://www.sfu.ca/siat/people/faculty/jim-bizzocchi.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">http://www.sfu.ca/siat/people/faculty/jim-bizzocchi.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">]</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Tom Calvert [</span><a href="http://www.sfu.ca/siat/people/faculty/tom-calvert.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">http://www.sfu.ca/siat/people/faculty/tom-calvert.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">]</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Arne Eigenfeldt [</span><a href="http://www.sfu.ca/~eigenfel/arne/main.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">http://www.sfu.ca/~eigenfel/arne/main.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">]</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Philippe Pasquier [</span><a href="http://www.sfu.ca/siat/people/faculty/philippe-pasquier.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">http://www.sfu.ca/siat/people/faculty/philippe-pasquier.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">]</span></div></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "></span></span><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">We invite those interested to submit applications to the graduate program at SIAT (MA, MS, PhD). </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">The application deadline is January 30</span><span style="font-size: 9px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">, 2014</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "> (for entry September 2014). Full information about the application requirements and process can be found at:</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><a href="http://www.sfu.ca/siat/grad/admissions.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">http://www.sfu.ca/siat/grad/admissions.html</span></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Indicate in the cover letter to your application that you are interested in working with the Advanced Media Research Group.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "></span></span><div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.15; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">Questions about the Advanced Media Research Group or the research-creation project can be directed to Justine Bizzocchi (</span><a href="mailto:Justine@sfu.ca" style="text-decoration: none; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; ">Justine@sfu.ca</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; ">)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Regards,<br>--<br>Philippe Pasquier<br>------------------------------------------------------------<br>Associate Professor, Graduate Program Chair,<br>School of Interactive Arts and Technology,<br>Email: <a href="mailto:pasquier@sfu.ca">pasquier@sfu.ca</a> | Skype: pasquierphilippe<br><a href="http://www.sfu.ca/pasquier">http://www.sfu.ca/pasquier</a> | <a href="http://www.metacreation.net/">http://www.metacreation.net</a><br>---------------------------------------------------------------<br><span name="x"></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; ">==============================================</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span></body></html>