Robert Twomey

Professor of Emerging Media Arts at Johnny Carson Center

Robert Twomey is an artist and engineer exploring poetic intersections of human and machine perception, particularly how emerging technologies transform sites of intimate life. He has presented his work at SIGGRAPH (Best Paper Award), CVPR, ISEA, NeurIPS, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the California Arts Council, Microsoft, Amazon, HP, and NVIDIA. He is an Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Arts at the Johnny Carson Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he directs the Machine Cohabitation Lab, and an Artist-in-Residence with the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination, UCSD.

Speaker Sessions

InSight Sessions Panel – AI Explored: From Healthcare Innovation and Artistic Quests to Ethical Quandaries

Venture into the vast implications of AI with insights from diverse disciplines. Explore philosophical dimensions and ethical dilemmas posed by AI’s integration into society. Uncover its transformative potential in healthcare, revolutionizing outcomes. Delve into the poetic interplay of art and technology, examining human-AI perception and the nuances of empathy. Discover cutting-edge methods to decipher and navigate the complexities of contemporary data. This panel illuminates AI’s multifaceted influence, spanning ethics, art, medicine and innovative analytical paradigms.