Category: Presentations + Lectures
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Presentation in Bogota
So grateful to be invited to present my research and creative work at Universidad Piloto de Colombia in Bogotá as part of the Post-Digital and Experiential Symposium.
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Vivid Minds Keynote for Vivid Sydney
I delivered a keynote lecture titled, “Creative Machines: Rethinking Design in the Age of AI” as part of the Vivid Sydney festival.
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AI + Education Conference
Please to speak at this year’s AI and Architectural Education Conference! many thanks to Ruairí O’Brien at the German University in Cairo for the invitation!
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A&D Lecture Series
I had a fantastic time visiting Jeddah and presenting a lecture on generative AI on invitation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of their annual lecture series by the Architecture and Design Commission, Ministry of Culture.
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Digital Futures Intro to AI
Pleased to be presenting work in this autumn’s Introduction to AI series!
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AI Design Frontiers Speaker
Many thanks to ArchiNet and Love That Design for inviting me to speak for Episode Two of their AI Design Frontiers Series!
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A&D Educators Forum
I had a wonderful time as an invited speaker at this year’s Architecture & Design Educators Forum in Saudi Arabia.
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Future Minds: AI Summit
It was my pleasure to be invited to the Future Minds: AI Summit at the Four Seasons in Abu Dhabi.
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Panel on Creativity, Agency and AI
I enjoyed speaking on this panel about AI, creativity, and agency.
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Lecture at Ball State University
I had a wonderful time at Ball State, where I was invited for a brief workshop and then a lecture!
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Presentation + Panel at ASLA National Conference
So pleased to give a presentation during ASLA National in Washington, DC along with my colleagues Misa Chen and Ricardo Rodriguez!
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DigitalFUTURES gen-AI Session
Pleased to be a part of the discussions and tutorials on generative-AI along with Neil Leach, David Alf, Ila Colomo, Adeline Chan, and the rest of the Digital Futures World team.
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Firm Talk with Tilt23 Studios
Enjoyed visiting Tilt23 Studios to discuss gen-AI!
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Presentation at Jaguar’s New Tech Center
Many thanks to Jaguar Land Rover and Jaguar Racing for inviting me to Portland’s Formula E race and allowing me to share my creative work with the team at the new JLR engineering facility!
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Quick Firm Talk with CSO
I really enjoyed discussing gen-AI with Dan Brueggert and part of his team at CSO in Indianapolis!
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ASLA Gen-AI Webinar
I had a lot of fun presenting in this gen-AI webinar for ASLA with my colleagues, Misa, Ricardo, and Patricia!
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Invited Speaker at Tulane University
I was an invited speaker at Tulane University School of Architecture’s Future Form Symposium in New Orleans!
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Led a Design Midjourney Workshop
I had the privilege of leading DesignMidjourney’s first gen-AI workshop!
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New Gen-AI Workshop for PA Academy
So happy to lead another workshop and share my work with 50 creatives from all over the world!
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Digital FUTURES Panel about OpenAI’s Sora Model
Digital FUTURES Panel on Saturday, 9 March with a great lineup: Daniel Bolojan, Wanyu He, Ila Colombo, George Guida, Daniel Escobar, Joshua Vermillion, Angelica Ponzio, and of course, Neil Leach.
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Guest Lecture at IU Course on Generative-AI
I had a blast talking gen-AI with students in Christopher Reinhart’s class at Indiana University’s J Irwin Miller School of Architecture!
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Generative AI Workshop at Fay Jones School of Architecture
Delighted to be conducting an AI workshop for University of Arkansas’ Fay Jones School of Architecture on February 5, 2024.
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Generative-AI Workshops for Designlab Experience
I had a lot of fun running five generative-AI workshop sessions for Designlab Experience in Dubai, UAE!
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Presented my work at the University of Nebraska
Many thanks to Brian Kelly for inviting me to speak to his class about large-language models and creative coding at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
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Spoke about Generative AI at Simpson Coulter Studio
Many thanks to Simpson Coulter for inviting to their office to discuss generative AI and design!
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Generative-AI Workshops at Washington State University
I had a fantastic time conducting two short Midjourney workshops for Vahid Vahdat and his architecture design studio!
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Opening Remarks to Professional Advisory Board at University of Arkansas
Thrilled to offer some opening remarks to the Professional Advisory Board at the University of Arkansas’ Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design.
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DigitalFUTURES Generative-AI Workshop
Catch me on YouTube along with Neil Leach, Sara Faraon, and the rest of the DigitalFutures crew from a series of workshops where we talk and demonstrate generative-AI platforms.
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IMMERSION 2023
I had a great time speaking at IMMERSION 2023 in Rhyolite, Nevada at the Goldwell Open Air Museum. Many thanks to Eric Strain for inviting me and organizing it!
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Gen-AI Workshop at University of Arizona CAPLA
Thanks to the fourth year studio instructors at the University of Arizona for their invite to do a quick Midjourney workshop with their architecture students!