Researcher Database

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LYONS Michael

Department / Course College of Image Arts and Sciences Department of Image Arts and Sciences

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Image Arts and Sciences

Academic background
1.	1992/05 Degree Acquisition	│ University of British Columbia │ 理学博士
2.	1985/11 Degree Acquisition	│ University of British Columbia │ Master of Science
3.	～1991/12	Doctorial Course │ Graduate School, Division of Physics │ University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) │ Completed
4.	～1985/10	Master Course │ Graduate School, Division of Physics │ University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) │ Completed
5.	1983/05 Degree Acquisition	│ McGill University │ Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours
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Committee and society
1.	2021 ～ 2021	NIME 2021 Program Committee, 21st International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
2.	2019/12 ～ 2020/06	NIME 2020 Program Committee, International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
3.	2019/11 ～ 2020/03	2020 International Conference on Live Interfaces Scientific Committee, ICLI 2020 - International Conference on Live Interfaces
4.	2018/12 ～ 2019/06	NIME 2019 Program Committee, International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
5.	2018/01 ～ 2018/06	2018 International Conference on Live Interfaces Scientific Committee, ICLI 2018 - International Conference on Live Interfaces
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Subject of research
1.	Contemporary Art
2.	Experimental Media

Research summary
Art & Experimental Media We are engaged in production of art works involving a reflective and experimental approach to various media. Many of our creative works and and past research projects have concerned the many faceted and multi-layered cultural environment of Kyoto.

Present specialized field
Other (Keyword：Experimental media; Creative Media relating to Kyoto)

Books
1.	2023	parts │ (Sole-authored)
2.	2021	Tenjinsan Textiles │ (Co-authored)
3.	2020/10/05	The Noh Mask Effect - Archive of Research Materials on Noh Masks and Facial Expression │ (Co-authored)
4.	2020/02/02	Queen of Dots │ (Sole-authored)
5.	2019	Kites at the Kamogawa (for Jonas Mekas) │ (Sole-authored)
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Papers
1.	2021/07/27	“Excavating AI” Re-excavated: Debunking a Fallacious Account of the JAFFE Dataset │ arXiv │ 2107.13998,pp.1-20 (Sole-authored)
2.	2020/11/18	Three Patterns to Support Empathy in Computer-Mediated Human Interaction │ arXiv │ 2011.09088,pp.1-6 (Co-authored)
3.	2020/09/17	A Linked Aggregate Code for Processing Faces (Revised Version) │ arXiv │ 2009.08281,pp.1-18 (Co-authored)
4.	2020/09/13	Coding Facial Expressions with Gabor Wavelets (IVC Special Issue) │ arXiv │ 2009.05938,pp.1-13 (Co-authored)
5.	2020/09/02	Excavating "Excavating AI": The Elephant in the Gallery │ arXiv │ 2009.01215,pp.1-14 (Sole-authored)
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2021/11/27	The Making of Tenjinsan Textiles (Punto y Raya Festival 2021)
2.	2021/04/21	Artist Panel Discussion on Poetry Film (Helios Sun Poetry Film Festival)
3.	2021/03/24	Filmmakers in Competition: Question & Answer (Panel Discussion) (59th Ann Arbor Film Festival)
4.	2020/08/08	Artist Panel Discussion (Ernte Sehen Festival)
5.	2020/07/21	Ten Questions Concerning the NIME Publication Ecosystem (NIME-20, 20th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression)
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Other research achievements
1.	2023/02/09 ～ 2023/02/09	Screening of 'Queen of Dots' at Helios Sun Poetry Festival (Oaxaca, Mexico)

Winning science prize
1.	2023/06	Azores Fringe - International Arts Festival Videoart Award (parts)
2.	2022/05	Montreal Underground Film Festival 2022 Jury Prize (Nomination)
3.	2021/03	59th Ann Arbor Film Festival Jurors' Award (Queen of Dots)
4.	2020/09	Viborg Animation Festival 2020 Best Experimental Film (Nomination)
5.	2019/10	CINEMAURBANA - Mostra de Filmes de Arquitetura de Brasília, Universidade de Brasília. Best Film Cabine Urbana (Clarabóia)
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Teaching achievements

●Practical Example of Education Technique

1.	2020/11/01 ～ 2021/01/15	Arranged for active creative artists to speak with students and show their works in an online seminar.
2.	2019/11 ～ 2019/11	Co-organized a public event offering students the opportunity to experience a curated selection of abstract animation and motion graphics works from around the globe.
3.	2019/10 ～ 2019/10	Co-organized a public event offering students the opportunity to experience a curated selection of experimental video art works from around the globe.
4.	2018/07 ～ 2018/07	Organized an evening workshop for seminar students to learn and practice performance improvisation strategies.
5.	2017/07 ～ 2017/07	Organized a public event in central Kyoto for seminar students (映像文化演習) to show their creative work to the public.
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●Other Special Instructions about Teaching Activities

1.	2010/11 ～ 2011/06	Core Committee, Doctoral Dissertation
2.	2009/08 ～ 2017/05	3-4 hour tutorial course/workshop on new musical interface technology. Offered at international conferences.
3.	2009/05 ～ 2009/07	External Examiner, Doctor of Engineering Dissertation

Activity in society
1.	2001/04	Steering Committee, NIME
2.	2007/04 ～ 2007/08	Program Committee, ICMC-07, (Aalborg University)
3.	2007/04 ～ 2007/09	Program committee, ACM Multimedia 2007
4.	2007/04 ～ 2007/10	Program Committee, ICMI 2007 workshop
5.	2007/04 ～ 2008/03	Program Committee, ICAS 2008
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