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Professor Reinhold Behringer Inaugural Lecture - 'Creative Technology - An Oxymoron?'
16/03/06
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Reinhold Behringer, Professor in Creative Technology, considered how technology can be used for creative purposes, during his inaugural lecture ‘Creative Technology – An Oxymoron?’ on Wednesday 15 March. Professor Valerie Alia and Professor Jim McKenna will follow Professor Behringer when they present their own inaugural lectures on 21 and 23 March.
Professor Behringer began his lecture by discussing his work and background in the technology sector, drawing on his experience of autonomous road vehicles, augmented reality, computer vision and software development for intelligent systems.
Following on from this, Professor Behringer then examined creative areas in which technology is used, including the making of classical music performances, based solely on computers and synthesisers.
The lecture was concluded with Professor Behringer looking ahead to future projects, ideas and activities in creative technology at Leeds Met.
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Forthcoming Inaugural Lectures
Professor Valerie Alia and Professor Jim McKenna will follow Professor Behringer when they present their own inaugural lectures.
Tuesday 21 March
Professor Valerie Alia inaugural lecture: ‘From Ellis Island to Nunavut:
Names and the Ethics of Identity’
6pm, Lecture Theatre B, James Graham Building Headingley Campus. For further
information please email d.chapman@leedsmet.ac.uk
Thursday 23 March
Professor Jim McKenna inaugural lecture: 'Contemporary challenges to exercised-based
living'
6.30pm, Lecture Theatre E, James Graham Building Headingley Campus. For further
information please email s.armitage@leedsmet.ac.uk
