Presenter

Ruth West is an artist-scientist—a creative catalyst. She's a creative technologist bridging big data‚ visualization‚ sonification‚ virtual and augmented reality‚ 3D fabrication‚ and social and mobile media with domains such as neuroscience‚ genomics‚ astronomy‚ urban ecology‚ microbiome‚ entertainment, and digital remix culture.

Ruth directs the xREZ Art+Science Lab at the University of North Texas. She's a professor cross-appointed at the College of Visual Art and Design in New Media Art and Design; College of Engineering in Computer Science; College of Music, Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia; and College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences.

She creates works with multiple entry points that can exist concurrently as aesthetic experiences‚ cultural interventions, or entertainment and serve as the basis for artistically-impelled scientific inquiry and tools. This results in technology R&D‚ novel artworks‚ large-scale public engagement and entertainment experiences‚ new knowledge and insight‚ cross-disciplinary educational and research opportunities, and industry-academic-community partnerships.