ASTRO
TELLER is a Hertz fellow computer scientist and fiction
novelist. Astro completed his PhD in artificial intelligence at
Carnegie Mellon University in August of 1998. As an artificial
intelligence researcher, Astro has contributed numerous book chapters
and journal articles to his field of expertise, machine
learning. "Exegesis", Astro's fiction novel about the emotional
development of technology in our society, is available from Vintage
Books. Astro has worked as a teacher at Stanford University, as an
algorithmic consultant at Phoenix Laser Technologies, as a researcher
at Stanford's Center for Integrated Systems, and as a senior engineer
at Carnegie Group Incorporated.
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CHRIS PACIONE is an Assistant Professor and holds the McCandless Chair
in Carnegie Mellon's School of
Design where he teaches courses in
visual interface design, human-computer interaction, information
design, and drawing. Professionally, Chris has consulted with a
variety of corporations including Digital, Motorola, Intel and
Iomega. His work in human-computer interaction and future concepts in
computing have been recognized by the IDSA (Industrial Design Society
of America), Communication Arts, Graphis, Interactions Magazine,
Popular Science, and the London Sunday Times. His thoughts on
interaction design have been shared at conferences both here and
abroad. Chris, also an active painter and media artist, has shown
his work in Pittsburgh, New York and Detroit galleries. He holds a
B.F.A.from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.F.A., from Cranbrook
Academy of Art.
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