Steve DiPaolaSteve DiPaola , is a cognitive based AI computer scientist and former director of the Cognitive Science Program at Simon Fraser University. DiPaola also leads the iVizLab (ivizlab.sfu.ca), a research lab that strives to make computational systems ben more to the human experience by incorporating biological, cognitive and behavior knowledge models. Much of the lab’s work is creating computation models of very human ideals such as expression, emotion, behavior and creativity. He is most known for his AI based computational creativity (darwinsgaze.com) and 3D facial expression systems. He came to SFU from Stanford University and before that NYIT Computer Graphics Lab, an early pioneering lab in high- end graphics techniques. He has held leadership positions at Electronic Arts, Saatchi Innovation and consulted for HP, Macromedia and the Institute for the Future. His computer based art has been exhibited internationally including the AIR and Tibor de Nagy galleries in NYC, Tenderpixel Gallery in London and Cambridge University’s Kings Art Centre. The work has also been exhibited in major museums, including the Whitney Museum, the MIT Museum, and the Smithsonian. Read More Read Less