Jon McCormack

Jon McCormack is a professor of computer science at Monash University and the founder and director of SensiLab, a creative technologies research space.12 He is an Australian-based artist and researcher in computing, with research interests including generative art, design and music, evolutionary systems, computer creativity, human-machine relationships, and creative Artificial Intelligence.23

McCormack holds an Honours degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Monash University, a Graduate Diploma of Art (Film and Television) from Swinburne University, and a PhD in Computer Science from Monash University.2 He has been the recipient of several major research fellowships, including:

1. Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow (2017-2021)35
2. Australian Research Fellow (2010-2015)35
3. Australia Council for the Arts Media Arts Fellow (2000-2004)3

As an artist, McCormack's work has been widely exhibited internationally at prestigious venues such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Tate Gallery (Liverpool), and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.34 He has received numerous awards for his contributions to media art and computing research, including prizes at Ars Electronica, the Eureka Prize for Innovation in Computer Science, and the Lumen Prize for digital art.3

McCormack is also known for inventing the generative music software Nodal, which has been used by thousands of musicians worldwide since its commercialization in 2009.3