Brian Magerko’s expertise lies at the intersections of computation, cognition, and the social/creative interactions between humans and artificial intelligence.

Brian Magerko

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Digital Media

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Brian Magerko’s expertise lies at the intersections of computation, cognition, and the social/creative interactions between humans and artificial intelligence.

Brian Magerko’s research explores how studying human and machine cognition can inform the development of new human-computer creative experiences. His work brings together cognitive science, computer science, and computational media research to design and develop technologies related to human creative socio-cognitive processes. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles related to computational media, cognition, and learning. His research has been featured in the New Yorker, USA Today, CNN, Yahoo! Finance, NPR, and other global and regional outlets, as well as galleries and museums around the world. His music-based learning environment for computer science, EarSketch, has been used by more than 160,000 learners. At Georgia Tech, he leads the Expressive Machinery Lab.

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Exploring Art and AI in Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Media, and Communication

The Art and AI VIP explores the interplay between artistry and artificial intelligence.

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Making Coding Education More Accessible for Blind and Visually Impaired Youth

A research team led by Brian Magerko is working to solve this problem by adapting EarSketch for blind and visually impaired youth.

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Georgia Tech-led Team Awarded $1.7M to Foster Artificial Intelligence Literacy

The National Science Foundation grant will support the transition of previously-created AI prototypes into public-facing exhibits that spark creativity and collaboration in learning about artificial intelligence.

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