Martin Schneider
 martin schneider

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curriculum vitae

education

1995

a-level — Graf-Münster Gymnasium, Bayreuth

1996 – 2006

media technology — Ilmenau, Technical University
diploma / master of science
thesis topic: Generative and Reconstructive Tools for Evolutionary Textile Design

1999 – 2007

cognitive science — Osnabrück University
bachelor studies

work experience

1998

interface design — Virtual Weimar (MDR-online)

2001

internship — MARS Media Lab (Fraunhofer Institute)
visualizing knowledge spaces using self organizing maps

2002

freelancer — MARS Media Lab

2003 – 2009

freelance programmer

research & science

1995

highschool thesis — vectorisation of raster graphics

1999

study project — 3d-modelling with genetic algorithms

2000

molecular genetics — lab experience at the University of Osnabrück

2002

MutaFont — evolutionary typography at NTNU, Trondheim

scientific publications

2001

Genius Bodybuilder
cast01 – living in mixed realities in St.Augustin, Germany

2001

Genius Bodybuilder, a tool for the AVAlution of evoTARS
International Conference on Generative Art in Milano, Italy

2007

Towards Crowd-Controlled Evolutionary Design and Lamarckian Evolution of Shapes
International Conference on Morphological Computation in Venice, Italy

writing & journalism

1995

Little Nemo — an illustrated hypertext adventure

1998

jetzt Magazin — internship at Süddeutsche Zeitung

1999

mPress — concept for the media studies magazine of Ilmenau Technical University

social activities

1999

computer ethics — panel at ISWI with Wau Holland (discussion leader)

2003

rule110.org — complex systems for students (founder)

2004

rule110 winter workshop — Haus Neuland, Germany (organizer)

2004

OxBridge — scientific reading club for students (founder)

2004

k2g2 — knitting knerds and geek girls (founder)

2009

craftopedia.org — open crafts wiki (founder)

awards & prizes

1997

short story award (Süddeutsche Zeitung) — for "Virtual X-mas"

2001

Nagelprobe award (junges Literaturforum Hessen-Thüringen) — for "Bitsalat"

2001

digital sparks award — for Genius Bodybuilder

2002

Multimedia Transfer award — for Genius Bodybuilder

2003

poetry slam winner (Osnabrück) — with "Nudelsuppenstern"

attended workshops

2001

Generative Art — Milano, Italy

2001

Evolution Artificielle — Le Creusot, France

2003

Wolfram Research NKS-Summer School — Rhode Island, USA

 

European Conference on Alife — Dortmund, Germany

 

Computer Linguistics Fall School — Osnabrück, Germany

2004

EvoLang Conference — Leipzig, Germany

2006

The Design of Prosperity — Borċs, Sweden

2009

Prosumer Revisited — Frankfurt, Germany

technical skills

code

C, C++, Lisp, Mathematica, MEL, Pascal, Prolog, Postscript, Python, Ruby, Tex

www

XML, HTML, VRML, PHP, Perl, Java, Java-Script, OpenLaszlo, Flex

graphics

Lightwave, Maya, Blender, Processing, Sketchup, InkScape, Gimp

language skills

german

mother tongue

english

fluent

french

basic

norwegian

basic

hobbies

beauty

being amazed by complexity in nature

art

reading, writing, drawing

tools

typewriters, plotters and knitting machines

plans

research

computational embriogenesis & development

community

projects for real people (not only scientists)

products

open source tools for crafters