Cesar Torres is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington. As a researcher, Cesar specializes in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) synthesizing new media and craft theory into the software and hardware design of creative tangible user interfaces. He has received multiple best paper awards at top venues within HCI and been supported through the NSF and Adobe/GEM Consortium Graduate Fellowships and a Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant. He recently joined the program committee for ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS), while previously serving on committees for ACM CHI and ACM TEI. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, and a B.A. in Art Practice and B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.
The Hybrid Atelier
Meet the members of the The Hybrid Atelier.
Faculty
Staff
Ph.D. Students
Akib Zaman is pursuing his Doctoral degree in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He completed his BS in Computer Science from UTA. His research interests include applications of Machine Learning in various fields ranging from image processing to HCI.
Shreyosi Endow is pursuing a PhD in Computer Engineering at University of Texas at Arlington. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from University of Texas at Arlington in May 2020. Her research interests are in assistive technology and electronics.
Masters Students
Hedieh Moradi is pursuing her Master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington. She recently received her MFA (Master of Fine Arts) from the Art and Art History Department at UTA. During her MFA, her research was focused on how to use design to improve the quality of life for others. She received The McDowell travel award to go to Iran and work with one of the pioneer design institutions in Tehran to improve their design curriculum. Also, she conducted a workshop for the grant-funded “Green STEAM”. She was also invited to be the guest speaker three times inside the department to talk about her research and design thinking process for the entrepreneurship event. she received her bachelor's degree in the same field from the Azad University in Tehran her home town in 2014. Before her arrival in the United States, she worked at one of the high-rank publications in Iran for three years. She started as a layout designer and was promoted to become the art director.
Jeremy Scidmore earned a BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later returned to SAIC to study Arts Administration and Policy. While in Chicago he became committed to the idea of art as activism, developing and advising an array of community-based programs for underserved neighborhoods. His concurrent personal art practice has covered a wide array of glass media (neon, hot glass, kilnforming, glass printing), as well as installation, video, and sound. He continues to balance these studio-based explorations with community activism through arts advocacy and teaching.
Scidmore is currently based in Dallas/Fort Worth where he is Studio Technician and Faculty in the Glass Department at the University of Texas Arlington. Additionally, he has been an instructor, lecturer, and adviser at a range of academic, nonprofit, and for-profit institutions including Google, Solar City, The Crucible, Chicago Public Schools, Street Level Youth Media Group, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana, Pilchuck Glass School, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Public Glass, Ox-bow School of Arts and Residency, California College of Arts, Bullseye Glass Co., The Art Institute of California, Urban Glass, and North Land Creative Glass (Scotland).
Undergrad Research Studios (UGRS) Fellows
Esau is a Junior pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. He loves to challenge himself and attend hackathons where he always finds an opportunity to learn something new.
During his free time, he enjoys attending car shows, photographing cars, driving exotic cars, and spending time with his two cats.
Anvay is currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at UTA. He has experience in 3D modeling and machining/fabrication. In the future, he would like to pursue a career in robotics working on projects involving human-robot interaction.
In his spare time, Anvay enjoys rock climbing and working on small personal projects.
Long Nguyen is a junior pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Science. He loves anything art and design, focusing especially on graphics design. Currently, Long is exploring expressive typography and art direction. For research, he hopes to inspire new ideas through creative or artistic interactions. In his free time, Long experiments with cooking, play some games, paints, draws, and works out. He loves eating good too.
Khushi Joshi is pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science with a minor in philosophy and mathematics at UTA. She is interested in developing her skills in computing concepts as well. And in the future, she would like to work in a interdisciplinary field that blends the arts, engineering, and emerging technologies to push the boundaries of traditional practices. In her free time, Khushi enjoys painting, playing the piano, and reading science fiction novels.
Spring 2021 UGRS Fellow
Spring 2021 UGRS Fellow
Spring 2021 UGRS Fellow