Biography
BIOGRAPHY OF THE COLLECTIVE
Patricia Hernández Rondán
Doctorate in Fine Arts from the University of Seville. Professor in the Department of Drawing at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Seville.
Francisco Fernández de Vega
Ph.D. in Information Technology from the University of Extremadura, with a European Mention and Extraordinary Doctorate Award.
Associate University Professor in the Department of Computer and Communications Technology.
The University Centre of Mérida, University of Extremadura.
Cayetano Cruz
Doctor in Fine Arts from the University of Seville. Technical Drawing Teacher for the Industrial Design Degree at the University of Extremadura
Vicente Albarrán
Doctor in Fine Arts from the University of Seville. Technical Drawing Teacher for the Industrial Design Degree at the University of Extremadura
Mario García Valdez
PhD in Sciences from the Autonomous University of Baja California, Professor in the Postgraduate Department at the Tijuana Institute of Technology.
Lilian Navarro Moreno.
Fine Arts graduate, University of Seville.
Art Professor and doctoral student at the University of Extremadura.
Tania Gallego Lirola.
Fine Arts graduate, University of Granada.
Secondary School Art Teacher, Autonomous Community of Extremadura.
Itzel Andrea García Mancilla.
Engineering graduate, specialising in Digital Graphic Design at CETYS University, Baja California campus, Tijuana, Mexico.
Each one of these lines continues their progress, and a series of specific awards and honours have been obtained in recent years, which are shown below, in order:
Awards
Amsterdam (Holland). First Prize in Evolutionary Art, Design and Creativity Competition in the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2013). Exhibition.
Scientific Journal
De Vega, F. F., Cruz, C., Navarro, L., Hernández, P., Gallego, T., & Espada, L. (2014) “Unplugging Evolutionary Algorithms: an experiment on human-algorithmic creativity. Genetic Programming”. Springers: Evolvable Machines. Volume 15, Number 4. New York
De Vega, F. F., Cruz, C., Hernández, P., Navarro, L., Albarrán, V., & Espada, L. (2016) “Evolutionar Art”. ACM SIGEVOlution. Volume 8 Issue 3. New York
Research Congress
- De Vega, F. F., Navarro, L., Cruz, C., Chavez, F., Espada, L., Hernandez, P., & Gallego, T. (June, 2013). Unplugging evolutionary algorithms: on the sources of novelty and creativity. In Evolutionary Computation (CEC), 2013 IEEE Congress on (pp. 2856-2863). IEEE. Cancún (Mexico). NOMINATED FOR BEST PAPER
- Navarro, L., De Vega, F. F., Cruz, C., & F. Chávez: Studying creativity through unplugged evolutionary algorithms, MAEB 2013, 9th Spanish Conference of Metaheuristics, Bio-inspired and Evolutionary Algorithms, 17th-20th September 2013, Madrid (Spain).
- De Vega, F. F., Gallego, T., García-Valdez, M., Espada, L., Navarro, L., & Albarrán, V. (July, 2014). When artists met EvoSpace-i. In Evolutionary Computation (CEC), 2014 IEEE Congress on (pp. 2282-2289). IEEE. Behind (China).
- Navarro, L., De Vega, F. F., & Cruz, C.: Including the elitism in the creative model through unplugged evolutionary algorithms, MAEB 2015, 10th Spanish Conference of Metaheuristics, Bio-inspired and Evolutionary Algorithms, 4th-6th February 2013, Mérida (Badajoz).
- De Vega, F. F., Navarro, L., Cruz, C., Hernández, P., & Albarrán, V. (July, 2016). Analysing creative models based on unplugged evolutionary algorithms. In Evolutionary Computation (CEC), 2016 IEEE Congress on (pp. 4570-4577). IEEE. Vancouver (Canada).
Books
- De Vega, F. F., Cruz, C., Gallego, T., Espada, L., Navarro, L., & Hernández, P. (2014): XY, Experimenting Human Creativity by Means of Unplugged Evolutionary Algorithms. Mérida: The Parliament of Extremadura.
- De Vega, F. F., Cruz, C., Navarro, L., Gallego, T., Espada, L., & Hernández, P. (2015): Virtual Connections. Jerez de la Frontera: Jerez City Council.
- Cruz, C., De Vega, F. F., Navarro, L., Gallego, T., Espada, L., & Hernández, P. (2015): Evolutionary Art and Computing: Dialogues of an Experiment. Cáceres: University of Extremadura.
Exhibitions:
- 2013. The Exhibition Room at the School of Art and Design in Mérida (Spain).
- 2013. IEEE Congress of Evolutionary Computation from 20th to 23rd June 2013, Grand Coral Foyer, Cancún (Mexico).
- 2013. GECCO Evolutionary Art, Design and Creativity Competition from 6th to 10th July 2013, Amsterdam (Holland).
- 2013. MAEB. 9th Spanish Conference of Metaheuristics, Bio-inspired and Evolutionary Algorithms, 17th-20th September 2013, Madrid (Spain).
- 2014. Patio Noble, Parliament of Extremadura in Mérida (January, 2014). Mérida (Spain).
- 2015. The "Pescadería Vieja" exhibition room. Jerez de la Frontera (Spain).
- 2015. “Sede Cabrera” Faculty of Design and Communication of the University of Palermo. Workshop and Conference. Buenos Aires (Argentina).
- 2016. BACK GALLERY PROJECT. 602 E Hastings Street. Vancouver, BC V6A 1R1 (Canada)
