Summary
Emrah Gonulkirmaz is a Los Angeles, California-based AI-forward creative technologist and executive who leads computational creativity initiatives as VP at Monks. With over a decade shaping interactive art and design, he translates deep human emotion into immersive experiences by blending traditional techniques with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. He founded and leads ventures like artsci.tech and codebook.games, and serves as Creative Director at emrah.ca, guiding multidisciplinary teams at the crossroads of art, technology, and storytelling. His career spans senior creative roles at Refik Anadol Studio and a spectrum of design studios, where he steered animation-driven campaigns and experimental projects. A passionate advocate for latent-space driven art, he combines pixels, sound, and motion to push how audiences perceive meaning in art and brands. He collaborates with a global network of collaborators to turn ambitious concepts into scalable, production-ready experiences.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer