Summary
Aaron Siegel is an associate professor and transdisciplinary designer who blends computational information design, data visualization, and interactive public art to reveal hidden relationships in complex systems. With an MFA from UCLA and a BFA from San Jose State, he has designed projects for institutions including JPL, MIT SENSEable City Lab, Fabrica, and Facebook, and exhibited work internationally from MoMA to the Singapore Art Museum. At USC’s Iovine and Young Academy he develops curriculum across undergraduate and graduate design, helped launch multiple interdisciplinary programs, and mentors faculty through committee and promotion roles. Founder of datadreamer, he builds bespoke interactive installations and visualization systems that bridge urban spaces, sensing hardware, and aesthetic inquiry—often turning unusual datasets into empirically grounded public experiences.
11 years of coding experience
BFA Digital Media Art, BFA Digital Media Art at San José State University
University of California, Los Angeles