Summary
Eyal Shahar is a multidisciplinary engineer who blends music, physical computing and interactive media into engaging science-learning exhibits as Chief New Media Exhibit Engineer at the Exploratorium. With 11 years of experience in exhibit development and a background in DSP, electrical engineering (B.Sc.) and an S.M. from MIT Media Lab, he sets software engineering standards across the institution while still hands-on designing sensors, on-screen experiences and tangible sound tools. He also teaches museum technology practicum at the University of San Francisco, bringing research-informed practice into the classroom. Earlier roles span music software startups and research on tangible music composition, giving him deep expertise in music information retrieval, ML for audio, and real-time DSP. Colleagues value him as an “antidisciplinary” connector who translates art, science and education into playful, open-ended learning experiences. Based in San Francisco, he uniquely combines touring musician chops and studio production experience with rigorous engineering and museum-scale systems thinking.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, B.Sc., Electrical Engineering at Tel Aviv University
S.M., Media Arts and Sciences, S.M., Media Arts and Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
English, Hebrew