Summary
Kazushi Mukaiyama is a professor and media artist who pioneers computational approaches to art, currently leading the newly established College of Art and Design at Ritsumeikan University and holding concurrent appointments at Future University Hakodate and Kansai University. He holds a Ph.D. in Media Art from Kyoto City University of Arts and has blended academic research with practical making for decades, notably creating Shizuka, an AI painter. His work focuses on information processing of artistic creations, bridging traditional fine art training (M.A., 1993) with contemporary AI-driven practice. Based in Kyoto, he combines deep institutional experience in Japanese art-tech education with hands-on tool-building, maintaining an active personal site for his projects.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Media Art, Ph.D, Media Art at 京都市立芸術大学
Japanese, English, French