Robert Twomey
Assistant Teaching Professor, Computing And The Arts at Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolRobert Twomey is an interdisciplinary digital artist, researcher, and educator with a decade of experience at the intersection of art, technology, and human imagination. Currently an Assistant Teaching Professor in Computing and the Arts at UC San Diego and a faculty researcher at the Arthur C. Clarke Center, he designs courses and builds hardware/software systems that blend coding, electronics, and digital fabrication for creative practice. His background ranges from leading mechatronic installations and spatial audio rigs to pioneering VR/AR, machine learning, and physical computing curricula across universities. Robert has a strong track record of securing and leading interdisciplinary grants and bringing advanced fabrication and sensing capabilities into academic programs. Trained with an MFA and a PhD in Digital Arts and Experimental Media, he combines rigorous research with hands-on prototyping—often producing unexpected hybrid projects that translate technical systems into embodied artistic experiences.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Digital Arts and Experimental Media, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Digital Arts and Experimental Media at University of WashingtonUniversity of California, San DiegoBS, Art, Biomedical Engineering, BS, Art, Biomedical Engineering at Yale University
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Github Skills (24)
data-science8
san6
diego5
robotics5
quest4
bluetooth3
interaction3
hand-tracking3
linux2
javascript2
threejs2
aframe2
oculus2
mqtt1
css1
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
xrdesign/embodiedcode.net
Mar 2021 - Nov 2024
Contributions:205 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 9 months
roberttwomey/art-and-empathy
Nov 2019 - Jun 2020
Clarke Center project on Art and Empathy at the San Diego Museum of Art SDMA
Contributions:9 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
centerartdiegoempathysan
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