Fumiya Sano (4th-year student, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies) Selected for Artwork Track at NeurIPS 2023 "Machine Learning for Creativity and Design"

January 22, 2024

Fumiya Sano, a fourth-year student in the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies and a member of Associate Professor Shinya Fujii's laboratory, was selected for the Artwork track at the NeurIPS 2023 "Machine Learning for Creativity and Design" workshop.

"Machine Learning for Creativity and Design" is a workshop on machine learning, creativity, and design hosted by the international AI conference NeurIPS 2023, and Mr. Sano's work, "Imaginary-shell," was chosen as an Artwork in the art track.

The "Machine Learning for Creativity and Design" workshop was held in New Orleans in December 2023.

Imaginary-shell

Fumiya Sano

I am honored to have my work selected for the Artwork track at the "Machine Learning for Creativity and Design" workshop.

In recent years, the development of artificial intelligence has been remarkable. Amidst this, how will our perception of nature and the natural phenomena that surround us change? This work focuses on the folk myth that "seashells remember the sounds around them, and if you hold one to your ear, you can hear the sound of the ocean." I created a device that merges seashells with artificial intelligence. I explored what kind of soundscapes these shells could create and how they might affect our auditory memories if nature and computation were to merge, turning this tale from a legend into an actual phenomenon.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone in the laboratory and all those involved for their guidance on this work.

Machine Learning for Creativity and Design

Associate Professor Shinya Fujii, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Faculty Profile

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Source: General Affairs Section, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office