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Bill Manaris is a computer science researcher, educator, and musician. He is Professor and Interim Chair of Computer Science, and Director of the Computing in the Arts program, at the College of Charleston.

His interests include computer music, human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence. He explores interaction design and modeling of aesthetics and creativity using statistical, connectionist, and evolutionary techniques. He designs systems for computer-aided analysis, composition, and performance in music and art. He has published a textbook in Computer Music and Creative Computing. He studied computer science and music at the University of New Orleans, and holds an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the Center for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Louisiana. He has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Louisiana Board of Regents, Google, IBM, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

Courses

• Course materials for Spring 2018:
  • CITA180 - Computers, Music and Art / Creative Programming
  • CSCI392 - Seminar on Computing and Society
  • CSIS 690/CSCI 399/CSCI 299 - Computer Music Research
• Office hours

* Advising calendar (Spring 2011)

Publications

• B. Manaris, B. Stevens, and A.R. Brown, "JythonMusic: An Environment for Teaching Algorithmic Music Composition, Dynamic Coding, and Musical Performativity", Journal of Music, Technology & Education 9(1), pp. 55-78, May 2016.
• C. Benson, B. Manaris, S. Stoudenmier, and T. Ward "SoundMorpheus: A Myoelectric-Sensor Based Interface for Sound Spatialization and Shaping", Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2016), Brisbane, Australia, Jul. 2016.
• D. Johnson, B. Manaris, Y. Vassilandonakis, and S. Stoudenmier, "Kuatro: A Motion-Based Framework for Interactive Music Installations", 40th International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2014), Athens, Greece, Sep. 2014.
• B. Manaris and A. Brown, Making Music with Computers: Creative Programming in Python, Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing, pp. 502, May 2014.
  • Slides from SIGCSE 2016 workshop - single (one slide per page), and handout (4 slides per page).
• B. Manaris, D. Johnson, and Y. Vassilandonakis, "Harmonic Navigator: A Gesture-Driven, Corpus-Based Approach to Music Analysis, Composition, and Performance", 2nd International Workshop on Musical Metacreation (MUME 2013), Proceedings of AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE'13), Boston, MA, pp. 67-74, Oct. 2013.
• B. Manaris, P. Roos, D. Krehbiel, T. Zalonis, and J.R. Armstrong, "Zipf's Law, Power Laws and Music Aesthetics", in T. Li, M. Ogihara, G. Tzanetakis (eds.), Music Data Mining, pp. 169-216, CRC Press - Taylor & Francis, July 2011.
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Activities

• Research in merging computer science with acoustics, music, sound, interaction, and avant garde forms of music composition and performance, as well as music technology.
• JythonMusic - software and resources for music-making and creative programming in Python. It is intended for musicians and programmers alike, of all levels and backgrounds.
• Computing in the Arts (CITA) - an innovative major combining creativity, problem solving, and computational thinking (funded by NSF).
• Associate Editor, The International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools (IJAIT).
• Program Committee, MUME 2016: 4th International Workshop on Musical Metacreation, June 27, 2016 - Paris, France.
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Contact Info

Βασίλης Μάναρης, Βασίλειος Μάναρης