Julean Simon

1976-79 Masterclass for Scupturing, Graz, Prof. Pillhofer
1978-85 Architecture Program, Technical University, Graz
1983-89 Philosophy and Art History Program, University of Graz
1989-91 Research Affiliate at "Center for Advanced Visual Studies", MIT,Cambridge/USA (analysis of DNA-sequences by means of specialized neural networks, pattern-generating behavior of the modulo-operator, visualization of the learning process of neural networks)
Art Work
1979-89 Saxophonist and composer, new jazz, neue musik, several ensembles (neigbours, entart ensemle, creative music trio graz, duo with walter muhamad malli, trio with c.bauer/b.sommer, duo with heimo puschnig, etc.) radio recordings, intern. jazz festivals
1984-88 Art-videos and computer-installations. Awards: Austrian Ministry Award for Video art, International Biennial Ljubljana, Kodak/Eastman Video Award Austrian Film Festival, No-Budget-Festival Hamburg, Styrian Award for Contemp. Art, etc.
Festival-invitations: Arnhem, Berlin, Hamburg, Ljubljana, Luzern, Ontario, Osnabrueck, Zürich, etc.
2000-2004 Midi-wind-controller, physical modelling synthesis, concerts and recordings
Concept Work and Project management in IT-projects
1994-96 “Comenius” commissioned by DeTeBerkom/Telekom Germany, in coop. with D. Wohlhart for Ponton GbR Hamburg: Concept-development and specification of an environment for collaborative learning and working within an educational broadband network (still in use in 6 Berlin schools).
1996-97 "DisNet" - Specification of a net-based, collaborative environment. Papers have been selected and invited for presentation at conferences (EdMedia96 Boston, AAIM96 Charleston, WebNet96 San Francisco, UCIS96 Poitiers, ISEA96 Rotterdam, StateUniversity NY, CHANT96 Washington DC, ICDE97 Pennsylvania State Uni, etc.).
1997-98 "CyberCity Berlin" for DeTeBerkom/Telekom Germany ( commissioned by echtzeit GmbH, Berlin): techn. concept in coop. with P. Ackermann Perspectix/Zürich and project management. Development of a 3D-city-information-system on the basis of standard Internet-technology. The core application architecture supports the dynamic aggregation of function modules by way of a message-passing mechanism.
1997-01 Senior projectmanager & concept work for echtzeit AG, R&D-head
2000-01 “onRadio”, research project of the European Community (project management for echtzeit AG). Development of innovative interface-metaphors for accessing audio-archives. Application/interface-concept for “DJ_stub / DJ_Nova” (for Radio Nova, Paris/France) "Katie" (interactive conversational character for event-broadcasting, Flash application) and "TalkingPoets" (dynamic QT-streaming of literature readings) for Altus Analytics, RadioCity (coop SFB), Ogham (Shockwave3D application for RTE Irish Broadcasting)
2003 „RadioCity Berlin“, Projectmanagement and Concept for Sender Freies Berlin
Teaching
1990-91 Computer supported Geometry-Course at the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston/USA; Architecture/Design Department.
1992-93 “Computer Science for Artists” at Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, „Abt. Visuelle Kommunikation“.
1999-2000 Guest professor at the “Universit?t für Künstlerische und Industrielle Gestaltung” in Linz/Austria, Masterclass for Experimental Visual Design” seminar: “Media Integrative Knowledge Representation”.