LABS is a comprehensive database of abstracts of Ph.d, Masters and MFA theses in the emerging intersection between art, science and technology. Persons who have received advanced degress in arts (visual, sound, performing, text), computer sciences, the sciences and/or technology which in some way investigate philosophical, historical, critical or applications of science or technology to the arts are invited to submit an abstract of their thesis for publication consideration in this database.
The Peer Review Panel for 2007-08 are: Pau Alsina, philosopher and coordinator of the Aesthetics Knowledge area at Humanities Studies in the Open University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain; Yiannis Colakides, practicing architect and president of NeMe, Limassol, Cyprus; Kenneth Fields, Professor of Music at Central conservatory of Music and Department of Digital Art and Design, Peking University, Beijing, China; Adriene Jenik, Associate Professor of Computer and Media Arts, University of California, San Diego, California, United States; Frieder Nake, Professor of Computer Science, University of Bremen, Germany; Stephen Petersen, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History, University of Delaware, United States; Sheila Pinkel, Professor of Photography and Computer Arts, Pomona College, Claremont, California, United States.
The English LABS and Spanish LABS international Peer Review Panels review abstracts for inclusion in their respective databases. In addition to publication in the databases, a selection of abstracts chosen by the panels for their special relevance will be published quarterly in Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA), and authors of abstracts most highly ranked by the panel will also be invited to submit an article for publication consideration in the journal Leonardo. To submit to Spanish LABS visit http//www.uoc.edu/artnodes/leonardolabs.
The English abstracts will be placed on-line at Pomona College, Claremont, California, so that interested persons can access them at no cost. An international Peer Review Panel (PRP) made up of academics and artists will review the abstracts; the PRP is chaired by Professor Sheila Pinkel of Pomona College. In addition to being published in the database, a selection of Abstracts selected by this panel for their special relevance will be published quarterly in Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA), Leonardo's monthly peer reviewed e-journal, and authors of abstracts most highly ranked by the panel will also be invited to submit an article for publication considerationin Leonardo Journal . Authors of theses interested in having their thesis abstract considered for publication should fill out the Thesis Abstract Submittal form.
For any changes to your abstract, email ITG with the LEA number and changes to be made to the record.
