Tad Hirsch
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- University of Washington
Bio:
Tad Hirsch is an artist and designer currently employed as Senior Research Scientist with Intel’s Social Insights Lab, where his work focuses on the uses of technology for advocacy, civic engagement, and environmental sustainability. He is also a founding member of the Institute for Applied Autonomy new media arts collective. Hirsch’s works have been exhibited at ISEA, ZKM, Ars Electronica, The New Museum, the Centre Georges Pompidou, and the New Millennium Museum. Hirsch has been the recipient of several prestigious awards and commissions, including an Award of Distinction at Prix Ars Electronica 2000 and Rhizome Net Art Commissions in 2002 and 2006. He has taught art and design at the Rhode Island School of Design, the University of Oregon, and Carnegie Mellon University. Hirsch holds a PhD in media arts and sciences from MIT’s Media Lab, and an MDes in interaction design from Carnegie Mellon University.
