Derek Curry
Biographic Data
| ID | 277356 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Derek Curry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Derek |
| FAMILY NAME | Curry |
| SIGNATURE | CURRY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Buffalo, State University of New York |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1995-1191 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Epic Sock Puppet Theater
This case study presents the artistic research and production process for an interactive installation, Epic Sock Puppet Theater (ESPT), that uses artivist tactics to engage with the divisive socio-political content of online disinformation campaigns. The project allows viewers to interact with a dataset of social media posts made by “sock puppets” or imposter accounts used as part of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns so the viewer can beco…
Artistic Defamiliarization in the Age of Algorithmic Prediction
Predictive algorithms are indeterminate when they are used on data that differs from their training set, which is always a possibility in real-world applications. Anthropomorphic metaphors can obfuscate the differences between human perception and the computational processes that comprise algorithmic decision-making. This article shows how artistic uses of predictive algorithms can reveal the algorithms’ indeterminate nature and raise questions a…
Speedrunning the Financial Markets
This article compares high frequency trading (HFT) practices and video game cheats to explore the potential of using video game culture as a proxy for understanding a secretive and proprietary financial culture. While there is no legal or agreed upon definition for what constitutes HFT trading, it always involves the use of ultra-fast com- puter hardware, software, and network connections to gain a speed advantage over other traders in the market…
Crowd-Sourced Intelligence Agency
This paper discusses how an interactive artwork, the Crowd-Sourced Intelligence Agency (CSIA), can contribute to discussions of Big Data intelligence analytics. The CSIA is a publicly accessible Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) system that was constructed using information gathered from technical manuals, research reports, academic papers, leaked documents, and Freedom of Information Act files. Using a visceral heuristic, the CSIA demonstrates ho…
Crowd-Sourced Intelligence Agency
This paper discusses how an interactive artwork, the Crowd-Sourced Intelligence Agency (CSIA), can contribute to discussions of Big Data intelligence analytics. The CSIA is a publicly accessible Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) system that was constructed using information gathered from technical manuals, research reports, academic papers, leaked documents, and Freedom of Information Act files. Using a visceral heuristic, the CSIA demonstrates ho…
Crowd-Sourced Intelligence Agency
This paper discusses how an interactive artwork, the Crowd-Sourced Intelligence Agency (CSIA), can contribute to discussions of Big Data intelligence analytics. The CSIA is a publicly accessible Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) system that was constructed using information gathered from technical manuals, research reports, academic papers, leaked documents, and Freedom of Information Act files. Using a visceral heuristic, the CSIA demonstrates ho…
Speedrunning the Financial Markets
This article compares high frequency trading (HFT) practices and video game cheats to explore the potential of using video game culture as a proxy for understanding a secretive and proprietary financial culture. While there is no legal or agreed upon definition for what constitutes HFT trading, it always involves the use of ultra-fast com- puter hardware, software, and network connections to gain a speed advantage over other traders in the market…
Artistic Defamiliarization in the Age of Algorithmic Prediction
Predictive algorithms are indeterminate when they are used on data that differs from their training set, which is always a possibility in real-world applications. Anthropomorphic metaphors can obfuscate the differences between human perception and the computational processes that comprise algorithmic decision-making. This article shows how artistic uses of predictive algorithms can reveal the algorithms’ indeterminate nature and raise questions a…
Epic Sock Puppet Theater
This case study presents the artistic research and production process for an interactive installation, Epic Sock Puppet Theater (ESPT), that uses artivist tactics to engage with the divisive socio-political content of online disinformation campaigns. The project allows viewers to interact with a dataset of social media posts made by “sock puppets” or imposter accounts used as part of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns so the viewer can beco…
Computer Science (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Data science (2 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (2 works) · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Analytics (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (1 work)