Helen-Nicole Kostis

Electronic Visualization Laboratory
(M/C 152)
University of Illinois at Chicago
851 S. Morgan St. Room 1120 SEO
Chicago, IL 60607-7053

www.evl.uic.edu/eleni • eleni@evl.uic.edu


EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) candidate in Electronic Visualization, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 2002-2006 (expected)

Master of Science in Computer Science (MS in CS), University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 1999-2002

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (BS in Math), majoring in Section C (Probabilities and Statistics) and Section D (Applied Mathematics – Computer Science), Natural Sciences, University of Ioannina (UOI), Ioannina, Greece, 1993-1998

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / CONFERENCES

2005

“Interplay: Loose Minds in a Box”, Access Grid Performance, Supercomputing Global 2005, Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, Utah Center for High Performance Computing, University of Alaska – Fairbanks – Artic Region Supercomputing Center, Envision Center for Data Perceptualization at Purdue, University of Montana, Maryland, 17 November, 2005

   
 

“Virtual Unism”, Tele-immersive installation and presentation, in collaboration with Daria Tsoupikova, Gosia Koscielak, IGRID 2005, San Diego,  Calit2, UCSD, California, 26-29 September 2005

   
 

“Interplay: Loose Minds in a Box”, Access Grid Performance SIGGRAPH 2005 – Emerging Technologies – Access Grid, Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, Utah Center for High Performance Computing, University of Alaska – Fairbanks – Artic Region Supercomputing Center, Envision Center for Data Perceptualization at Purdue, University of Montana, Maryland, 3-4 August 2005

   
 

“synthecology”, Tele-immersive presentation and installation in collaboration with Applied Interactives, WIRED magazine NEXTFEST, Navy Pier, Festival Hall A, Chicago, IL, 24-26 June 2005

   
 

“Interplay: Loose Minds in a Box”, Access Grid Performance, Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, Utah Center for High Performance Computing, University of Alaska – Fairbanks – Artic Region Supercomputing Center, Envision Center for Data Perceptualization at Purdue, University of Montana, Maryland,  15-17 April 2005

   
 

“V-Hive”, Tele-immersive presentation and panel, Electronic Imaging 2005: The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality, San Jose, California 16-20 January 2005

   
   

2004

Dinner at the Fairy Castle: A Virtual Set” VR, Special Effects and Movie Making, Electronic Visualization Exhibit, Center for VR in the Arts, Art and Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, 7 May 2004

   
 

"smalltalk” Installation, Electronic Visualization Exhibit, Center for VR in the Arts, Art and Architecture Building,   University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, 7 May 2004 

   
 

"natural phenomena” Installation, Electronic Visualization Exhibit, Center for VR in the Arts, Art and Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, 7 May 2004 

   
 

“Animagina” VR presentation, Electronic Visualization Exhibit, Center for VR in the Arts, Art and Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, 7 May 2004

   
 

“Animagina” Networked VR presentation (networking between Buffalo, Indiana and Chicago), Networks, Art and Collaboration Conference, Buffalo, NY, 24-25 April 2004

   
 

“Animagina” Networked VR presentation (networking between Indiana, Umea - Sweden, Chicago – EVL, Chicago – artn), IEEE VR Open House at EVL, Chicago, IL, 29 March 2004

   
 

“smalltalk” Installation, Ideas Fest (Interactive Digital Environments Art and Storytelling) – best Screenful award, Bloomington, IN, 3 April  2004

   
 

“Animagina” VR presentation, Ideas Fest (Interactive Digital Environments Art and Storytelling) – best immersive environment, Bloomington, IN, 26 April 2004

   
   

2003

“Animagina” VR presentation, End of the Year Show, Passion Pit, Art and Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, May 2003

   
 

“Animagina” VR presentation, Version>03 :: Digital Arts Convergence, Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) and Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL), Chicago, IL, 27-30 March 2003

   
   

2002

“From the Renaissance to the Gigabits Networking Age”, VR presentation, Canariasmediafest – International Video and Mulitmedia Festival of the Canaries, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canaries, Spain, 22-26 October 2002

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2003-present

 Research Assistant, Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL), UIC

 

 

2000-2003

Part-Time Lecturer, Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago

 
  • Lecturer of Computer Information Systems Department (CIS)

   

2001-2002

Teaching Assistant - Network/System Administrator, NewSpace Laboratory, Art and Design Department (AD), UIC

   

1999-2000

Part-Time Instructor, St. Andrews, Greek High School, Chicago, IL

 
  • Teacher of junior High and High School. Courses taught: Greek Langugae, Greek Literature, Greek History

 

 

1998-1999

Junior High School Teacher, of Informatics, Drosia Public High School, Athens, Greece

 
  • Responsible for the maintenance of the Informatics Laboratory and for teaching introduction to Informatios, including theory of informatics, operating systems, Logo, MS Office

 

PAPERS

Dolinsky, Margaret, Josephine Anstey, Dave Pape, Julieta Aguilera, Helen-Nicole Kostis, Daria Tsoupikova. "Collaborative Virtual Environments Art Exhibition", Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems XII, Proceedings of SPIE-IS&T Electronic Imaging, SPIE Vol. 5664, January 2005