Contact Info
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dsudeng@umich.edu
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Education Background
Aug 2022 – April 2024(Expected)
Master of Media Arts ( Performing Arts Technology )
University of Michigan, Michigan, United States
Sep 2018 – Jun 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Technology
Music Technology and Health Program (Digital/Pop Music Course)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Work Experience
Oct 2023 – Present
Arts Initiative, Ann Arbor, MI
Arts, ink Blogger
• Write weekly arts content incorporating reflections and complementary visuals, such as photographs and occasional illustrations, to portray the student experience.
Sep 2022 – Present
SHEI Magazine, Ann Arbor, MI
Print Photo Editor
• Collaborated with a team of 8 magazine stakeholders by developing themes and style concepts in order to release one printed magazine per semester.
• Assumed the role of lead photographer during photo shoots, demonstrating a keen eye for composition and aesthetics while capturing impactful shots.
Print Photo Editor
• Collaborated to develop concepts with different directors, stylists and photographers for monthly magazine shoots based on topic to ensure high-quality results.
• Captured attention as the featured cover photo for the highly acclaimed Jan. and Feb. 2023 digital issues.
Feb 2022 – May 2023
Master Tones, Hybrid, Taipei, Taiwan
Designer and Marketing Manager
• Designed UI for music plugin, resulting in improved user experience and increased usage.
• Led the successful rebranding effort by designing Corporate Identity System (CIS), logo, and website.
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive social media strategy on Instagram, Facebook and the company website, resulting in a 58% increase in followers.
Aug 2021
The Hu Music Studio, Taipei, Taiwan
Audio Recording Intern
• Orchestrated audio recording sessions by proficiently utilizing Pro Tools, leading equipment setup, microphone placement, and sound optimization techniques.
• Provided warm welcome to artists and promptly attended to their unique needs and preferences.
Dec 2020 – Feb 2021
Mi Yan Xin, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Social Media Specialist
• Successfully launched targeted social advertising campaigns for various beauty products, resulting in increased brand awareness and sales.
• Utilized social media channels to promote products and services, including posting six Instagram and Facebook stories daily for three days and publishing blog posts to engage with audiences.
• Assisted with graphic design for digital articles and ads, creating effective visuals that helped increase engagement and conversions.
Jul 2020 – Aug 2020
Taiwan Sound Lab, Taipei, Taiwan
Event Management Intern
• Generated creative event concepts and transformed them into successful, practical projects through effective planning, coordination, and execution.
• Assisted with scheduling and managing content for social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
• Delivered captivating performances as a storyteller in the immersive sound experience of the educational AR children’s theater production of “Book of Voice: Peter and the Wolf”.
Dec 2019 – Sep 2020
HCAC Hsinchu Acapella Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Public Address Intern
• Collaborated with sound engineers and technical teams to ensure optimal sound quality during live events, providing assistance in sound control and troubleshooting as needed.
Feb 2019 – Jun 2019
Shar-In Studio, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Project Management Team
• Led the ideation and implementation of maker-related projects, overseeing the entire process from conceptualization to completion while ensuring effective collaboration among team members and successful project delivery.
Exhibition & Performance Experience
March 2024
Soulscape – DSU Solo Photography Exhibition
Duderstadt Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Feb 2024
All In Your Head (Interdisciplinary Performance)
University of Michigan, MI, USA
• Served as the visual designer for a four-movement multimodal work, delving into the complexities of the mental health treatment system through trial and error, the scientific underpinnings of depression, and the intricate inner landscapes of the brain.
• Utilized Resolume Arena for 30-minute live projection execution.
Jan 2024
Asking Alice (Interdisciplinary Dance Performance)
University of Michigan, MI, USA
• Directed a 50-minute interactive dance performance featuring 3 dancers, robotic and motion capture.
• Transformed narratives into immersive visual and audio experiences through TouchDesigner and Ableton Live.
• Demonstrated exceptional leadership by managing all aspects of the project, including integration team, timing, and the acquisition of funding.
• Managed communication between performers, crew members, and production staff, fostering a collaborative and efficient working environment.
Dec 2023
She Loves Me (Musical)
University of Michigan, MI, USA
• Solely managed live sound engineering for “She Loves Me,” coordinating on-stage sound for 12 musical theatre actors and a small ensemble, despite limited microphone availability.
• Innovatively resolved audio challenges by designing and implementing live pickup solutions for the ensemble, ensuring optimal sound capture and distribution through strategic monitoring and routing for audience amplification.
Nov 2023
Fear Follower (Interactive Installation)
University of Michigan, MI, USA
• Led an innovative interactive installation combining robotics, visual projections, and sound, creating a multi- sensory experience that redefines user-environment interaction.
• Expertly integrated motion capture with visual design using Qualisys and Touch Designer, enabling dynamic interaction between user movements, visual projections, and a robotic entity.
March 2023
s/ø (Living Coding Audio Visual Performance)
2023 PAT Showcase, University of Michigan, MI, USA
• Employed TouchDesigner, Chuck, and OSC streaming to deliver a dynamic real-time audio-visual live-coding performance, showcasing advanced multimedia programming and creative technical execution.
• Demonstrated proficiency in media arts performance, including content design and execution of performance processes.
March 2022
Bug (Interactive AudioVisual Performance)
National Tsing Hua University IPTA Graduation Exhibition Po Yu, Venue, Taipei, Taiwan
• Collaborated with two partners to design and implement innovative and interactive experiences, featuring mobile interactivity and real-time audio-visual performances, to create engaging and immersive experiences for audiences.
• Designed a 360-degree virtual video with Blender and developed multi-projection fusion visual design through Touch Designer.
March 2022
Your Movements And Smiles Will Be Everything For Me
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
• Orchestrated a 20-minute musical composition for a 5G immersive interactive dance performance, featuring a solo dancer, robotic arms, and U-Shape Surround Projection.
• Explored the impact of the pandemic through the juxtaposition of “virtual meetings without physical presence” and “masked interactions devoid of facial expressions.” Collaborated in a cross-cultural creative endeavor between Taiwan and Japan.
Oct 2021
The Fantasy of a Puppeteer Exhibition
Umay Theater, Taipei, Taiwan
• Produced and executed immersive sound experience for 40-minute Augmented Reality interactive theater, including three theme songs, music atmosphere, and sound effects across three acts.
• Collaborated with actors and director, conducting thorough rehearsals to ensure seamless integration of live video and sound performance.
March 2021 – May 2021
Homo Vegetation (Bio-Art and Interactive Installation)
Fictional Life: Hybridity, Transgenetics Exhibition, Innovation, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB), Taipei, Taiwan
• Conceptualized the project, translated ideas into tangible, functional experiences, and devised innovative interactive methods to enhance user engagement.
• Crafted and seamlessly integrated the visual appearance of the installation, ensuring a cohesive and aesthetically pleasing design.
Jul 2020
Fictional Life: Hybridity, Transgenetics Exhibition, Innovation Online Project
Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB), Taipei, Taiwan
• Conceptualizing artistic concepts and performance scripts.
• Directed and executed filming such as design of props, lighting and camera position
• Designed sound and final integration for the approximately 11-minute online performance
Aug 2020 – Apr 2021
Return to the Sound Field Exhibition
National Museum of Taiwan Literature, Tainan, Taiwan
• Implemented the installation of voice recognition and video interaction for Literary Special Exhibition
• Used AE to design 24 short animations about the literati and complete all the interface design
Apr 2020
Re-enchanting Daily Life 2021 Tech Art Campus Exhibition
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Work in exhibition: Emotional Metabolism (Interactive Bio-Art Installation)
• Proposed and illustrated the concept of a shared physiological and psychological digestive system.
• introduced and implemented interactive systems through Unity.
Jun 2020
Face2Face interdisciplinary Experimental Theater
Umay Theater, Taipei, Taiwan
• Experimented the interaction between various media and interfaces and Introduced an interactive installation as a pre-performance experience, offering a unique and engaging encounter for the audience.
• Leveraged digital platforms to foster a virtual dialogue, facilitating discussions on the evolving landscape of remote communication.
May 2019 – Jun 2019
Photography Club’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition
Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Photographed Series in Exhibition: Window
• Joined Propaganda Group to help promote exhibition through social media.
Honors & Awards
Dec 2023
Silver Winner of New York Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography
Sep 2023
UMich Arts Initiative Collaborative Project Grant Owner
May 2023
Gold Winner of London Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography – Portrait / Fine Art Photography – Open Theme
Mar 2023
Gold Winner of Muse Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography – Portrait
Feb 2023
UMich EXCEL Enterprise Fund Grant Owner
Feb 2023
UMich ArtEngine Student MicroGrant Owner
Jul 2021
Excellent Power Factory Award
Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
Jun 2021
Music Health Care Creative Competition 2nd Place
the department of Life Science, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Oct 2020
2020 Spring of Tsing Hua University Art Excellence Award, Technology Art Category
the department of Arts, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Research Background
Oct 2021
1st Global Sound and Image Arts Conference
Tainan National University of the Arts
• Conducted in the independent research on “Sound Interaction and Design with VR.”
Jul 2021
2021 University FOresight Conference – The Path to a Greater Future: Humanity and Social Sciences Perspective
University foresight Education Project Office
• Implemented the research on “Mudiary – the Application of Music Soothing System assisting Emotional Therapy.”
Teaching Experience
Aug 2021 – Sep 2021
Instructor, Interactive Sound Installation Workshop
Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Conducted bi-weekly lectures on electronic components, Arudino programming, interaction principal, and hand-made instrument creation.
• Fostered a creative learning environment by actively encouraging and guiding students to independently design and develop their own projects.
Feb 2021 – Jun 2021
Digital Image Creation Teaching Assistant
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Lectured on “Sound and Video Creation.”, and designed and graded assignments for this class.
• Solved students’s problems on their projects and provided conceptual and practical advice.
• Assisted professor in designing and grading 4 assignments.
• Communicated on administrative matters and serve as a bridge between professors and students
Feb 2021 – Jun 2021
Information Philosophy Course Assistant
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu Taiwan
• Assembled and analyzed research data about “Media and Information Art” for the course preparation.
Dec 2020 – Feb 2021
Sound Art and Technology Interdisciplinary Course Assistant
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Counseled students with music technical problems on DAW Ableton live.
• Aided professor to hold the online final showcase.
Additional Experience
Jul 2021 – March 2022
Curation Team Member, National Tsing Hua University IPTA Graduation Exhibition Po Yu
Venue, Taipei, Taiwan
• Joined the curatorial team to assist in the writing of curatorial statements, and planned, designed and implemented general exhibition.
• Assisted in marketing video shooting and sound production
Feb 2021 – Aug 2021
Curation Team Member, OpenHCI’21 Human-Computer Interaction Workshop
Taipei, Taiwan
National Tsing Hua University IPTA Graduation Exhibition Po Yu, Venue, Taipei, Taiwan
• Assisted in writing curatorial statements and planned, designed, and implemented general exhibitions.
• Aided in marketing video shooting and sound production.
Jul 2020 – Nov 2020
Head of Technical Execution, IPTA 1st Departmental Exhibition
Department of Interdisciplinary Technology and Art, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Assisted exhibitors with exhibition deployment and technical issues.
Sep 2019 – Jun 2021
Head of Activities Department, Tsing Hua University Student Association
Hsinchu, Taiwan
• Formulated and formulated the regulation for the department. It is used and modified by later students.
• Communicated with department to enhance student right and welfare.
• Organized more than 14 activities to build up the strong bonds among the classmates.
Language Skills
Native
Mandarin
Others
English
German