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Mr

Friendred Peng

Course Leader MA 3D Animation

London College of Communication

  • Course Leader MA 3D Animation
    London College of Communication
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BIO

Dr. Friendred Peng is an award winning installation and computational artist based in London, and the founder and director of STUDIO FRIENDRED. He is Course Leader & senior lecturer for MA 3D Computer Animation at LCC, UAL. 

 

He has held academic roles across several universities, including UAL Online, UCL Institute of Education and Goldsmiths. He holds a PhD researching the relationship between technology, installation and performance in human computer interaction. He also supervises doctoral researchers and has supported PhD work across institutions such as UCL and UAL. 

 

Friendred’s work explores the intersections of art, technology and science, with a focus on performative interaction, sensory and immersive experience, AI and interactive space. His collaborative work with Turner Prize winner Oscar Murillo led to an AI animated film exhibited at Taka Ishii Gallery in Kyoto. 

 

He is an active contributor to international research communities. He has delivered invited talks and keynotes at events including TEDx Amsterdam, the Art of Neuroscience Symposium, the University of Maryland, Keio University and UKRI AHRC events, and has presented at conferences such as UbiComp ISWC, MOCO and EVA London. He has also taken on leadership roles as Installation Co Chair for the Audio Mostly international conference, Demo Co Chair for the Augmented Humans conference, panel Chair for SAC and panel chair at the Ne Zha 2 UK film premiere, contributing to peer review and the curation of creative and computational research. 

 

His work has been featured by Wallpaper, DesignBoom and CreativeApplications, and recognised through awards including the Oppo Renovator Award, the Da Shi Award and the Warden’s Public Engagement Award. He has exhibited internationally, including Tate Britain, the Design Museum, the Crypt Gallery, Furtherfiled and festivals including Dutch Design Week and the London Design Festival. 

UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON APPOINTMENTS

  • Course Leader
    University of the Arts London, London College of Communication, Screen school, London, United Kingdom1 Dec 2021 - present
  • Research lead/Lectuer 3D Computer Animation (online)
    University of the Arts London, UAL Online Action Research, London, United Kingdom1 Nov 2021 - 30 Apr 2022
  • Associate lectuer
    University of the Arts London, London College of Communication, Screen School, London, United Kingdom8 Mar 2021 - 24 Jan 2022
  • Visiting Practitioner
    University of the Arts London, London College of Communication, Screen School, London, United Kingdom1 Nov 2021 - 17 Nov 2021

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Module Leader/Lecturer
    Goldsmiths University of London, Computing, London, United Kingdom5 Jan 2021 - 31 Jan 2022
  • Research Associate
    Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
  • Associate Lecturer
    Goldsmiths University of London, Computing - Computational Arts, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2018 - 31 Jan 2021
  • Associate Lecturer
    Goldsmiths University of London, Computing BS & CS, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2018 - 31 Dec 2018

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Founder & Director
    STUDIO FRIENDRED, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2012 - present

DEGREES

  • PhD in Arts and Computational Technology
    Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2018 - 2022
  • MFA in Computational Arts
    Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2018
  • BA in Digital Media Arts/Animation
    Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China1 Jun 2012 - 30 Jun 2016

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Introduction to Machine Learning with Python
    Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom1 Jul 2020 - present
  • Fusion 360 training
    Autodesk (United Kingdom), United Kingdom1 Oct 2018 - present

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

STAFF/STUDENT

  • Staff