Work
- Current – Research Assistant in the A.C.E Lab, OCADU
- Jan 2017 – March 2017: Teaching Assistant in Strategic Foresight and Innovation
- Sept 2016 – Feb 2017: Research assistant in the Visual Analytics Lab at OCADU
Skills
Experience programing for platforms such as Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and voice interface platforms. Familiar with IoT devices and networking. Comfortable in Photoshop and Illustrator. Background in web design, graphic design, and 2D art using collage and encaustic techniques. Familiar with laser cutters, and various kinds of rough construction. Experience contributing to papers and doing contextual reviews. Interested in knowing more about Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning techniques.
Education
- MDes in Digital Futures from OCAD University
- Undergrad in Graphic Design from OCAD University
- Workshops and courses in art, farbication, craft, and electronics
- Courses in technical skills
Awards
- 2018 – Digital Futures, Best Creative Project, Working With Useless Machines
- 2018 – OCADU Gradlinks Scholarship
- 2017 – CGS-M Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Working With Useless Machines)
- 2016 – OCADU Dean's Scholarship
Publications
- 2019 – Shao, Lessio, Morris – Procedia Computer Science, Volume 155, 2019, Pages 433-440 – IoT Avatars: Mixed Reality Hybrid Objects for CoRe Ambient Intelligent Environments
- 2018 – Morris, Lessio – MPS '18 Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Multimedia Privacy and Security – Deriving Privacy and Security Considerations for CORE: An Indoor IoT Adaptive Context Environment
- 2018 – Lessio,N – OCADU Open Research – Working With Useless Machines: A look at our shifting relationship with ubiquity through personal assistants
Exhibitions
- Fixations | Fortune Tasker 3.0: Bit Bazaar – Toronto, June 2019
- Working With Useless Machines: Art-AI Festival – Leicester UK, May 2019
- SAD Home (Depressed Alexa 1.0): Banff Centre Open Studios – Banff AB, January 2019
- SAD Blender: NeurIPS 2018 – Montreal QC and Online, December 2018
- Fortune Tasker 2.0: Damage Camp – Toronto, September 2018
- Fortune Tasker: Internet Yami-Ichi X Bit Bazzar – Toronto, July 2018
- Calendar Creep: Vector: Born Digital, Art On The Screens – Toronto, July 2018
- Working With Useless Machines: GradEx – Toronto, May 2018
- Working With Useless Machines: Digital Futures Graduating Show – Toronto, April 2018
- Fortune Tasker: Digital Futures Open Show – Toronto, February 1st, 2018
- Fascist Falldown: Digital Futures Open Show – Toronto, March 2017
- PoopArray: INT VAR VOID – Toronto, December 2016
- Punk Prism Power: IndieCade Official Selection – Culver City LA, October 2015
- Sext Adventure: Vector: To Utility and Beyond, Interaccess – Toronto, February 2015
- Punk Prism Power: DMG X Vector Killer Interfaces Showcase – Toronto, February 2015
- Sext Adventure: No Coins – Banff Centre Convergence – Banff, November 2014.
- Adventurebox: Cordial Calliope Tea House installation: Nuit Blanche – Toronto, 2014
- Sext Adventure: InideCade Official Selection – Culver City LA, October 9-12th 2014
- Sext Adventure: Boston Festival of Indie Games – MIT – September, 2014
- ISS Love Booth: GDC/Wild Rumpus – That Party – 2014
- ISS Love Booth: AGO / Hand Eye Society Fancy Video Game Party – Feb 2014
- Cat Quest: AGO DMG / Long Winter Takeover for First Thursday – January 2014
- Cat Quest: Toronto Long Winter – 2013
- Long Time Coming: Toronto Long Winter Showcase – March 2013
- Long Time Coming: DMG Feb Fatale showcase – November 2013
Residencies
- January 2019 – Digital Promises | Banff Centre For Arts and Creativity
Speaking Sessions
- FITC Toronto: Working With Useless Machines – April 2019
- PyCon Canada: Working With Useless Machines – November 2018
- Different Games: Playing With Personal Assistants IRL – October 2018
- Hacakaday.io AMA Chat: Hacking Voice Interfaces – July 2018
- Vector: Born Digital: Inner Workings | Performance Artist Panel – July 2018
- CreateTO: Working With Useless Machines – June 2018
- Maker Festival Toronto: Too Dangerous For GDC – July 2017
- Different Games Toronto: Too Dangerous For GDC – June 2017
- Networking Mixer for Makers at FITC Toronto: Too Dangerous For GDC – April 2017
- Toronto Public Library: Technology - Successes and Failures – June 12th, 2015
- Hack-a-day Toronto: Why I won't use the Word Easy Anymore. – April 2015
- Vector: To Utility and Beyond Artist Panel, Interaccess – February 2015
- FITC: Lessons learned from the ISS Love – 2014
- CreateTO: Recycled Sensors and Ongoing Game Projects – 2013
Community Work
- 2018,2017 – Co-Organizer, Stupid Shit No One Needs and Bad Ideas Hackathon Toronto
- 2017 – Technical Co-Organizer, Different Games Toronto
- 2015 – Lead Mentor, FITC Women's Make n' Mix
- 2014 – Lead Mentor, Beyond The Code Makey Makey Workshop
- 2014 – Co-Organizer, Julivewire!(DMG) –
- 2014 – Workshop Coordinator, Allied Media Conference – DIY Game Controllers Workshop
- 2014 – Mentor / Speaker, FITC Women’s Make and Mix
- 2013 – Organizer, MakeyMakey Workshop – DMG Toronto
Press
- NOW Toronto – 10 Toronto makers you should know
- The Hairpin – A Fake Knife A Real throw
- Wired – I had Sex With a Bot And It Left Me Confused
- Hackaday – Friday Hack And Chat: Hacking Voice Assistants
- Built To Play 55 – Interface The Machine
- Built To Play 29 – Vector-Based Romance
Links
- Research Blog: research.nadinelessio.com
- Thesis Blog: dfi2017.nadinelessio.com
- Independent Study Blog: indiestudy2017.nadinelessio.com
- Code Repos: github.com/sharkwheels