Sophia Brueckner: UMSI Profile

Sophia Brueckner is featured in a new U‑M School of Information (UMSI) profile by Noor Hindi. 

In the article, Brueckner, an associate professor at both the School of Information and the Stamps School of Art & Design, discusses her wide-ranging practice, fascination with science fiction, and deep interest in bridging art and engineering.

Sophia Brueckner’s path to becoming an artist, technologist and professor has been anything but linear.

An associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Information and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Brueckner has long pushed against the boundaries of art and technology, and uses her work to show that algorithms and creativity can coexist.

​“I always wanted to go to art school, but I was also really good at math, science and technology,” she says. ​“For some reason, the world treats those things as completely separate, which is so frustrating. To me, using math and technology for creative expression makes total sense, but the world isn’t structured that way.”

Art, algorithms and imagining alternative futures with Sophia Brueckner | umsi