Christian Faubel is an interdisciplinary researcher and artist. He is currently working at the laboratory for experimental computer science within the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering and has completed research on autonomous systems at the Institute for Neural Computation from 2002-2012.
In 2002 he founded derstrudel a collective for the mediation of a relaxed approach to electronics robotics. Since 2002 he has taught more than 50 workshops in building simple analog robots at international venues and festivals.
Together with the artists Tina Tonagel and Ralf Schreiber he is also part of the overhead projector band Ray Vibration. They use overhead projectors, self build-instruments and analog robots for creating audiovisual performances.
In his work he is interested in what enables autonomous behavior and how complex autonomous behavior may result from the interaction of very simple units and from the dynamics of interaction between such units. In his artworks and performances he tries to convey insights about theoretical concepts such as emergence or embodiment along an aesthetic dimension. He considers his artworks, workshops and performances to be in the tradition of philosophical toys as they combine the mediation of scientific concepts with pleasure and amusement.
-
A Neural-Dynamic Architecture for Concurrent Estimation of Object Pose and IdentityLomp, O., Faubel, C., & Schöner, G.Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 11(April), 23
@article{LompFaubelSchöner2017, author = {Lomp, Oliver and Faubel, Christian and Schöner, Gregor}, title = {A Neural-Dynamic Architecture for Concurrent Estimation of Object Pose and Identity}, journal = {Frontiers in Neurorobotics}, volume = {11}, number = {April}, pages = {23}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.3389/fnbot.2017.00023}, }Lomp, O., Faubel, C., & Schöner, G.. (2017). A Neural-Dynamic Architecture for Concurrent Estimation of Object Pose and Identity. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 11(April), 23. http://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2017.000232014
Instance-based object recognition with simultaneous pose estimation using keypoint maps and neural dynamicsLomp, O., Terzić, K., Faubel, C., du Buf, J. M. H., & Schöner, G.In International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (pp. 451–458) Springer@inproceedings{LompTerzićFaubelEtAl2014, author = {Lomp, Oliver and Terzić, Kasim and Faubel, Christian and du Buf, JM Hans and Schöner, Gregor}, title = {Instance-based object recognition with simultaneous pose estimation using keypoint maps and neural dynamics}, booktitle = {International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks}, pages = {451–458}, organization = {Springer}, year = {2014}, }Lomp, O., Terzić, K., Faubel, C., du Buf, J. M. H., & Schöner, G.. (2014). Instance-based object recognition with simultaneous pose estimation using keypoint maps and neural dynamics. In International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (pp. 451–458). Springer.2011
Dynamic Neural Fields as Building Blocks of a Cortex-Inspired Architecture for Robotic Scene RepresentationZibner, S. K. U., Faubel, C., Iossifidis, I., & Schöner, G.IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, 3(1), 74–91@article{ZibnerFaubelIossifidisEtAl2011, author = {Zibner, Stephan K. U. and Faubel, Christian and Iossifidis, Ioannis and Schöner, Gregor}, title = {Dynamic Neural Fields as Building Blocks of a Cortex-Inspired Architecture for Robotic Scene Representation}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development}, volume = {3}, number = {1}, pages = {74–91}, year = {2011}, }Zibner, S. K. U., Faubel, C., Iossifidis, I., & Schöner, G.. (2011). Dynamic Neural Fields as Building Blocks of a Cortex-Inspired Architecture for Robotic Scene Representation. IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, 3(1), 74–91.Making a robotic scene representation accessible to feature and label queriesZibner, S. K. U., Faubel, C., & Schöner, G.In Proceedings of the First Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL EPIROB 2011)@inproceedings{ZibnerFaubelSchöner2011, author = {Zibner, Stephan K. U. and Faubel, Christian and Schöner, Gregor}, title = {Making a robotic scene representation accessible to feature and label queries}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the First Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL EPIROB 2011)}, year = {2011}, }Zibner, S. K. U., Faubel, C., & Schöner, G.. (2011). Making a robotic scene representation accessible to feature and label queries. In Proceedings of the First Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL EPIROB 2011).2010
A neuro-dynamic object recognition architecture enhanced by foveal vision and a gaze control mechanismFaubel, C., & Zibner, S. K. U.In Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on (pp. 1171–1176) IEEE@inproceedings{FaubelZibner2010, author = {Faubel, Christian and Zibner, Stephan KU}, title = {A neuro-dynamic object recognition architecture enhanced by foveal vision and a gaze control mechanism}, booktitle = {Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on}, pages = {1171–1176}, organization = {IEEE}, year = {2010}, }Faubel, C., & Zibner, S. K. U. (2010). A neuro-dynamic object recognition architecture enhanced by foveal vision and a gaze control mechanism. In Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on (pp. 1171–1176). IEEE.Scene Representation for Anthropomorphic Robots: A Dynamic Neural Field ApproachZibner, S. K. U., Faubel, C., Iossifidis, I., & Schöner, G.In ISR / ROBOTIK 2010 Munich, Germany@inproceedings{ZibnerFaubelIossifidisEtAl2010, author = {Zibner, S. K. U. and Faubel, C. and Iossifidis, I. and Schöner, G.}, title = {Scene Representation for Anthropomorphic Robots: A Dynamic Neural Field Approach}, booktitle = {ISR / ROBOTIK 2010}, address = {Munich, Germany}, year = {2010}, }Zibner, S. K. U., Faubel, C., Iossifidis, I., & Schöner, G.. (2010). Scene Representation for Anthropomorphic Robots: A Dynamic Neural Field Approach. In ISR / ROBOTIK 2010. Munich, Germany.Scenes and tracking with dynamic neural fields: How to update a robotic scene representationZibner, S. K. U., Faubel, C., Iossifidis, I., Schöner, G., & Spencer, J. P.In Development and Learning (ICDL), 2010 IEEE 9th International Conference on (pp. 244–250) IEEE@inproceedings{ZibnerFaubelIossifidisEtAl2010b, author = {Zibner, Stephan K. U. and Faubel, Christian and Iossifidis, Ioannis and Schöner, Gregor and Spencer, John P.}, title = {Scenes and tracking with dynamic neural fields: How to update a robotic scene representation}, booktitle = {Development and Learning (ICDL), 2010 IEEE 9th International Conference on}, pages = {244–250}, organization = {IEEE}, year = {2010}, }Zibner, S. K. U., Faubel, C., Iossifidis, I., Schöner, G., & Spencer, J. P.. (2010). Scenes and tracking with dynamic neural fields: How to update a robotic scene representation. In Development and Learning (ICDL), 2010 IEEE 9th International Conference on (pp. 244–250). IEEE.