Amalia Foka

Creative AI Researcher

Amalia Foka (b. Greece) is a Creative Artificial Intelligence Researcher and educator who explores the intersection of computer science and art. Her work makes use of different artificial intelligence technologies and social media data to generate and study art. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Computer Science: Multimedia Applications for the Arts at the Department of Fine Arts & Art Sciences, School of Fine Arts, University of Ioannina, Greece, where she teaches courses on creative coding, creative interactive systems, and generative AI art. She holds a BEng in Computer Systems Engineering (1998) and an MSc in Advanced Control (1999) from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST) in the United Kingdom. She also holds a Ph.D. in Robotics (2005) from the Department of Computer Science of the University of Crete, Greece. She lives and works in Greece.

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Forging Emotions: A Deep Learning Experiment on Emotions and Art

In Forging Emotions: A Deep Learning Experiment on Emotions and Art, researcher and artist Amalia Foka explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, computational creativity, and human affect. Utilizing Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks (DCGANs) trained on curated image datasets, Foka investigates how machine learning algorithms can synthesize visual compositions designed to evoke specific emotional responses. Rather than merely imitating human aesthetic styles, the project critically examines the inner structures of generative models to question whether AI can genuinely convey subjective sentiment, challenging traditional boundaries between technological automation and human emotional perception.