Research & Lectures | Isaías Herrera

Academic Publications

2024 Paper: Immersive Cave Environments in VR: A Tool for Exploring Altered States of Consciousness and Creativity in Archaeology.
Published in Applied Sciences, 2024, 14(24), 11916.
Read publication (DOI: 10.3390/app142411916)

Selected Talks & Lectures

2025 Guest Speaker, Artificial Intelligence: bias, creativity, and the future of work (Cultura en Flux, Ep. 2). Centro de Cultura Digital (Radio), Mexico City, MX.

2025 Panelist, Art, Ecology, and Territory (4th Nuevo León Art Award Biennial). Centro de las Artes, Monterrey, MX. [Press: Gobierno de Nuevo León]

2025 Guest Speaker, Zoonoros: Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Sound, Literature, and Critical Disability (Broadcast: February 11). IMER (Instituto Mexicano de la Radio), Program "Entretanto", Mexico City, MX.

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2025 Guest Speaker, Zoonoros: Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Sound, Literature, and Critical Disability (Broadcast: February 4). IMER (Instituto Mexicano de la Radio), Program "Entretanto", Mexico City, MX.

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2024 Guest Lecturer, Transforming Chatbot Interaction: ML Ops and UX Synergies. University of Trento (MSc HCI Program), Trento, IT.

2023 Guest Lecturer, Multisensory Interface Design. State University of Valle de Ecatepec (UNEVE), Ecatepec, MX.

Radio Projects

2023 Author & Host, CCDRadio: Notes on Human-Machine Interaction.
A 5-episode radio program investigating the cognitive coupling between humans and computation. Produced for Centro de Cultura Digital, Mexico City, MX.

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CCD Radio: Bibliography

Complete reference list for the 5-episode series "Notes on Human-Machine Interaction".

Episode 1: Affective Computing

Ahmed, I., et al. (2023). Touching virtual humans: Haptic responses reveal the emotional impact of affective agents. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.

Fridman, L. (2019). Rosalind Picard: Affective Computing, Emotion, Privacy and Health. Lex Fridman Podcast.

Fiske, S. T., & Taylor, S. E. (2021). Social Cognition: From brains to culture. SAGE.

Janssen, J. H., et al. (2013). Machines outperform laypersons in recognizing emotions elicited by autobiographical recollection. Human–Computer Interaction.

Nass, C., & Moon, Y. (2000). Machines and mindlessness: Social responses to computers. Journal of Social Issues.

Savchenko, A. V., et al. (2022). Classifying emotions and engagement in online learning based on a single facial expression recognition neural network. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.

Tulyakov, S., et al. (2018). Viewpoint-consistent 3D Face Alignment. IEEE Transaction on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence.

Veltmeijer, E. A., et al. (2023). Automatic emotion recognition for groups: A Review. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.

Weisman, Z. (2006). We know Mona Lisa’s Grinnin’ but we still don’t know why. F Newsmagazine.

Zeng, X., et al. (2023). A survey of micro-expression recognition methods based on LBP, optical flow and deep learning. Neural Processing Letters.

Episode 2: Artificial Intelligence & Artificial Life

Aristegui, C. (2023). Musk y científicos instan a pausar experimentos de Inteligencia Artificial. Aristegui Noticias.

Birnbaum, D., & Kuo, M. Y. (2018). More than real: Art in the digital age. Verbier Art Summit.

Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). AI Ethics. The MIT Press.

Gates, B. (2023). The age of AI has begun. Gates Notes.

Hui, Y. (2023). CHATGPT, or the eschatology of machines. e-flux Journal #137.

Herrera, I. (2021). Ecosistema Artificial Sonoro. easonoro.live.

Lanier, J. (2023). El Peligro No es que la IA nos destruya, Sino Que Nos Vuelva Locos y estúpidos. Pijamasurf.

Roose, K. (2023). A.I. Poses “risk of extinction,” industry leaders warn. The New York Times.

Thompson, C. (2013). Smarter than you think: How technology is changing our minds for the better. Penguin Books.

MoMA (2023). AI Art: How artists are using and confronting machine learning. YouTube.

Episode 3: Mind-Brain Interaction & Perception

National Library of Medicine. (2001). “Attention Neurons” in the Monkey Parietal Cortex.

Chatterjee, A., & Cardillo, E. R. (2022). Brain, Beauty, & Art: Essays bringing neuroaesthetics into focus. Oxford University Press.

Gazzaniga, M. S. (2022). Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind.

Goldstein, E. B. (2020). The Mind: Consciousness, prediction, and the brain. The MIT Press.

Ware, C. (2011). Visual Thinking for Design. Elsevier.

Episode 4: Cognitive Engineering & Tools

Berti, A., & Frassinetti, F. (2000). When far becomes near: Remapping of space by tool use. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

Carr, N. (2008). Is Google Making Us Stupid? The Atlantic.

Clark, A. (2010). Natural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence. Oxford Univ. Press.

Iriki, A., Tanaka, M., & Iwamura, Y. (1996). Coding of modified body schema during tool use by macaque postcentral neurones. NeuroReport.

Norman, D. A. (2021). The Design of Everyday Things. Basic Books.

Weiser, M. (1991). The Computer for the 21st Century.

Episode 5: Virtual Reality & Environments

Baños, R. M., et al. (2000). Presence and reality judgment in Virtual Environments. CyberPsychology & Behavior.

Gubern, R. (2007). Del Bisonte a la Realidad Virtual: La Escena y el Laberinto. Anagrama.

Haans, A., & IJsselsteijn, W. A. (2012). Embodiment and telepresence. Interacting with Computers.

Jerald, J. (2016). The VR Book: Human-centered design for virtual reality. ACM.

Metzinger, T. (2014). First-order embodiment, second-order embodiment, third-order embodiment. The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Cognition.

Slater, M. (2018). Immersion and the illusion of presence in virtual reality. British Journal of Psychology.

Vasser, M., & Aru, J. (2020). Guidelines for immersive virtual reality in psychological research. Current Opinion in Psychology.