Maurice Benayoun

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Maurice Benayoun is a pioneering new media artist and researcher whose work bridges the boundaries between digital art, human-robot interaction, and immersive technologies. His research delves into the complex dynamics of multi-agent systems, where machines communicate not only with humans but also among themselves, reshaping our understanding of perception and social behavior. Through projects like "Power Chess" (2021, 13 citations), Benayoun explores how unconstrained emotional variables in social systems complicate human-machine communication, pushing the field beyond traditional one-to-one interaction models. A professor at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, and co-founder of the pioneering art-science group ZA, he has exhibited globally at venues such as the Centre Pompidou and Ars Electronica. His work has earned him prestigious accolades, including the Ars Electronica Golden Nica and the Villa Medicis Hors les Murs award. With over 1,500 citations across his publications, Benayoun continues to challenge the boundaries of art, technology, and cognition, inspiring a new generation of researchers to rethink the role of emotion and agency in human-machine ecosystems.