Roy Feinson is a South African born software engineer, author, and artist who patented the first fully functional predictive text system that included disambiguation and local dictionary storage. Founder and President of EmergeX.AI, Doubletake Images LLC, and Orb Reality LLC; D.C. based software firms, Feinson holds a number of computer-technology patents and his scientific applications deal with artificial life, artificial intelligence and forensic image analysis and his model of animal vision was recently presented to scientists at N.I.S.T. One of the original pioneers in the field of photographic mosaics, he is credited for creating the genre known as

impressionist mosaics Unlike traditional mosaics which rely on differently colored material arranged in arbitrary configurations to make an image, impressionist mosaics are created using the natural flaws and marbling in the tiles to create the impression of an image. ...

in which the imperfections of natural materials such as turquoise or marble are organized to create ethereal imagery. Feinson is the author of three books focused on the evolutionary underpinnings of human behavior. His books have been translated into ten different languages including Mandarin, Japanese, Czech, Hebrew and French, and has been featured on CNN, The Dr. Phil Show and CBS The Talk His novel theory of animal vision, The Zebra's Stripes, was presented to scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology in 2013 and addresses many unanswered questions in the field of animal behavior and camouflage.

Installations and awards

2000: Winner of C-Span Presidential Art Contest

In 2006, Feinson was the featured artist for Disneyland's 49th Anniversary, where he created the largest photographic mosaic ever made, spanning over 10,000 square feet and featuring live performers carrying photographs of themselves and other cast members. In 2007, Feinson was commissioned to create a series of 38 large-scale mosaic works for Disney's 50th anniversary's celebration, the

Happiest Homecoming on Earth The Happiest Homecoming on Earth was the eighteen-month-long celebration (May 5, 2005 through September 30, 2006) of the 50th anniversary of the Disneyland theme park, which opened on July 17, 1955. The Happiest Celebration on Earth commemorated ...

. A special feature, installed near the park's town hall, was the world's first tri-level mosaic; a giant mosaic of Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie made up of 1,000 portraits of Disney cast members, which in turn were mosaics composed of 600,000 photographs submitted by park guests. In 2008, Feinson was selected as the featured artist for the

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

50th anniversary. The artwork was unveiled by Quincy Jones, Joss Stone and Recording Academy President Neil Portnow who called Feinson "a true artistic innovator, and.. renaissance man". The Grammy artwork is part of the permanent collection at the Grammy museum in Los Angeles. 2009: Winner ''New York Times'' original science riddle

In 2014, Feinson was selected as the official artist for the 15th anniversary of th
Latin Grammys

Other installations

Honolulu International Airport

Martin Luther King District

Pentagon
Operation Grateful Nation

Detroit Zoo

Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago

Detroit Children's Hospital

Bibliography

*The Animal in You.(St. Martins Press)1998 *Das Tier in dir. (Broschiert)1999 *Animal Attraction. (St. Martins Press)1999 *The Secret Universe of Names (Overlook/Penguin)2004

Patents

*Interpretive tone telecommunication method and apparatus. Status: Granted. Patent Number US4754474A *System and Method for Facilitating Affective-State-Based Artificial Intelligence. Publication Number: 20190236464. Status: Pending. *Surround video playback: Status: Granted. Patent number: 8867886 *Surround Video Recording: Publication number: 20120307068. Status: Granted. *Methods and Systems for Navigating Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Vehicles. U.S. patent application 16/584566 *Antibodies Directed to Filamin-A and Therapeutic Uses Thereof U.S. Publication WO/2020/076954

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