Nicola L. Hein is a sound artist, guitarist, composer, and researcher in music aesthetics and cybernetics. He is a professor of Sound Arts & Creative Music Technology, as well as the artistic director of the studio for electronic music at the University of Music Lübeck. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he undertook extensive research into the field of Critical Improvisation Studies and Human-Machine Improvisation, working with George E Lewis. His work is determined by the interaction of sound, space, light, movement, and the emergent dynamics of aesthetic systems. He fuses cybernetic human-machine interaction with interactive AI music systems, augmented reality, telematic real-time art, ambisonic sound projection, instrument-making, and conceptual compositions. Intermedia works with video art, dance, literature, and other art forms. With the support of the Goethe-Institut and numerous other institutions, his works have been realized in over 30 countries across North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. His artistic work is documented on over 40 CDs, tapes, and vinyl publications on international labels such as Clean Feed. He has been awarded many different prizes and grants for his work. In sound art and improvised music, he has collaborated with many internationally renowned artists, including Max Eastley, Evan Parker, Miya Masaoka, Axel Dörner, and Ute Wassermann, among others. Presentations of his work have taken place at MaerzMusik Festival (Berlin), Ars Electronica (Linz), Moers Festival, A L'ARME! FESTIVAL (Berlin), Super Deluxe (Tokyo), Sonica Festival (Glasgow), NYCEMF, Experimental Intermedia (New York), NIME, AIMC, and many more.