Peter Beyls has been working with computer media since the early Seventies. Beyls explores computer programming as a medium for artistic expression and develops generative systems in music, the visual arts and hybrid formats. He published extensively on various aspects of digital media, including computer assisted composition, real-time systems design, interface design, personal expert systems and, in general, the application of Artificial Intelligence for artistic
purposes. Beyls pioneered the use of cellular automata in the field of computer music. His current work includes web-driven and computer-vision driven interactive audiovisual installations, projects involving physical computing, new algorithmic drawings and the exploration of machine-learning in performance art. Central themes in his craft are autonomy and the delegation of aesthetic decision making to machines and the idea of shared initiative in human-machine behavioural interaction.
His work was widely exhibited and performed worldwide, including at conferences like Siggraph, ICMC, Imagina, ISCM, Generative Arts and ISEA.