sjk@sensilab : ~ $
sjk@sensilab:~$ cat mission.md
I build machine learning tools with creative practitioners — to explore the ways AI can add to creative practice.

Human-Centered Computing, Monash University. Member of SensiLab. Researcher situated between machine learning and human-centered design. Primary domains: music AI, generative modelling, AI-in-architecture. Approach: practice-led, qualitative, tool-making.

sjk@sensilab:~$ ls research/ --sort time
#statustitletagsopen
sjk@sensilab:~/research$ ./research --verbose

Research · 6 projects

A full manifest of current and prior research. Each entry has a project page with methodology, code, and references where available.

sjk@sensilab:~/research$ git log --oneline --graph
* 2026 (HEAD) Commenced Fellowship· Monash · Machine Learning · latest
* 2025 PhD Completed · Monash · AI
* 2025 Supporting Creative Ownership — NeurIPS Creative AI
* 2025 Exploring the Needs of Musicians — CHI · Honourable Mention
* 2024 AR-VAE-Diffusion extended — CREAI/ECAI
* 2024 Accessible Soundscapes — ICCC
* 2023 Infinite Colours — SIGGRAPH Asia Art Gallery
* 2023 Creative Discovery via QD Search — GECCO
* 2023 Is Writing Prompts Really Making Art? — EvoMUSART
* 2022 Musical Explanations with GPT-3 — EvoMUSART
* 2021 Framing through Music — ICCC
sjk@sensilab:~/publications$ bibtex --all

Publications · 10

↗ scholar
filter: all
yearvenuetitle & authorstagsactions
sjk@sensilab:~/publications$ wc -l *.bib → 10 entries
sjk@sensilab:~/teaching$ ls -la teaching/

Teaching & supervision

Tutorials and guest lectures at Monash University. Currently not accepting any new honours / masters projects / PhD students.

codetermtitle & notesrole
sjk@sensilab:~/contact$ cat contact.txt

Get in touch

Email is the fastest route. For informal conversations, drop by SensiLab — it helps to email first.

// visit
SensiLab Building G, Monash University Caulfield Campus
Hours: Tue–Fri · 10:00–18:00
// social.yaml
scholar:  "Krol, S.J."
github:   "@sjkrol"
linkedin: "stephen-james-krol"
city:     "Melbourne, AU"
timezone: "AEST (UTC+10)"
// currently open to
  • → Research collaborations in ML + creative practice
  • → Invited talks & workshops
  • → Studio & residency conversations
sjk@sensilab:~$ exit