Interactive Telecommunications
 | Eli Kuslansky
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communications
Phone: 212 998 1876 |
Courses
Media Architecture-Where the Physical and Virtual Meet
Education
BA, Cooper Union
Biography
Eli Kuslansky is the managing partner of Unified Field, an award winning multi media interactive software firm. He specializes in design technology, communications, informational and educational products. With more than twenty years experience in the industry, he has managed the integration of computer-based systems in design communications for a variety of design firms and software companies. For the three years prior to joining Unified Field, Mr. Kuslansky was Director of Technology and Interactives at Ralph Appelbaum Associates, internationally known museum designers.Mr. Kuslansky has developed new media products and services for Sony, The National Parks Service, The Smithsonian Institution, The New York Stock Exchange, Goldman Sachs, Intel, Pfizer, Merck, IBM, MasterCard International, Bell Atlantic Mobile, Times Mirror Corporation, The Bank of New York, Frito Lay, Inc., Ralph Appelbaum Associates, The South Street Seaport, and other internationally known architects, exhibit designers and Institutions around the world. Eli Kuslansky was a curator at the South Street Seaport Museum, and appraised nautical antiques for Sotheby’s and Christie's New York. Recent projects include an advance 3D visualization and large scale display for the new Frank Gehry’s IAC headquarters in New York, next generation media programs for Sony Wonder Technology Labs, and interactive media pieces for the Museum of the American Indian-Smithsonian Institution.Mr. Kuslansky is an artist with unique experience working with all aspects of interactive design and strategic development. He is responsible for business development, conceptual design, management, planning, developing, and implementing client programs.Considered an innovator in the field of interactive media, Mr. Kuslansky is a recognized Beta Tester for three-dimensional computer-aided design programs and software incorporating artificial intelligence. He is currently developing advanced visualization systems, alternative interfaces and designing custom software applications for museums, educational institutions, Fortune 500 corporations, and financial institutions.A graduate of the Cooper Union, Mr. Kuslansky is a member of the International Interactive Communications Society, The Human Factor Society, and the New York Software Industry Association, and a former board member of Exit Art. Mr. Kuslansky is on the New Media Executives committee for the UJA Federation. He is also a board member of the Industry Applications Board for Columbia University’s Center for Advance Technology, and he is the chairman of the Art and Cultural Special Interest Group for The New York New Media Association. He is also on the advisory and development committee for online strategies for the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum.
