Ivan Zavada is a senior lecturer in composition and music technology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His research focus is on the interactive relationship between image and sound within the realm of electroacoustic music. Zavada creates innovative multi-sensorial events that incorporate sophisticated audiovisual techniques to express artistic individuality in the digital era. In general, his work questions the conceptual nature of music by examining the relationship between sound and visual elements of abstraction rendered in real-time over networks. Originally from Montréal, Québec, Canada, Ivan Zavada moved to Sydney in 2004 to establish himself as a composer and multimedia programmer.