I am Ziyue Monica Piao, a Ph.D. student at Input Devices and Music Interaction Lab, McGill University supervised by Prof. Marcelo M. Wanderley and Prof. Isabelle Cossette. I am also a student representative at CIRMMT.

My research interests center around New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), with a particular focus on musical haptics and embodied interaction. I aim to use sensor technology and haptics to facilitate a shared kinesthetic music experience among diverse individuals. I have worked as a research assistant with Prof. Gus Xia at Music X Lab, NYU Shanghai, Prof. Roger Dannenberg at CMU, and Prof. Felipe Verdugo at UdeM.

As a classically trained soprano, I enjoy performing opera. My leisure time unfolds with engaging activities such as video games 🎮, photography 📷, delicacies 🍲, and yoga 🧘. Welcome to connect me on LinkedIn or email me if you have similar research interests!

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

🏆 Assessing the Impact of Force Feedback in Musical Knobs on Performance and User Experience
Ziyue Piao, Christian Frisson, Bavo Van Kerrebroeck, and Marcelo M. Wanderley
Actuators 2024
Best Oral Presentation award at IECAT 2024
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MappEMG: Enhancing Music Pedagogy by Mapping Electromyography to Multimodal Feedback
Ziyue Piao, Marcelo M. Wanderley, and Felipe Verdugo
ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation, ArtsIT 2023
[Paper] [Video] [Code]

Sensing the Breath: A Multimodal Singing Tutoring Interface with Breath Guidance
Ziyue Piao and Gus Xia
New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NIME 2022
[Paper] [Video] [Code]

A Wearable Haptic Interface for Breath Guidance in Vocal Training
Yinmiao Li, Ziyue Piao, and Gus Xia
New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NIME 2021
[Paper] [Video]

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