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 art songs. In my leisure time, I engage in activities such as video games 🎮, photography 📷, delicacies 🍲, and yoga 🧘. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or email me!

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Assessing the Impact of Force Feedback in Musical Knobs on Performance and User Experience

Actuators 2024

🏆 Best Oral Presentation award at IECAT 2024

Assessing the Impact of Force Feedback in Musical Knobs on Performance and User Experience

Ziyue Piao, Christian Frisson, Bavo Van Kerrebroeck, Marcelo M. Wanderley

Exploring how force feedback in musical knobs enhances performance and user experience.

MappEMG: Enhancing Music Pedagogy by Mapping Electromyography to Multimodal Feedback

ArtsIT 2023

MappEMG: Enhancing Music Pedagogy by Mapping Electromyography to Multimodal Feedback

Ziyue Piao, Marcelo M. Wanderley, Felipe Verdugo

Introducing MappEMG, a tool that connects electromyography with multimodal feedback to enhance music education.

Sensing the Breath: A Multimodal Singing Tutoring Interface with Breath Guidance

NIME 2022

Sensing the Breath: A Multimodal Singing Tutoring Interface with Breath Guidance

Ziyue Piao, Gus Xia

A singing tutoring interface that uses multimodal feedback to guide breath control during practice.

A Wearable Haptic Interface for Breath Guidance in Vocal Training

NIME 2021

A Wearable Haptic Interface for Breath Guidance in Vocal Training

Yinmiao Li, Ziyue Piao, Gus Xia

A wearable haptic device designed to assist singers in managing their breath control during vocal training.

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