Ziyue (Monica) Piao
Ph.D. Candidate
McGill University
I am Ziyue Monica Piao, a Ph.D. student at Input Devices and Music Interaction Lab and Music Performance and Body Lab, McGill University, supervised by Prof. Marcelo M. Wanderley and Prof. Isabelle Cossette. I am also a student representative for CIRMMT and IEEE Technical Committee for Haptics. 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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Publications
CHI 2025
Project TapTap: A Longitudinal Study Exploring Non-Verbal Communication through Vibration Signals Between Teachers and Blind or Low Vision Music Learners
Leon Lu, Chase Crispin, Ziyue Piao, Aino Eze-Anyanwu, Audrey Girouard
Exploring how wearable haptics could facilitate communication between sighted teachers and BLV students during one-on-one music lessons.
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.
