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CEMI actively fosters research in a wide range of areas, including synthesis techniques, gestural controllers and interactive media. Here are some of the collaborators currently affiliated with CEMI...
Vincent Hayward, Ph.D.
Dept. of Engineering & Computer Science
McGill University
hayward@cim.mcgill.ca
Vincent Hayward, Ph.D. Computer Science 1981, University of Paris. Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University. Chargé de recherches at CNRS, France (1983-86). Hayward is interested in haptic device design and applications, perception, and robotics. He is leading the Haptics laboratory at McGill University (www.cim.mcgill.ca/~haptic) and is Director of the Center for Intelligent Machines there (www.cim.mcgill.ca). Over 100 reviewed papers, 5 patents, 1 pending. Haptech spin-off company (1996), now Immersion Canada Inc. (2000) . Past Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Program Vice-Chair 1998 IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, Governing board Haptics-e.org.
Emmanuel Fléty
Hardware Engineer
IRCAM (Institut de Rechercher et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique)
Emmanuel.Flety@ircam.fr
Graduated from an Institute of Technology in the suburb of Paris in 1995. Continued studies at the ENSEA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l¹Electronique et de ses Applications) Engineering School teaching Electronics and Computer Science. Completed specializations in AI, image processing and algorithms, graduating in 1998. Joined IRCAM full-time as a designer of interactive hardware in October 1999
Fléty's work is essentially articulated around building and prototyping electronic devices and systems for stage and live performance. The aim of those designs is to provide composers, instrumentalists and performers new ways of expression and control, allowing a communication with machines.
One of these tools is AtoMIC Pro, and its little brother EoBody (a light version of AtoMIC Pro). AtoMIC Pro stands for Analog to MIDI Converter : this units allows the translation of electric voltages sent by sensors to the MIDI protocol, widely used to communicate between gestural controllers and sound generators. AtoMIC Pro is particularly useful for interactive sound (and video) installations since the machine can learn about external parameters and execute certain sound processes (reverberation time, distortion, granular synthesis control etc.).
Frieder Weiss
Palindrome Inter-Media Performance Group
frieder@palindrome.de
Frieder Weiss is a free-lance computer engineer working for various companies in Germany and United States (for example Bosch and Siemens). His specialization is in the area of quality control and computer-imaging systems. He is a designer of software and hardware besides being a musician with the groups Thevomefüme, American Drama Group Europe, Nürnberger Jazz Art Ensemble. Together with artist Reiner Hofmann he developed an interactive installation work for DATEV. It is called 'Lichtbild' and uses camera interactive technology to track peoples' motions in an entrance hall and convert them to light patterns.
Ulrich Maiss
ulrich.maiss@cellectric.de
Ulrich Maiss is a freelance musician, composer, and sound designer.After finishing his music studies at the Conservatory of Art in Berlin in 1993, he started an international career in both contemporary and classical music, which led him from Western Europe to the US, Canada and Japan. He premiered numerous pieces by composers such as Mario Bertoncini, Withold Szalonek, Ulrich Krieger, Phil Niblock, Conrado del Rosario, Il-Ryun Chung and Helmut Zapf, to name but a few.
In the area of pop, rock, and folk music, he has recorded and toured with: Lou Reed, Element Of Crime, Vinx (Sting), Alexander Veljanov, Dave Young (John Cale), Maria Farandouri (Mikis Theodorakis).Bands and ensembles he performed with or was a member of include zeitkratzer, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Ensemble Oriol Berlin, KooKoon, ZsaZsa Buschkow, boris blacher ensemble Berlin and the Trio Filou.
His compositions and sound design installations premiered in New York, Toronto, Berlin, Munich and at the Biennale in Venice. Applied sound design includes work for the German Children¹s TV ("Die Sendung mit der Maus", "Sandmännchen") and for multi-media exhibitions ("The Story Of Berlin", "SIEMENS-Forum" Munich, EXPO 2000 Hanover). For updates on current projects, please visit http://www.cellectric.de
