Biography:

Ziyue (Monica) Piao is a Ph.D. student in Music Technology at McGill University, under the supervision of Prof. Marcelo M. Wanderley and Prof. Isabelle Cossette since fall 2022. Her research specializes in New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), with a focus on musical haptics and embodied interaction. Her work involves designing wearable haptic devices to enhance music learning, utilizing sensor technology and haptics to foster shared kinesthetic music experiences among diverse groups.

Research Areas:

• Haptics: Tactile and Force-Feedback
• Interface Design
• Mapping
• Movement Analysis
• Software Development

Projects

Publications:

• Piao, Z., Wanderley, M. M., Verdugo, F. (2023). MappEMG: Enhancing Music Pedagogy by Mapping Electromyography to Multimodal Feedback. In Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation (ArtsIT 2023).
• Piao, Z., Frisson, C., Van Kerrebroeck, B., Wanderley, M. M. (2024). Assessing the Impact of Force Feedback in Musical Knobs on Performance and User Experience. In Actuators (pp. 15). Mohammadi, A., Martinez-Hernandez, U. (Eds.).
• Piao, Z. (2025). Exploring Haptics to Augment Kinesthetic Learning in Singing. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI ’25) (pp. 5). Bordeaux / Talence, France.
• Piao, Z., Cossette, I., Wanderley, M. M. (2026). Reconciling Kinesthetic Mismatches: A Somatic Alignment Mindset for Musical Body Transformation. In 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Workshop (Body Transformation Experiences: A workshop on How to Elicit, Assess and Support them through Multisensory Technology) (pp. 5). Barcelona, Spain.
• Piao, Z., Wada, Y., Cossette, I., Wanderley, M. M., Maezawa, A. (2026). Exploring Breathing-Music Coupling: Using the Breathing Mirror for Somatic Reflection in Piano Performance. In Proceedings of the 2026 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (pp. 10). London, UK.
• Piao, Z., Chen, K. (2026). Respiratory Musical Interfaces (RMIs) in NIME. . Proceedings of the 2026 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression.London, UK.

Contacts:

• Email: ziyue.piao@mail.mcgill.ca
• Website: https://piaoziyue.github.io/