Electrical and Biomedical Engineer

I want people to be able to express themselves musically.  In the fall I will be attending the Dublin Institute of Technology, as a recipient of the Fulbright scholarship, to build an interface that will allow a disabled person to play a musical synthesizer.

I want to analyze the range of motion of a physically disabled person and then design an interface around the motions that would enable them to control and change sound.  The model could use motion sensors, similar to the infrared cameras that track motion in Wii games, as the controller, and the change in distance or location of the hand, head, or foot could change pitch, tone, volume, or more.

I found that the U.S. is behind other countries when it comes to making music accessible to the disabled.  Even though it may be frustrating to begin with, this new design will hopefully enable users to feel the accomplishment of pursuing and making music.

I graduated from Case Western Reserve University and I double majored in electrical engineering and music with a minor in biomedical engineering.

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Tags: Biomedical, Electrical, Fulbright, Music