Ivan FrancoPh.D. Music TechnologySupervisor: Prof. Marcelo M. Wanderley Email: ivan [dot] franco [at] mail [dot] mcgill [dot] ca Web: http://ivanfranco.wordpress.com Fax: +1 (514) 398-2962 Phone: +1 (514) 398-4535 ext. 094846 |
Research Interests
- Human-Computer Interaction
- New Interfaces for Musical Expression
- Self-contained Autonomous Systems
- Interactive Installation
Projects
Educational Background
- B.A. (Engineering) - New University of Lisbon (Portugal) 1998
- M.A. (Digital Arts - Electronic Music) - Pompeu Fabra University (Spain) 2000
- Ph.D. (currently) (Music Technology) - McGill University (Canada)
IDMIL-related Publications
In Proceedings
- Ian Hattwick, Ivan Franco and Marcelo M. Wanderley. "The Vibropixels: A Scalable Wireless Tactile Display System". In Proceedings of the Human-Computer Interaction International Conference, 2017.
- Ivan Franco and Marcelo M. Wanderley. "The Mitt: Case Study in the Design of a Self-contained Digital Music Instrument". In Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR), 2016.
- Ivan Franco and Marcelo M. Wanderley. "Practical Evaluation of Synthesis Performance on the BeagleBone Black". In Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, 2015.
- Valerie Lamontagne, Ian Hattwick, Ivan Franco, Marcello Giordano, Deborah Egloff, Maurizio Martinucci, Christopher L. Salter and Marcelo M. Wanderley. "The Ilinx Garments: Whole-body tactile experience in a multisensorial art installation". In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic Art, 2015.
- Ian Hattwick, Ivan Franco, Marcello Giordano, Deborah Egloff, Valerie Lamontagne, Ian Arawjo, Maurizio Martinucci, Christopher L. Salter and Marcelo M. Wanderley. "Compositional Approaches to the Design and Use of A Vibrotactile Garment". In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference, 2015.
- Marcello Giordano, Ian Hattwick, Ivan Franco, Deborah Egloff, Valerie Lamontagne, TeZ, Christopher L. Salter and Marcelo M. Wanderley. "Design and Implementation of a Whole-Body Haptic Suit for "Ilinx", a Multisensory Art Installation". In Proceedings of the SMC Conference, 2015.
Other Publications
- I. Franco, “The AirStick: A free-gesture controller using infrared sensing,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, 2005, pp. 248–249.
- L. Teixeira, A. Barbosa, J. Cardoso, V. Carvalho, M. Costa, I. Sousa, I. Franco, A. Fonseca, D. Henriques, P. Rosa, “Online data mining services for dynamic spatial databases I: system architecture and client applications”, II International Conference and Exhibition on Geographic Information, Estoril Congress Center, Lisbon, 2005.
- L. Teixeira, A. Barbosa, J. Cardoso, V. Carvalho, M. Costa, I. Sousa, I. Franco, A. Fonseca, D. Henriques, P. Rosa, “Online data mining services for dynamic spatial databases II: air quality location based services and sonification”, II International Conference and Exhibition on Geographic Information, Estoril Congress Center, Lisbon, 2005.
- Serpa, J., E. Nobre, I. Franco e A.S. Câmara, “Tangible Interfaces for Visualization of Geographic Data in Collaborative Environments”, Ubigis Conference, Gavle, Suécia, 2004.
- Serpa, J., E. Nobre, I. Franco, N. Cardoso, A. Lobo, M. Costa e A.S. Câmara 2003, “TangiTable: 80 000 Simulating Pollutant Dispersion”, Proceedings of Human-Computer Interaction Athens, Greece, 2003.