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Mind Music Machine (tri-M) Lab

We DESIGN INTERACTive TECHNOLOGIES for PEOPLE's ARTistic EXPERIENCES.

Our Motto

UT PROSIM THAT I MAY SERVE

Welcome to the Mind Music Machine (tri-M) Lab

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The Mind Music Machine (tri-M) Lab is a transdisciplinary research group based in Industrial and Systems EngineeringComputer Science, and Human-Centered Design programs at Virginia Tech. Mind (emotions as well as cognition) is our ultimate research theme. Music (sound and speech) is our language and methodology to work with. Machinery (computers and systems) is our research tool and an analogy of mind. The MISSION of the lab is (1) understanding the mechanisms of the human mind and (2) designing better interactions between people and technologies. To this end, we approach our research problems at the psychological level using empirical experiments, the neurological level using neuroergonomic measures, and the computational level using mathematical modeling.

Human-Computer Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction

     tri-M Research

Arts in XR 

Immersive Experience

Automotive User eXperiences

Automative UI Pillar

Assistive Robots & AI

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Learn more about the tri-M Lab

Collaborators and Supporters

NSF
MTTI
MTTI
Northrop Grumman
HFPC
Michigan Tech
KATRI
Equos
Federal Railroad Administration
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Hyundai
DOT
GT Sonification Lab
interaction lab
CATM
CHCI
THI
Superior Ideas
NIH
PC
MDOT
Michigan Technological University
ICAT (Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology)
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