Biographical sketches of authors
Joseph A. Paradiso
MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 (electronic mail: paradiso@media.mit.edu).
Dr. Paradiso is a principal research scientist at the MIT Media Laboratory, where he leads the Responsive Environments Group and is the technology director for the Things That Think consortium. Prior to this, he has held positions at the Draper Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich designing high-energy physics detectors, spacecraft control algorithms, and sensor systems. He received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and physics from Tufts University in 1977 and a Ph.D. degree in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1981 as a Compton Fellow. He also has designed several synthesizers and interfaces for electronic music and is the recipient of the 2000 Discover Award in digital entertainment. Further information about Dr. Paradiso may be found at http://www.media.mit.edu/~joep.
Kai-yuh Hsiao
MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 (electronic mail: khsiao@mit.edu).
Mr. Hsiao is a graduate student at MIT and a British Telecom Fellow in the Media Lab's Responsive Environments Group, working on physical sensors and new technologies for interactive music. He received his B.S. degree from MIT in electrical engineering and computer science in 1999. His interests in computers, electronics, and music started at a very early age.
Joshua Strickon
MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 (electronic mail: strickon@media.mit.edu).
Mr. Strickon is presently pursuing a Ph.D. in media arts and sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research work includes the study and development of interactive music and entertainment systems. Prior to that he has received a B.S. degree in 1998 and an M.Eng. degree in 1999 in electrical engineering and computer science, also at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Joshua Lifton
MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 (electronic mail: lifton@media.mit.edu).
Mr. Lifton is a first-year graduate student in the Responsive Environments Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received a B.A. degree in physics and mathematics from Swarthmore College in 1999.
Ari Adler
MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 (electronic mail: aadler@media.mit.edu).
Mr. Adler is currently finishing his master's degree in mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he is a research assistant in the Responsive Environments Group at the Media Lab. His thesis is on the development of a low-cost telemedicine system for use in developing countries. He has collaborated on several group projects at the Media Lab and was awarded an IBM fellowship for the year 19992000. Prior to coming to MIT, he worked as a mechanical engineer at Design Continuum, a product design consulting firm in the Boston area. He received his bachelor's degree in physics with a minor in mathematics from Brandeis University in 1996.
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