“Contribution of electronics to gestural interaction: applications to live performance and digital lutherie”
Emmanuel Fléty is an electronics engineer at Ircam - UMR STMS 9912, where he is head of the Engineering and Prototyping Department. He develops embedded electronic systems for gesture-based interaction applied to scientific experimentation and live performance.
He will present his thesis entitled “Contributions of electronics for gestural interaction: application to live performance and digital lutherie”, completed at the CNAM's Doctoral School of Science and Engineering (SMI). The defense will take place at the Amphithéâtre Abbé Grégoire at CNAM, 292 rue Saint-Martin (Paris 3e), on June 19, 2025, at 2 p.m. It will be presented in English.
The jury will be composed of:
Mr. Hmaied SHAIEK, Professor, CEDRIC, CNAM (France) Director
Mr. Marcelo WANDERLEY, Professor, McGill University (Canada) Reviewer
Mr. Sotiris MANITSARIS, Professor, Mines Paris – PSL (France) Reviewer
Ms. Myriam DESAINTE-CATHERINE, Professor, LaBRI (France) Examiner
Ms. Mari KIMURA, CEO, KIMARI LLC (USA) Examiner
Mr. Didier LE RUYET, Professor, CEDRIC, CNAM (France) Examiner
Mr. Lounis ZERIOUL, Assistant Professor, CEDRIC, CNAM (France) Invited
Mr. Frédéric BEVILACQUA, Director of Research IRCAM, UMR 9912 STMS (France) Invited
Abstract:
This thesis is a synthesis of 25 years of study and research on three main themes: embedded electronics, gesture capture and interaction, and digital instrument making. It describes in particular their specific applications in live performance, in music, but also in dance and theater, where music is often present. The devices, tools, and developments are presented with a dual objective: on the one hand, to show that their technical design, specifically adapted to mixed music and the performing arts, contributes to the artist's creative act. On the other hand, to propose solutions that reduce the critical aspects of instrumental latency in digital music controllers and instruments.
This work was carried out on wired and wireless gesture sensor digitization devices in the form of interfaces or modules. They are made generic and scalable through configuration or programming systems, offering users the possibility of adapting the tool to their uses.
They also illustrate how my personal contributions find application in scientific and artistic projects integrating other themes such as health and sport, and are therefore developing within a rich and transdisciplinary research framework. The result is a set of tools that are homogeneous and interoperable with the computer-assisted music ecosystem, while ensuring that the musical intention and strict constraints of the performer are respected.
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The defense will also be streamed online at https://cnrs.zoom.us/j/98488425248?pwd=yb7mQUcrZTXqEKVwNBhXyNutbUao98.1
Meeting ID: 984 8842 5248
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