By Jocelyn Adams and Ian Sherman

In the spring of 2007, a team composed of Jocelyn Adams, a composer/musician and music concentrator, and Ian Sherman, a musician and computer science concentrator, received a named UTRA earmarked for research in media and production. They pursued their project entitled, “Wearable sensor networks as an interface to interactive media,” under the guidance of Professor Ugur Cetintemel.

As aspiring musicians and scientists, Ian and Jocelyn were drawn to this project as a chance to bridge their interests in art and technology. Interactive media is an active research area at Brown in the electronic ...