{"id":277,"date":"2019-12-03T20:54:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T20:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2025-03-10T03:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:36:16","slug":"research-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?page_id=277","title":{"rendered":"Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the years, I have worked in multiple sectors, from small labs and start-ups to large technology companies. The product of my work has been an array of instruments and interfaces that that help people learn, perform, and connect through sound. I have experience working in interdisciplinary teams of diverse stake-holders posing new questions and creating innovative technologies.  My research contributes to fundamental knowledge in the intersection of human computer interaction (HCI) and listening (e.g. sound, music).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Academic Research<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have experience conducting scientific and engineering research in colleges and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Entity<\/th><th>Project<\/th><th>Supervisor<\/th><th>Year<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Socioneural Physiology Lab, Indiana University<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/2021\/07\/25\/a-bci-for-amatria\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">A Brain-Computer Interface for Amatria<\/a><\/td><td>Greg Lewis<\/td><td>Aug 2020 &#8211; May 2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brain Music Lab, Georgia Tech<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/2019\/09\/30\/empathic-effects-of-heartbeats\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Empathic Effects of Auditory Heartbeats<\/a><\/td><td>Grace Leslie<\/td><td>Aug 2018 &#8211; May 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sonification Lab, Georgia Tech<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=233\">Solar System<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=170\">Science Simulations<\/a> <\/td><td>Bruce N. Walker<\/td><td>Aug 2016 &#8211; May 2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Robotic Musicianship Group, Georgia Tech<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=262\">Insight<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=301\">Robotic Arm,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=270\">Brain Music<\/a><\/td><td>Gil Weinberg<\/td><td>Aug 2014 &#8211; May 2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IDMIL, McGill University<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=231\">Sonification of Emotion<\/a> &amp; Gestures<\/td><td>Marcelo M. Wanderley<\/td><td>Aug 2011 &#8211; Dec 2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Physics Department, College of Wooster<\/td><td>Theoretical Particle Physics, SOC<\/td><td>Deva O&#8217;Neil &amp; Don Jacobs<\/td><td>Sum 2008 &amp; Sum 2010<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Engineering &amp; Industry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have worked in innovative teams building novel technologies for multimedia &amp; information perceptualization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Entity<\/strong><\/th><th>Position<\/th><th><strong>Supervisor<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Year<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Reality Labs (Contract through Pinnacle Group)<\/td><td>Hardware UX Researcher III-IV<\/td><td>Drs. Ahmad Zareei &amp; Sarah Hopko<\/td><td>2023 &#8211; Present<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Microsoft Research (MSR)<\/td><td>Postdoc in Brain Computer Interfaces<\/td><td>Ivan Tashev<\/td><td>2021 &#8211; 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PhET Interactive Simulations<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=170\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Accessibility Researcher  &amp; Designer<\/a><\/td><td>Emily B. Moore<\/td><td>2017-2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hop Labs<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=218\">Sonic UX Developer<\/a><\/td><td>Ankur Kalra<\/td><td>2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Microsoft Research (MSR)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=237\">CV &amp; Accessibility Intern<\/a><\/td><td>Neel Joshi &amp; Meredith Ringel Morris<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=48\">Cybersecurity Intern<\/a><\/td><td>Lee Lerner<\/td><td>2014-2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Schulich School of Music<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=143\">Livestream Engineer &amp; Coordinator<\/a><\/td><td>George Massenberg &amp; Richard King<\/td><td>2012-2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sennheiser Technology &amp; Innovation Center<\/td><td>Virtual Acoustics Intern<\/td><td>Daniel Schlessinger &amp; Veronique Larcher <\/td><td>2012<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Freelance Development &amp; Consulting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have provided auditory human-factors design and technology for small start-ups, conferences, and exploratory research teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table><thead><tr><th>Entity<\/th><th>Role<\/th><th>Year<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Intellishot, LLC<\/td><td>Noxious Sounds Designer<\/td><td>2019-2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ThinkNow, Inc.<\/td><td>Auditory UX Designer<\/td><td>2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Office of Naval Research<\/td><td>Perceptualization Consultant <\/td><td>2018-2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Facebook Research<\/td><td>Sonic Design Consultant<\/td><td>2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Honeywell Turbo<\/td><td>Sonification Specialist<\/td><td>2016-2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BKN25, MCM2013<\/td><td>Website Developer<\/td><td>2013-2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ELVIS Project<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/mikewinters.io\/?p=96\">Software Developer<\/a><\/td><td>2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, I have worked in multiple sectors, from small labs and start-ups to large technology companies. 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