education
| School | Degree | Year |
|---|
McGill University | M.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering| Advisors | |
|---|
| Jeremy Cooperstock | Shared Reality Lab (SRL) | | Marcelo Wanderley | Input Devices and Music Interaction Laboratory (IDMIL) |
| Expected 2024 |
Oberlin College | B.A. Psychology (concentration in Cognitive Sciences; minor in Computer Science)| Honors and Awards | |
|---|
| Phi Beta Kappa | 2015-2016 | | John F. Oberlin Scholarship | 2012-2016 | | First Place Team Member at Ohio Wesleyan University Programming Contest | 2016 |
| Study Abroad | |
|---|
| Université Libre de Bruxelles/Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Brussels, Belgium, 2014 |
| 2016 |
New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA) | PROTrack - contortion | 2018 |
Esh Circus Arts | Professional Preparatory Program - contortion | 2017 |
experience
| Title | Company | Location | Dates |
|---|
| Lead TA – Software Engineering Practice | McGill University | Montréal, QC | 1/24 - present |
| Lead TA – Software Validation | McGill University | Montréal, QC | 1/24 - present |
| TA – Software Validation | McGill University | Montréal, QC | 9/23 - 12/23 |
| Web Design Team | Folio Art and Design Magazine | Montréal, QC | 9/21 - 05/22 |
| TA – Haptics Class | McGill University | Montréal, QC | 1/22 - 5/22 |
| Hybrid Chair | ACM ICMI 2021 Conference | Montréal, QC | 5/22 |
| Grader – Capstone Projects | McGill University | Montréal, QC | 1/21 - 5/21 |
publications
P. Vyas, L. Kirby, and M. Moran-Ledesma, “HaptiColour: Haptic-assisted Digital Colouring Platform for Managing Anxiety and Increasing Mindfulness,” in 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC), Montreal, QC, Canada: IEEE, Jul. 2021, pp. 876–876. doi: 10.1109/WHC49131.2021.9517153.
L. Kirby, P. Buser, and M. Wanderley, “Introducing the t-Tree: Using Multiple t-Sticks for Performance and Installation,” in NIME 2022, The University of Auckland, New Zealand: PubPub, Jun. 2022. doi: 10.21428/92fbeb44.2d00f04f.
P. Buser, K. Pocius, L. Kirby, and M. M. Wanderley, “Towards the T-Tree 2.0: Lessons Learned From Performance With a Novel DMI and Instrument Hub,” in NIME’23, Mexico City, Mexico, Jun. 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.idmil.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NIME23_Buser_2Tree.pdf
performances
| Piece | Apparatus | Show | Location | Year |
|---|
| Can’t Stop Running | Solo Contortion | PROTrack Year One Showcase | New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro, VT | 2018 |
| Break a Leg! | Partner Acrobatics | PROTrack Year One Showcase | New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro, VT | 2018 |
| Snow | Group Silks | The Flying Nut Express | New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro, VT | 2017 |
| Weird Part of the Night | Solo Contortion | 17 Words: The Esh Circus Arts Advanced Studies Show | Arts at the Armory, Somerville, MA | 2017 |
| 17 | Group Acrodance | 17 Words: The Esh Circus Arts Advanced Studies Show. | Arts at the Armory, Somerville, MA | 2017 |
| The Strong Man | Partner Acrobatics | OCircus! Presents: Under the Big Top | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH | 2016 |
| append | Dance and Partner Acrobatics | append: A Senior Collaboration between Dance and TIMARA at Oberlin. | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH | 2016 |
| The Rag Doll | Solo Contortion | OCircus! Presents: Grandma’s Attic | The Cat in the Cream, Oberlin, OH | 2015 |
| Plumnopédie | Solo Contortion | NECCA Bootcamp Show | New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro, VT | 2015 |
| The Cat | Solo Lyra | Oberlin College Aerialists Present: Falling Up | Hales Gymnasium, Oberlin, OH | 2015 |
| Sinkin’ Soon | Duo Lyra | Oberlin College Aerialists Present: Cirque du Cabaret | Hales Gymnasium, Oberlin, OH | 2015 |
| Seven Sisters | Group Partner Acrobatics | OCircus! Presents: The Greatest Show Off Earth | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH | 2015 |
| The First of Mays | Acting, Tightwire, and Hooping | The First of Mays: A Short Silent Film about the Circus | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH | 2015 |
| Nightmares & Thrills | Partner Acrobatics, Triples Trapeze, and Fire Breathing | Oberlin College Aerialists Present: Up in Smoke | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH | 2014 |
| Masquerade Ball | Group Partner Acrobatics | OCircus! Presents: King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and He Won’t Get Out! | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH | 2014 |
| The Machine | Partner Acrobatics | OCircus! Presents: Mrs. Borden’s Boarding House | The Cat in the Cream, Oberlin, OH | 2013 |
| Aerobics Ecercise | Group Tumbling and Partner Acrobatics | OCircus! Presents: RAD: The Totally Tubular Circus | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH | 2013 |
