Personal Information
Mark T. Marshall
2480 Coursol,
Montreal,
QC,
H3J 1E1,
Canada.
Email: mark /dot/ marshall /at/ mail /dot/ mcgill /dot/ ca
Website: http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~marshall
Education
01/2005-Present
Ph.D. Music Technology (In Progress)
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Supervisor: Marcelo Wanderley
09/2001-09/2004
M.Sc. Computer Science
University of Limerick, Ireland
Thesis Title: A System for two-handed gesture control of Interactive applications
Supervisor: Mikael Fernstrom
09/1997-09/2001
B.Sc. Computer Systems
University of Limerick, Ireland
Degree Project: An Integrated C++ Development Environment for Linux
Professional Activities
- Member of Local Organising Committee, Digital Audio Fx (DAFx-01) Conference, University of Limerick, 2001
Research Experience
01/2003-09/2004
Technical Coordinator
Visibreath Project
Enterprise Ireland Research Innovation Fund IF/2002/313
Project Leader: Mikael Fernstrom
Development of a bi-directional breath sensor device for use by asthmatic children
06/2001-01/2003
Research Assistant
Sounding Object Project
EU FET activity of IST research program
Project Leader: Davide Rocchesso
Creation of gesture-based control systems for manipulation of virtual sound objects
Research Interests
- Gesture and gesture-based interactions for computer systems
- Sensor design and the use of sensors in creating meaningful interactions
- Interaction methods and interface design
Teaching Experience
- Music and Audio Computing (Undergraduate Level), Instructor, Autumn 2005
- Programming Languages (Graduate Level), Assistant Lecturer, Spring 2004
- Digital Signal Processing (Undergraduate Level), Teaching Assistant, Spring 2004
- Programming Languages (Graduate Level), Teaching Assistant, Autumn 2002-Spring 2004
- Software Process Improvement (Undergraduate Level), Teaching Assistant, Spring 2002
Previous Employment
07/2000-09/2000
Technical Consultant
Interaction Design Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland
Development of a number of hardware and software systems for use in interactive multimedia exhibitions
01/1999-09/1999
Research and Development Engineer
Tellabs Inc., Shannon, Ireland
Involved in a number of projects for the AN2100 ATM switching system, including development of the embedded debugging system
Patents and Disclosures
- M. Fernstrom, M. Lennon and M. Marshall, A fluid monitoring device, Irish Short Torm Patent S2000/0951, November 2000
- M. Fernstrom, M. Lennon and M. Marshall, A device for converting a characteristic of a flowing fluid into electronic signal and a respiratory monitor for monitoring fluid flow, Irish Patent No. S2001/1006, granted September 22nd 2004
Publications
- A list of publications by Mark T. Marshall can be found on his publications page