[CfP] NIME 2026 Workshop: Respiratory Musical Interfaces (RMIs) in NIME— June 23 (Hybrid)

[Ziyue Piao]

Dear NIME Community,

We invite you to participate in the hybrid workshop, "Respiratory Musical Interfaces (RMIs) in NIME," hosted at NIME 2026 (London and online).

• ⚠️ Registration closes today, June 19, at 11:59 PM AoE via Google Registration Form. We apologize for the short notice! 

• Date & Time: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM BST (9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT)
• Format: Hybrid (On-site in London, UK & Online)
• Workshop Website: https://piaoziyue.github.io/RMIs_workshop

📌 Program Highlights

• Part 1: Breathing Foundations, 2:00 – 3:00 PM BST (9:00 – 10:00 AM EDT)
• Respiratory biomechanics, signal processing, and hands-on custom RMI wearables.
• Part 2: Research Talks, 3:15 – 4:45 PM BST (10:15 – 11:45 AM EDT)
• Talks by Daniel Chin (NYU Shanghai), Marco Donnarumma (Artist/Researcher), and Bavo Van Kerrebroeck (Ghent University).
• Part 3: A Panel Discussion, 5:00 – 6:00 PM BST (12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT)
• This cross-disciplinary panel explores future directions for RMIs, synthesizing diverse insights from respiratory science, neuroscience, sound art, embodiment, interactive machine learning, and creative technology.
• Featuring Xiao Xiao (IFT), Bavo Van Kerrebroeck (Ghent University), Eleonora Oreggia (Goldsmiths, University of London), Shinya Fujii (Keio University), and Isabelle Cossette (McGill University).

We look forward to welcoming you to the workshop and are excited to exchange ideas with you!

Warm regards,

RMIs Workshop Organizers

Ziyue Piao | McGill University

Kanyu Chen | University of Tokyo

Ziyue (Monica) Piao 朴子悦

PhD Candidate

IDMIL | MPBL | CIRMMT | McGill University

piaoziyue.github.io