As part of a two-day residency, Tomás Henriques will give three free presentations in April at SUNY Jamestown Community College. The SUNY Buffalo State College professor, composer, inventor, and technology expert has earned SUNY awards for innovative instruction and creative research. From therapy to gaming, Henriques will cover a wide range of musical applications.
“Dr. Henriques’ interests go beyond music into other things dealing with audio, and audio technology,” shares Neil Flory, coordinator of Music and associate professor for SUNY JCC. “His range of topics definitely has cross-disciplinary appeal.”
The first session, “See through Sound: Technology to Help the Visually Impaired,” is scheduled from noon-1 p.m. on April 18 in the Student Union on the Jamestown Campus, and will also be available via Zoom. The presentation will explore technological applications of audio that are geared toward helping the visually impaired. Topics include data sonification, the use of artificial intelligence and computer vision, and recent scientific findings and research around sensory substitution.
From 1:15-2:15 p.m. on April 18, Henriques will present “Game On! Advancements in Gaming Technologies,” in the Jamestown Campus Student Union and via Zoom. This discussion will focus on his work developing new interfaces for gaming and robotics applications that utilize biometrics, force feedback, and haptics. Henriques will also showcase some original game prototypes.
The last presentation of the residency, “New Electronic Music Instruments for a New World of Sound” is at 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. on April 19, and is only available via Zoom. This workshop centers on Henriques’ work in creating new electronic musical instruments and their use in music making.
“I thought it would be good to showcase Dr. Henriques’ wide range of interests and expertise,” Flory said. “I think it will be of interest to a broad range of people because his presentations delve into the medical field, as well as the computer field.”
All of these events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit sunyjcc.edu/events.