Eco-Sonic Interfaces for Embodied AI Sound Exploration

Sabina Hyoju Ahn, Ryan Millett, and Seyeon Park

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

Neural Tides is a neural network-based granular synthesizer that examines plastiglomerates—hybrid formations of plastic and organic material in marine environments. The system maps sound grains from oceanic field recordings to a navigable latent space using autoencoders and clustering techniques, controlled via hand gestures and touch. This interface physically connects performers with sonic representations of anthropogenic material transformations in coastal environments.

Citation

Sabina Hyoju Ahn, Ryan Millett, and Seyeon Park. 2025. Eco-Sonic Interfaces for Embodied AI Sound Exploration. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15698772 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@article{nime2025_1,
 abstract = {Neural Tides is a neural network-based granular synthesizer that examines plastiglomerates—hybrid formations of plastic and organic material in marine environments. The system maps sound grains from oceanic field recordings to a navigable latent space using autoencoders and clustering techniques, controlled via hand gestures and touch. This interface physically connects performers with sonic representations of anthropogenic material transformations in coastal environments.},
 address = {Canberra, Australia},
 articleno = {1},
 author = {Sabina Hyoju Ahn and Ryan Millett and Seyeon Park},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.15698772},
 editor = {Doga Cavdir and Florent Berthaut},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 numpages = {5},
 pages = {1--5},
 presentation-video = {https://youtu.be/GX4YHeGIreY},
 title = {Eco-Sonic Interfaces for Embodied AI Sound Exploration},
 track = {Paper},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2025/nime2025_1.pdf},
 year = {2025}
}