{"id":6559,"date":"2026-07-10T16:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/?page_id=6559"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:41:00","slug":"kenshiro-taira","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/?page_id=6559&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Kenshiro Taira"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ec7e8b0e-0a0c-4575-94a3-1df52e2e3815_rw_3840-1024x939.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6524\" style=\"width:505px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ec7e8b0e-0a0c-4575-94a3-1df52e2e3815_rw_3840-1024x939.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ec7e8b0e-0a0c-4575-94a3-1df52e2e3815_rw_3840-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ec7e8b0e-0a0c-4575-94a3-1df52e2e3815_rw_3840-768x704.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ec7e8b0e-0a0c-4575-94a3-1df52e2e3815_rw_3840-1536x1408.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neuromusic.sfc.keio.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ec7e8b0e-0a0c-4575-94a3-1df52e2e3815_rw_3840-2048x1877.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jellyfish artist \/ Multimedia artist \/ Composer from Okinawa, based in Kanagawa. Exploring the fusion of biosignals \u2014 including jellyfish pulsation rhythms, brainwaves, and heart rate \u2014 with musical expression. Working at the intersection of biological rhythms and artistic expression, engaging in both research and creation of interactive music systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key works include <em>Sonic Rhopalia<\/em>, a sound installation that converts jellyfish pulsations into real-time sound and lighting (exhibited at NIME2024 in Utrecht, Netherlands; ZOU-NO-HANA FUTURESCAPE PROJECT 2023 in Minato Mirai, Yokohama; and awarded 2nd Prize at ISCA2024 in Umeda, Osaka), and <em>Orbis<\/em>, a sound installation utilizing the periodicity of Min protein waves observed in artificial cells (exhibited and awarded Highly Commended at NIME2025 in Canberra, Australia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards\/Research Grants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NIME2024 (New Interfaces for Musical Expression), Art Installation accepted (first author) \u2014 <em>Sonic Rhopalia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ISCA2024 (International Students Creative Award), Digital Content Category, Nominated &amp; 2nd Prize \u2014 <em>Sonic Rhopalia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADAA Asia Digital Art Award Exhibition FUKUOKA, Selected \u2014 <em>Sonic Rhopalia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NIME2025 (New Interfaces for Musical Expression), Music accepted \/ Highly Commended (co-author) \u2014 <em>Orbis<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NIME2026 (New Interfaces for Musical Expression), Paper accepted (co-author) \u2014 <em>Orbis<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>etc\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>JST COI-NEXT Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>HP:\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/kenshirotaira.com\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/kenshirotaira.com\">https:\/\/kenshirotaira.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan. Profile Jellyfish artist \/ Multimedia artist \/ Composer from Okinawa, based in Kanagawa. 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