the RATLab team

The RATLab is a research collective at WPI focusing on the convergence of music and technology through two labs: the Electric Guitar Innovation Lab (EGIL) and the Interactive Music Systems Lab (IMSLab). We are a collective of musicians, engineers, technologists, craftspeople, and artists affiliated with the Electric Guitar Innovation Lab and the Interactive Music Systems Lab at WPI .

V.J. Manzo

V.J. Manzo

Founding director and principal investigator

Ryan McKenna

Ryan McKenna

Affiliate Research Associate & engineer

Fiona Levey

Fiona Levey

Material scientist and metallurgist

Frederick Bianchi

Izzy Tonelli-Sippel

Guitarist and Computer Scientist

Ken Parker

Ken Parker

Instrument maker & Affiliate Research Associate

Rachel Rosenkrantz

Rachel Rosenkrantz

Instrument maker & Affiliate Research Associate

Emily Hopkins

Emily Hopkins

Performer and composer

Andre Fludd

Andre Fludd

Instrument maker & Affiliate Research Associate

Jeff Duquette

Jeff Duquette

Patent attorney,  engineer, Affiliate Research Associate

Scott Barton

Scott Barton

Musical robotics engineer and composer

Frederick Bianchi

Frederick Bianchi

Music technologist and Composer

Rich Falco

Rich Falco

Jazz educator and historian

Sarah Meaney

Sarah Meaney

Music technologist and wireless psychic

Violet Colwell

Violet Colwell

Music technologist and pickup devourer

Ryan Tougas

Ryan Tougas

Musical robotics engineer and clutch problem-solver

Mike Timko

Mike Timko

Chemical Engineer and Air Guitarist

Scott Burton

Scott Burton

Computer Scientist

Matt Halper

Matt Halper

Guitarist and composer



the RATLab Logos

The RATLab at WPI


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