Forging vital connections between classical music, audio data research, and innovative computational arts education Dr. Margaret Anne Schedel cultivates new possibilities at the boundaries where disciplines meet. Her diverse creative output includes multimedia operas, virtual reality experiences, sound art, video game scores, compositions for classical instruments with interactive electronics, and the development of custom interactive controllers. Honored with NIME’s Pamela Z Innovation Award, Schedel is set to release her solo CD, "Signal through the Flames," in 2026.

Her fascination with data sonification caught NPR's Science Friday's attention, where she showed how sound can unveil hidden patterns in everything from nanomaterials to the movement of people with Parkinson's Disease. This same innovative spirit led her to co-found Lyrai, where she's using AI to capture the acoustic essence of architectural spaces. She is a Professor of Music and core faculty of the Institute of Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University, and formerly served as the Chair of Art. Her research ventures into unexpected territory, from the meeting point of Hip-hop and electroacoustic music to the challenge of making technological art sustainable. As co-author of "Electronic Music" (Cambridge University Press) and regional editor of "Organised Sound," she helps shape conversations about the future of music while nurturing the next generation of creators.