Yuan-Yi Fan studied computer music, media art, and multimedia engineering in Media Arts & Technology at University of California Santa Barbara. His research investigates collective expression by creating systems that augment audience participation and multimodal interactivity. He designed and developed natural user interfaces and connected device experiences at startups, design studio, and research center in Los Angeles. Before UCSB, he built MEMS ultrasound array transducers in Taiwan. His works have been presented and exhibited at festivals, museums, and conferences, including ACM IUI/MM/UIST/SIGGRAPH, ISMIR, ICMC, NIME, ICAD, Leonardo, Leonardo Music Journal, WOCMAT/IRCAM Forum, The 1st L.A.S.T. Festival, ISEA, IEEE VIS Arts Program, Currents New Media Festival, ZERO1 Biennial, NYCEMF, DDP, and ZKM.