Reflections of Thoughts

Eito Murakami is a Ph.D. candidate at Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University. He graduated from University of California San Diego with bachelor's degrees in Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Music (ICAM) and Political Science/International Relations. He completed a master's degree in Music, Science, and Technology at CCRMA with a capstone project titled "RayTone: A Node-based Audiovisual Sequencing Environment."

Eito is an electronic composer, performer, sound designer, and virtual reality developer. By combining his classical music training and experience with audio and graphics software, he creates digital interfaces and instruments that promote playful workflows for multimedia performances. At CCRMA, his research involves designing audio playback systems in virtual reality to process dynamic spatial reverb and multiplayer interactions.

Kathy Fang (she/her) holds a BA in Comparative Literature & Society and Drama & Theatre Arts from Columbia University. Her research is interested in Asian/American immigration, diasporic performance, technology and new media, translation theory, and foreign language pedagogy. Her writing can be found in TDR and Theatre Journal. Kathy is also a director and dancer whose artistic praxis currently explores translation as a dramaturgy of performance. Recent directing and choreography credits include Hard to Say (still untitled) (2026, Stanford Department of Theater and Performance Studies), Love & So (2024, Barnard Theatre Department) and Anointed with Gasoline (2021, NOMADS).