Research
Publications
Papers, articles, and research spanning AI systems, robotics, and the human–computer interface.
Synthaesthetic Art: Human-Machine Creative Collaboration
Justin Baird
This paper presents Synthaesthetic Art, a framework for human-machine creative collaboration that combines generative AI models with robotic systems to produce physical artworks from multimodal inputs including music, images, and performer gesture.
Redefining Artistic Boundaries: A Real-Time Interactive Painting Robot for Musicians
Justin Baird
This paper presents a real-time interactive painting robot system designed for musicians, enabling cross-modal translation from live musical performance to physical paintings through an embodied AI pipeline combining audio signal processing, generative models, and robotic control.
ViolinBrush: Real-Time Music-to-Painting Robot
Justin Baird
ViolinBrush presents an embodied AI system that translates live violin performance into robotic painting gestures in real-time, converting musical features including pitch, onset, and amplitude into physical brush strokes.