Team & Supporters

A collaborative effort involving researchers, contributors, and supporting institutions across disciplines. Includes individuals and organizations contributing to research, development, and project support.

David R.W. Sears

David R.W. Sears

Principle Investigator of MIRAGE Project

Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Michigan

Dr. Sears leads the MIRAGE project at the intersection of music cognition, computational analysis, and global radio studies. His work explores how large-scale listening data reveals patterns in musical perception and contemporary global listening. Through MIRAGE, he develops open-access tools and datasets to support interdisciplinary research.

Research Team

Developers

Ngan V.T. Nguyen
Ngan V.T. Nguyen

Lead Developer

Vietnam National University

Arishahuda S. Zakry

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Tommy Dang
Tommy Dang

Developer

Texas Tech University

UI/UX Design

Marzhan Nurdauletova

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Vibhor Katiyar
Vibhor Katiyar

UX/UI Design

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Annotators

Elizabeth A. M. Acosta

Texas Tech University

Cheng-Yun (Mia) Wang

Texas Tech University

Jonathan Masley

Texas Tech University

Lauren Peterson

Lauren Peterson

Annotator

Texas Tech University

Ting Ting Goh
Ting Ting Goh

Annotator

Texas Tech University

David Priebe
David Priebe

Annotator

Texas Tech University

Affiliated Institutions

Music Cognition and Computation Lab (MCCL), University of Michigan

Music Cognition and Computation Lab (MCCL), University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Vietnam National University

Vietnam National University

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Interactive Data Visualization Lab, Texas Tech University

Interactive Data Visualization Lab, Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas, USA