The Multimedia/Multimodal Signal Analysis and Enhancement (MuSAE) Lab is located at the Energy, Materials, and Telecommunications Centre of the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (affiliated with the University of Quebec) in the heart of Montreal.

What we do:

At the MuSAE Lab, we are conducting research at the cross-roads of biomedical engineering and telecommunications. More specifically, we are developing award-winning biologically-inspired signal processing techniques with applications across three themes: multimedia communications, health diagnostics, and human-machine interaction.

Facilities:

With funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport, the MuSAE Lab was established in December 2012. Our facilities feature i) a sound-proofed data collection room with varying-size multimedia displays (from smart-phone sized screens to large-screen TVs) and ii) an adjoining data analysis room with powerful analysis PCs. For neurophysiological signal acquisition, the following systems are available:

1. Electroencephalography (EEG)
— 64-Channel ActiveTwo (Biosemi)
— EMOTIV EPOC headset
— Interaxon Muse headband
2. Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)
— 384-channel NIRScout
— 64-channel portable NIRSport
3. Physiological signals
— BioFusion portable bioimpedance monitor
— Affective QSensor GSR monitor
— ActiveTwo compatible skin temperature, blood volume pulse, respiration, and skin conductance sensors, as well as a 3-d accelerometer
4. Eye tracking
— Head-mounted EyeLink 1000
5. Hearing assessment
— Interacoustics AD629e audiometer
6. Software
— EMSE Suite (with BCI extensions)
— Labview
— Presentation