CFI awards Innovation Funding to CIRMMT to advance research at the intersection of music, science and technology
Musicians perform Luis Naón’s “Tango del Desamparo (1987)” for cello, piano and electronics, including narration, singing, and gongs during an event held by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media (CIRMMT) in the Multimedia Room. Credit: Claude Jr Labonté-Lefebvre, Super Club Video

CFI awards Innovation Funding to CIRMMT to advance research at the intersection of music, science and technology

March 13, 2026

Led by Marcelo Wanderley (Principal Investigator) & Fabrice Marandola (Principal Researcher), CIRMMT will receive a total of $9 million in funds.

CIRMMT is one of ten McGill research projects to receive $42 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. By incorporating the latest advances in immersive systems, interactive tools, computational modelling and artificial intelligence and machine learning, the project will enable new collaborative research in music creation, performance, sound environments and applied performance science, helping to keep CIRMMT at the forefront of interdisciplinary research across music, science and technology worldwide.

The Government of Quebec and partner organizations provide additional funding, bringing the total research investment to $106 million.

This transformative investment empowers McGill teams to accelerate world-changing research, from breakthroughs in human health to discoveries that illuminate the cosmos.

The Innovation Fund supports Canadian post-secondary institutions, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions in acquiring and developing cutting-edge infrastructure to advance their research capacity and foster world-class research. For the 2025 competition, the CFI introduced new funding streams to support exploration and knowledge generation projects in the social sciences, humanities and arts, as well as the creation, renewal and upgrade of core research facilities.

Read the full article on McGill's Research and Innovation site