LabSynthE is a creative laboratory that makes synthetic and electronic poetry in the Bass School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at The University of Texas at Dallas.
xtine burrough is the Creative Director (US). Frank Dufour founded the lab and continues to collaborate from Nice, France. Sabrina Starnaman was an affiliate faculty member from the School of Arts & Humanities, 2018-2019.
2024-25 Lab Members
Caroline Rodgers (Lab Assistant)
Victoria Kuhn (BA student)
Strayer Russell (BA student)
Grace Kang (BA student)
Neng Ly (MA Student)
Liz Trosper, Bass School Faculty Member
Hadi Asgharpour (MFA student, Artist in Residence 2024-2025)
Rachel Finkelstein (PhD student)
Rebecca Jinxiu Han (PhD student)
Zahra Jafarpour (PhD student)
Christi Nielsen, Bass School Faculty Member, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Cynthia O’Neill (PhD student)
Joining us Spring 2025 from Nice, France, our beloved founder Frank Dufour
2022-24 Lab Members
Liz Trosper, Bass School Faculty Member
Hadi Asgharpour (MFA Student)
Jennifer DeLeon
Rachel Finkelstein (PhD Student)
Rebecca Jinxiu Han (PhD Student)
Zahra Jafarpour
Christi Nielsen, Bass School Faculty Member, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Cynthia O’Neill (PhD Student)
Joining us Spring 2024 from Nice, France, our beloved founder Frank Dufour
2021-22 Lab Members:
Liz Trosper, ATEC Faculty Member
David Adelman (PhD Student)
Maedeh Asgharpour (Non-tenure Track Faculty)
Maryam Ashkabooshi (MFA Student, 2nd year)
Elmira Bagherzadeh (MFA Student, 3rd year)
Emma Delight (BA Student, Capstone Student)
Letícia Ferreira (PhD Candidate, Dissertating)
Fiona Haborak (PhD Student)
Murilo Paiva Homsi (Graduate, MFA 2021)
Sean Landers (PhD Student)
Cynthia O’Neill (PhD Student)
Alyssa Yates (BA Graduate, 2019)
2020-21 Lab Members:
David Adelman (PhD Student)
Maedeh Asgharpour
Maryam Ashkabooshi
Elmira Bagherzadeh
Emma Delight (BA Student)
Letícia Ferreira (PhD Candidate)
Fiona Haborak (PhD Student)
Murilo Paiva Homsi (MFA Student)
Sean Landers (PhD Candidate)
Cynthia O’Neill (PhD Student)
2019-20 Lab Members:
David Adelman (PhD Student)
Delaney Conroy (BA Student)
Letícia Ferreira (PhD Candidate)
Murilo Paiva Homsi (MFA Student)
Sean Landers (PhD Candidate)
Cynthia O’Neill (PhD Student)
Emma Delight (BA Student)
2018-19 Lab Members:
David Adelman (PhD Student)
Delaney Conroy (BA Student)
Letícia Ferreira (PhD Candidate)
Murilo Paiva Homsi (MFA Student)
Sean Landers (PhD Candidate)
David Worcester (BA Student)
Local Composer and SMU Administrator Adam Scott Neal
2017-18 Lab Members:
Joshua Brumett (MA Student)
Delaney Conroy (BA Student)
Letícia Ferreira (PhD Student)
Morgan Grasham (MFA Student)
Clayton Harper (MFA Student)
Murilo Paiva Homsi (PhD Student)
Ritwik Kaikini (MA Student)
Sean Landers (PhD Student)
Alex Garcia-Topete (PhD Student)
UTD Visiting Faculty Heidi Cooley
2016-17 Lab Members:
Ariel Comstock (PhD Student)
Francis Eyth (MFA Student)
Letícia Ferreira (PhD Student)
Nathan Grande (MFA Student)
Clayton Harper (MFA Student)
Murilo Paiva Homsi (PhD Student)
Sean Landers (PhD Student)
Ritwik Kaikini (MA Student)
Caleb Schafer (MFA Student)
Yvan Tina (PhD Student)
Alex Garcia-Topete (MA Student)
David Wilson (PhD Student)
UTD Faculty Scot Gresham-Lancaster, David Marks, and Dean Terry