The 2024 Hedy Lamarr Achievement Award for Emerging Leaders in Entertainment Technology, honors a female college student whose studies in the fields of entertainment and technology have shown exceptional promise. The 2024 award was presented to two students, including Emelia Piane, an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan who is majoring in Performing Arts Technology with a concentration in Computer and Information Sciences.
Emelia is an enthusiastic student with a dynamic background in sound engineering, music technology, accessibility technology, and pedagogy, committed to driving social change through creative expression. Known for her creative approaches in music production and teaching, she is committed to using the arts as a catalyst for social transformation. Emelia spends much of her time in the Duderstadt Center’s Audio Studios working for the Media and Studio Arts team.
Austrian American actor Hedy Lamarr was a Hollywood legend who is best known for her roles in film classics including Samson and Delilah among others. She was also a lifelong inventor whose innovative work included pioneering “frequency hopping,” which became the foundation for spread spectrum technology.
To honor Lamarr, the Innovation Award seeks to recognize and commemorate female industry leaders who have made a similar impact in the field of entertainment technology.
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