Volvo video showcases Eduardo Miranda’s brain computer research

Professor Eduardo Miranda

Plymouth University researcher Eduardo Miranda,  Professor of Computer Music, features in a stunning new video produced by car manufacturer Volvo. Forming part of the company’s Human Made Stories series, the video focuses on research he has been conducting with staff and patients at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability. It follows the story of former violinist Rosemary Johnston and… Continue reading Volvo video showcases Eduardo Miranda’s brain computer research

Prof Eduardo Miranda to speak at the Royal Institution of Great Britian

Plymouth University researcher Eduardo Miranda, Professor of Computer Music at the University of Plymouth, has been invited to address patrons and supporters of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. It follows a series of high-profile research projects which have seen Professor Miranda and colleagues exploring ways the arts can contribute to complex fields of health and… Continue reading Prof Eduardo Miranda to speak at the Royal Institution of Great Britian

Professor Eduardo Miranda shortlisted for British Composer Award

The Paramusical Ensemble

A pioneering research project which enabled four people living with severe disability to ‘control’ a string quartet has earned its creator a prestigious award nomination. Professor Eduardo Miranda, Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) at the University of Plymouth, has been shortlisted in the Community or Educational Project category of the… Continue reading Professor Eduardo Miranda shortlisted for British Composer Award

Music in mind

Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) has been working on pioneering brain-computer music interfacing, BCMI for short (or as the ICCMR director of research Professor Eduardo Miranda sometimes calls it, ‘Music Neurotechnology’), for over a decade. This work has been used, amongst other things, to give disabled patients access to music making. A… Continue reading Music in mind

13 June 2016: Public lecture by Dr Duncan Williams at the Institute of Physics in Reading

Dr Duncan Williams from Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) has been invited to give a public lecture as part of the Institute of Physics lecture series  at the William Penney Theatre in Reading. This series of lectures is designed to raise awareness of cutting edge physics research. Duncan will be talking about the ICCMR’s BCMI-MIdAS (brain-computer music… Continue reading 13 June 2016: Public lecture by Dr Duncan Williams at the Institute of Physics in Reading