Dr Alexis Kirke has been invited to present a keynote talk entitled “For entertainment purposes only? How arts can contribute directly to research into the science of computing and Human Computer Interaction (HCI)” at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities on Tuesday 14th June 2016. His speech is part of an event called “Wo/Man, Mind, Machine”, which is… Continue reading 14 June 2016: Keynote by Dr Alexis Kirke at Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences & Humanities
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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
Digital Art installation by Plymouth University researcher in Hong Kong
Plymouth University researcher David Strang, together with Vincent Van Uffelen, has created a digital art installation entitled Transmission+Interference, which is currently being exhibited in Hong Kong at the annual ISEA conference. The ISEA is one of the most prominent arts and technology events in the world, bringing together scholarly, artistic, and scientific domains. Originally installed in Vienna in March 2016, Strang and Uffelen’s interactive installation is… Continue reading Digital Art installation by Plymouth University researcher in Hong Kong
ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould
ICCMR is a laboratory for Computer Music research at Plymouth University and the impact of their recent research into building bio-processors from slime mould is now gaining ground in the USA. Professor Eduardo Miranda and his PhD student, Ed Braund, were invited by BBC Earth to join underwater astronaut David Reichert, award-winning wildlife film maker John Downer… Continue reading ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould
Feature: “Composing Music with Dark Matter”
BY NÚRIA BONET FILELLA As a composer, I’m interested in finding ways to represent the world through my music. Humans have done this since the beginning of time, from imitating birdsong with a bone flute to the influence of industrial noises in Kraftwerk’s music. Every era has adapted music to incorporate developments in the environment.… Continue reading Feature: “Composing Music with Dark Matter”
Report on P.E.P Practice Research Symposium, 5 February 2016
BY TERI BAILIE AND JAMES HARPER We arrived at Plymouth University on 5th February 2016 for a postgraduate Practice Research Symposium, organised by Natalie Raven and Steven Paige who are PhD students in the Performance.Experience.Presence research group. We were excited to attend our first ever symposium and we were full of questions. How is a… Continue reading Report on P.E.P Practice Research Symposium, 5 February 2016
Professor Eduardo Miranda is a visiting scholar at Harvard University
Professor Eduardo Miranda is currently on a mission to the United States as a visiting scholar at Harvard University and invited speaker at MIT Media Lab. He is working in the Harvard University Studio for Electroacoustic Composition (HUSEAC) on a new composition for choir and electronics, which is scheduled for premiere at the Peninsula… Continue reading Professor Eduardo Miranda is a visiting scholar at Harvard University
Plymouth University Researchers perform at INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR ARTISTIC INNOVATION
After its successful premiere at this year’s Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival, Federico Visi (electric guitar, motion sensors, live electronics) and Katherine Williams (saxophone, motion sensors, live electronics) are performing Visi’s composition,11 degrees of dependence, this week at The International Festival for Innovations in Music Production and Composition (iFIMPaC) organised by Leeds College of Music. … Continue reading Plymouth University Researchers perform at INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR ARTISTIC INNOVATION
10 March 2016: Lunchtime Talk on Sound and Music in Science
“Can we really listen to the Higgs Boson? Sound and music in science” Speaker: Nuria Bonet Filella (PhD Candidate, ICCMR) 10 March 2016, 1 – 2 pm in the Portland Square Building Room C1 at Plymouth University ALL WELCOME! FREE! (Cake & tea provided!) At Plymouth we have a vibrant postgraduate student community that… Continue reading 10 March 2016: Lunchtime Talk on Sound and Music in Science
Developing a new performance with a new quantum computer
Dr Alexis Kirke, a Senior Research Fellow of the ICCMR (Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research) at Plymouth University, has begun a two-week residency at the University of Southern California (USC) in the Quantum Computation and Open Quantum Systems (QCOQS) group. Alexis has been invited to collaborate with this world-leading research group to develop a musical performance using its $15m… Continue reading Developing a new performance with a new quantum computer