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Seminars (2006/2007)
Seminars presented by members of the Computer Music Research team with the objective to report research progress and results. Each seminar will be followed by an informal discussion open to the audience. Members of the University's academic community, partner colleges and collaborating institutions are welcome.
Note: the programme may change, subject to research progress at the time, please consult this web site regularly for updates.
20 Sep 2006:
Speaker: Natalia Passynkova
Venue: Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland
Square
Time: 12:00
Topic: Functional
Neuroanatomy of Harmony Perception, fMRI and EEG study
27 Sep 2006:
Speaker: Peter Beyls
Venue: Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland
Square
Time: 14:00
Topic: The
evolution of man-machine relationships during open improvisation
18 Oct 2006:
Speaker: Nicolas
Valsamakis
Venue: Devonport
Lecture Theatre, Portland Square
Time: 14:00
Topic: Dynamic
Phase Synthesis with Cellular Automata
25 Oct 2006:
Speaker: Qijun
Zhang
Venue:
Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square
Time: 14:00
Topic:
Evolution and Interaction model
of expressive music performance
8 Nov 2006:
Speaker: Alicja
Knast
Venue: Devonport
Lecture Theatre, Portland Square
Time:
14:00
Topic:
Timbre – a ‘fingerprint’
or an universal? Tracing similarities of timbre in speech and music
15 Nov 2006:
Speaker: Joao
Magalhaes Martins
Venue:
Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square
Time: 14:00
Topic:
Emergent rhythmic sequences on
an A-life simulation environment
22 Nov 2006:
Speaker: Jaime
Serquera
Venue:
Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square
Time: 14:00
Topic:
Real Time considerations of LISP
based systems for Algorithmic Composition
29 Nov 2006:
Speaker: Leandro
Costalonga
Venue:
Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square
Time: 14:00
Topic:
Imperfections Simulation towards a Perfect Human's Guitar Performance
6 Dec 2006:
Speaker: Simon
Durrant
Venue: Devonport
Lecture Theatre, Portland Square
Time: 14:00
Topic: Turn
up the noise: suprathreshold stochastic resonance in neural systems
24 Jan 2007:
Speaker: Dr John
Matthias
Venue:
Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square
Time:
14:00
Topic: Cortical
Songs: The process of using Spiking Neural Networks to trigger a 24 piece
string orchestra
31 Jan 2007:
Speaker: Nigel Morgan
Venue: Dawy Building, Lecture Theatre
220
Time: 14:00
Topic: Re-conceptualizing
Performance with ‘Active’ Notation
21 Feb 2007:
Speaker: Marcelo Gimenes
Venue: Dawy Building, Lecture Theatre
220
Time: 14:00
Topic: Generating
new musical styles in a society of software agents
28 Feb 2007:
Speaker: Dan Livingstone
Venue: Dawy Building, Lecture Theatre
220
Time: 14:00
Topic: Adaptive
Sound Environments - Interaction Design for Conscious and Subconscious
Behaviors
02 Mar 2007:
Speaker: Prof Larry Bull (University
of West of England, Bristol)
Venue: t.b.a.
Time: 13:30
Topic: Towards
Artificial Creativity: Open-ended Search Interactive Evolution
14 Mar 2007:
Speaker: Michael McInnerey
Venue: Dawy Building, Lecture Theatre
220
Time: 14:00
Topic: The Computer, the Shakuhachi,
the Pen: an artist's tools
28 Mar 2007:
Speaker: Andrew Brouse
Venue: Dawy Building, Lecture Theatre
220
Time: 14:00
Topic: Biological
Control of Music Systems
25 April 2007:
Speaker: Dr Geoff Cox
Venue: Dawy Building, Lecture Theatre
220
Time: 12:00
Topic: Means-End
of Software Art
2 May 2007:
Speaker:
Prof Mike Punt
Venue:
Dawy Building, Lecture Theatre 220
Time:
12:00
Topic: Shaping
Technology
Past Seminars
Details of the seminars presented by members of the Computer Music Research team in:
- 2005/2006 academic
year.
- 2004/2005 academic year.