Abstract:

Commercial wearable technologies released in the last few years, providing novel biometric information, have changed the way we interact with computers. This biometric information is important for music practice and research because it allows us to interact with and control computers through physical musical behaviours. This talk navigates my doctoral research investigating how biometric information can be used with machine learning and AI towards immersive musical media.

About the Speaker:

Chris Rhodes research seeks to provoke the line between science and the sonic arts. It navigates this by investigating how biometric datasets, taken from wearable sensors, can allow us to engage with digital technologies (e.g. VR) in novel ways. If successful, innovative forms of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in musical composition can emerge. He is also a Fellow of AdvanceHE (formerly the Higher Education Academy).

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