Faculty

Philippe Depalle B.Sc., M.A., D.E.A., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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William Dawson Scholar Award

Associate Member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. (Faculty of Engineering)

Ph.D. in Applied Acoustics (Université du Maine, and Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique Musique)
D.E.A. in Applied Acoustics (Université du Maine, and École Normale Supérieure de Cachan)
M.A. in Physical Chemistry (Université de Paris Sud, and École Normale Supérieure de Cachan)
B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry (Université de Paris Sud, and École Normale Supérieure de Cachan)

Research interests:

• Audio signal processing
• Musical acoustics
• Sound synthesis using signal and physical models

Ichiro Fujinaga B.Sc., B.Mus., M.A., Ph.D.

Professor

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Ph.D. in Music Technology (McGill University)
M.A. in Music Theory (McGill University)
B.Mus. in Percussion and Music Theory (University of Alberta)
B.Sc. in Mathematics (University of Alberta)

Research interests:

• Optical music recognition
• Music perception
• Machine learning
• Music information retrieval

Stephen McAdams B.Sc., Ph.D., H.D.R.

Professor

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Canada Research Chair in Music Perception and Cognition

Associate Member of the Psychology Dept. (Faculty of Science)

H.D.R. (D.Sc.) in Cognitive Psychology (Université René Descartes/Paris 5)
Ph.D. in Hearing and Speech Sciences (Stanford University)
B.Sc. in Psychology (McGill University)

Research interests:

• Musical timbre perception
• Psychomechanics and sound source perception
• Cognitive dynamics of musical listening
• Psychological foundations of orchestration practice

Gary Scavone B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

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Ph.D., Computer-Based Music Theory & Acoustics (Stanford University)
M.S., Electrical Engineering (Stanford University)
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude (Syracuse University)
B.A., Music, Magna Cum Laude, Performance Honors (Syracuse University)

Research interests:

• Woodwind acoustic research and modeling
• Sound synthesis

Marcelo M. Wanderley E.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D.

Professor

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PhD. in Acoustics, Signal Processing and Computer Science Applied to Music (Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI and Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique - IRCAM, France)
M.Eng. in Analog Integrated Circuit Design (UFSC - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil)
Electrical Engineer (Electronics), (UFPR - Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil)

Research interests:

• Gestural control of sound synthesis
• New instrument design
• Analysis of performer-instrument interaction