Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) (original) (raw)

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) develops research combining music, science, and technology. We are shaping the future of AI-assisted music composition and production.

The impact of our research has been consistently recognised as world-leading by the last two Research Excellence Framework exercises (REF 2014, and REF 2021), which is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.

We are world-renowned for our ground-breaking research into Brain-Computer Interfacing to enable people with severe motor impairment to play music without physical movement. We are making possible direct communication between the brain and musical instruments. Furthermore, in partnership with the University of Glasgow, Anglia Ruskin University, and the BBC, we are developing revolutionary broadcasting technology using AI

to improve the lives of people suffering from dementia

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The ICCMR is pioneering research in Quantum Computer Music, exploring the potential synergies between quantum computing and the music industries. We collaborate with companies such as Quantinuum, Moth and Desy (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron) to leverage principles from quantum mechanics to inform new artistic, technological, and scientific developments in music. The impact of this research has recently been celebrated at the Goethe Institute London (UK), the CTM Festival (Berlin, Germany), the Al Ula Future Culture Summit (Saudi Arabia), LOGIN 2024 (Vilnius, Lithuania), Latvia Radio 3, to cite but a few examples.