PhD position on computational music structure analysis at Utrecht University (Anja Volk )


Subject: PhD position on computational music structure analysis at Utrecht University
From:    Anja Volk  <a.volk@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:12:39 +0200
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--Apple-Mail=_2FD749A1-8901-455A-A2FC-A1785F29C308 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" (with apologies for cross-posting) Dear colleagues, this is the first call for the opening of a PhD position on = computational music structure analysis at Utrecht University, to start = within the next 6 months. Please spread the word to potential = candidates!=20 Position: 4 years appointment for fully funded PhD position Research topic: A functional model of music structure analysis The goal of this research in the area of Computational Music Structure = Analysis is to model the interplay of different musical dimensions for = uncovering the relevant constituents of musical structure, using modern = functional programming languages such as Haskell. Functional programming = languages provide abstract and efficient ways to model musical concepts = and transformations defined by induction on musical structure, and = facilitate the exploration of functional composition of the elements = that constitute top-down and bottom-up processes that induce musical = structure. The functional model of musical structure will be applied to = music similarity as researched in Music Information Retrieval and = Computational Music Analysis, for the comparison of pieces within and = across musical styles.=20 Requirements: Candidates must have a masters degree in Computer = Science, Information Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, = Humanities Computing, or any other relevant discipline, with knowledge = in functional programming, as well as proven affection with and = knowledge of music (notation, basic theory). Contact: The PhD will be supervised by Anja Volk and Wouter Swierstra at = the Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht = University. For more information on the project please contact Anja = Volk, email: a.volk@xxxxxxxx (out of office July 13 - August 7, please = contact Vincent Koops at h.v.koops@xxxxxxxx during that time) and Wouter = Swierstra, email: w.s.swierstra@xxxxxxxx Kind regards, Anja Volk = **************************************************************************= ******* Anja Volk,=20 VIDI-laureate, Project leader MUSIVA=20 Assistant Professor, MA, MSc, PhD Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University PO Box 80.089 3508 TB Utrecht, the Netherlands http://people.cs.uu.nl/volk/ Tel.:+31 (30) 253 5965 email: a.volk@xxxxxxxx --Apple-Mail=_2FD749A1-8901-455A-A2FC-A1785F29C308 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><div><span = id=3D"docs-internal-guid-11a5e386-d998-ed07-98a4-a4a106d4557d"><p = dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: = 12pt;"><span style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; white-space: = pre-wrap;">(with apologies for cross-posting)</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span = style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear = colleagues,</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; = margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style=3D"vertical-align: = baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this is the first call for the opening = of a PhD position on </span><span style=3D"font-weight: 700; = vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">computational music = structure analysis</span><span style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;"> at Utrecht University, to start within the next = 6 months. Please spread the word to potential candidates! </span></p><p = dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: = 12pt;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;">Position: </span><span style=3D"vertical-align: = baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 years appointment for fully funded = PhD position</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; = margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 700; = vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Research = topic</span><span style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; white-space: = pre-wrap;">: A functional model of music structure analysis</span></p><p = dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: = 12pt;"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38; = text-align: justify;">The goal of this research in the area of = Computational Music Structure Analysis is to model the interplay of = different musical dimensions for uncovering the relevant constituents of = musical structure, using modern functional programming languages such as = Haskell. Functional programming languages provide abstract and efficient = ways to model musical concepts and transformations defined by induction = on musical structure, and facilitate the exploration of functional = composition of the elements that constitute top-down and bottom-up = processes that induce musical structure. The functional model of musical = structure will be applied to music similarity as researched in Music = Information Retrieval and Computational Music Analysis, for the = comparison of pieces within and across musical styles. </span></p><p = dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: = 12pt;"><span style=3D"font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;">Requirements</span><span style=3D"vertical-align: = baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Candidates must have a masters = degree</span><span style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; white-space: = pre-wrap;"> &nbsp;</span><span style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;">in Computer Science, Information Science, = Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Humanities Computing, or any other = relevant discipline, with &nbsp;knowledge in functional programming, as = well as proven affection with and knowledge of music (notation, basic = theory).</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; = margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span = style=3D"font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: = pre-wrap;">Contact</span><span style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;">: The PhD will be supervised by </span><span = style=3D"font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: = pre-wrap;">Anja Volk</span><span style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style=3D"font-weight: 700; = vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wouter = Swierstra</span><span style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; white-space: = pre-wrap;"> at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences, = </span><span style=3D"font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;">Utrecht University</span><span = style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. For more = information on the project please contact Anja Volk, email: <a = href=3D"mailto:a.volk@xxxxxxxx">a.volk@xxxxxxxx</a> (out of office July 13 - = August 7, please contact Vincent Koops at <span = id=3D"docs-internal-guid-11a5e386-d9a3-77af-0832-f60474c34860"><span = style=3D"vertical-align: baseline;"><a = href=3D"mailto:h.v.koops@xxxxxxxx">h.v.koops@xxxxxxxx</a> </span></span> = during that time) and Wouter Swierstra, email: <a = href=3D"mailto:w.s.swierstra@xxxxxxxx">w.s.swierstra@xxxxxxxx</a></span></p></sp= an></div><div class=3D""><span = id=3D"docs-internal-guid-11a5e386-d91d-5b74-3c5d-b4893ab29647" = class=3D""><div class=3D""><span class=3D"" style=3D"vertical-align: = baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kind regards,</span></div><div = class=3D""><span class=3D"" style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; = white-space: pre-wrap;">Anja Volk</span></div><div><span class=3D"" = style=3D"vertical-align: baseline; white-space: = pre-wrap;"><br></span></div></span></div><div = apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px;"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; = ">************************************************************************= *********<br>Anja Volk,&nbsp;<br>VIDI-laureate, Project leader&nbsp;<a = href=3D"http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/projects/vidi-volk/">MUSIVA</a>&nbsp;= <br>Assistant Professor, MA, MSc, PhD<br><br></div><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Department of Information and = Computing Sciences, Utrecht University<br>PO Box 80.089<br>3508 TB = Utrecht, the Netherlands<br><a = href=3D"http://people.cs.uu.nl/volk/">http://people.cs.uu.nl/volk/</a><br>= Tel.:+31 (30) 253 5965<br>email: <a = href=3D"mailto:a.volk@xxxxxxxx">a.volk@xxxxxxxx</a></div></span></span> </div> <br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_2FD749A1-8901-455A-A2FC-A1785F29C308--


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