Subject: [AUDITORY] PhD studentship in Music & Computer Science (Sheffield, UK) From: Renee Timmers <000001b04a6dcd92-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 13:38:38 +0100--000000000000d0c30205e0dade7e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Dear all We are excited to advertise an EPSRC funded PhD position <https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fully-funded-university-of-sheffield-epsrc-dtp-studentship-personalising-interaction-technology-for-dementia-ai-enabled-musical-instrument-training/?p145093> that is co-supervised between Music and Computer Science, and a collaboration with the University of Sheffield's Healthy Lifespan Institute. Funding for 3.5 years (Home fees and stipend). Project - Personalising interaction-technology for dementia: AI-enabled musical instrument training. Supervisors - Jennifer MacRitchie, Guy Brown, Renee Timmers Deadline for applications: 30 June 2022 Project in short: This project proposes harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) in order to create a flexible digital music instrument, enabling people with dementia and different degrees of fine motor impairments to be able to make music together. Machine learning methods offer a means by which interaction with a digital musical instrument can be driven by data, through the learning of personalised models that capture information about the musical ability, style of interaction and motor abilities of specific users. Broader context: The postgraduate researcher will be part of a team of researchers working on music technology for people with dementia, and will benefit from the broader contexts offered by the Department of Music (Psychology of Music), Computer Science (AI and machine learning), and HELSI (dementia care, aging and multimorbidity). Further info - Renee Timmers (r.timmers@xxxxxxxx) Best Renee -- Professor Renee Timmers (she/her) Department of Music, University of Sheffield Director of Music Mind Machine in Sheffield <https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/mmm/home> --000000000000d0c30205e0dade7e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000">Dear al= l</font><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000"><br></font>= </div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000">We are excite= d to advertise an <a href=3D"https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fully-fu= nded-university-of-sheffield-epsrc-dtp-studentship-personalising-interactio= n-technology-for-dementia-ai-enabled-musical-instrument-training/?p145093">= EPSRC funded PhD position</a> that is co-supervised between Music and Compu= ter Science, and a collaboration with the University of Sheffield's Hea= lthy Lifespan Institute. Funding=C2=A0for 3.5 years (Home fees and stipend)= .=C2=A0</font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000"= ><br></font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000">P= roject - Personalising interaction-technology for dementia: AI-enabled musi= cal instrument training.=C2=A0</font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-s= erif" color=3D"#000000">Supervisors - Jennifer MacRitchie, Guy Brown, Renee= Timmers=C2=A0</font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#= 000000"><br></font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#00= 0000">Deadline for applications: 30 June 2022</font></div><div><font face= =3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color= =3D"#000000" face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Project in short:</font></div><div>= <font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000">This project proposes ha= rnessing artificial intelligence (AI) in order to create a flexible digital= music instrument, enabling people with dementia and different degrees of f= ine motor impairments to be able to make music together. Machine learning m= ethods offer a means by which interaction with a digital musical instrument= can be driven by data, through the learning of personalised models that ca= pture information about the musical ability, style of interaction and motor= abilities of specific users.</font></div><div><br></div><div>Broader conte= xt:=C2=A0</div><div>The postgraduate=C2=A0researcher will be part of a team= of researchers working on music technology for people with dementia, and w= ill benefit from the broader contexts offered by the Department of Music (P= sychology of Music), Computer Science (AI and machine learning), and HELSI = (dementia care, aging and multimorbidity).=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>F= urther info - Renee Timmers (<a href=3D"mailto:r.timmers@xxxxxxxx">r= .timmers@xxxxxxxx</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div>Renee= =C2=A0</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature= " data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div= dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D= "ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><= div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr= "><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div = dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div>Professor Renee Timmers (she/her)</di= v><div><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Department of Music, University of = Sheffield</span><br><div></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Direct= or of=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/mmm/home" ta= rget=3D"_blank">Music Mind Machine in Sheffield</a></span></div></div><div>= <br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></= div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div= ></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> --000000000000d0c30205e0dade7e--