Subject: Opening of 2 research positions at CITAR/EA-UCP (Porto, Portugal) From: Luis Gustavo Martins <lgustavomartins@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:42:51 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail-45--315975434 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 [Apologies for cross-postings] [Feel free to forward] Dear colleagues, At the Research Center for Science and Technology for Art (CITAR - = http://citar.ucp.pt) of the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic = University (EA-UCP - http://www.artes.ucp.pt) we are happy to announce = two research opportunities in the context of the research project "A Computational Auditory Scene Analysis Framework for Sound Segregation = in Music Signals=94, funded by Portuguese national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC - Project = Reference: PTDC/EIA-CCO/111050/2009). (1) A 6-month (renewable up to 3 years) BI (Master) research fellowship = (more detailed information at: = http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=3Dglobal&jobId=3D22= 297 ) (2) A 3-month (renewable up to 6 months) BI research fellowship (more = detailed information at: = http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=3DshowAnuncioOportu= nities&jobId=3D22298&idc=3D1) This project will address the identification and segregation of sound = events in =93real-world=94 polyphonic music signals (including monaural = audio signals). The goal is to individually characterize the different = sound events comprising the polyphonic mixture, and use this structured = representation to improve the extraction of perceptually relevant = information from complex audio and musical mixtures and leverage the = manipulation and interaction with complex music signals. The project = will follow a Computational Auditory Scene Analysis (CASA) approach for = modeling perceptual grouping in music listening. This approach is = inspired by the current knowledge of how listeners perceive sound events = in music signals, be it music notes, harmonic textures, melodic = contours, instruments or other type of event, requiring a = multidisciplinary approach to the problem. Several software and hardware prototypes will be developed in the scope = of the project, which should integrate sound analysis algorithms and = human-computer interaction systems for sound segregation manipulation = and evaluation (e.g. development of graphical, multi-touch, tangible, = gesture, sonic or other types of natural user interfaces). The project will also include the recording, mixing, annotation (i.e. = metadata about each music piece, including MIDI information about the = musical content, etc) and storage of a music dataset to be used for = testing and evaluation of the software modules developed in the scope of = the project. This music dataset will include music pieces (from various = musical genres, instruments, etc.) played live by musicians in a = recording studio. The applicants to these positions will be mainly involved in the = software development of both the software modules for sound = analysis/segregation and user interfaces, as well as in the creation of = the evaluation datasets. The researchers will integrate into an international research team = (namely Dr. Luis Gustavo Martins - CITAR/EA-UCP, Dr. George Tzanetakis - = UVic, Dr. Mathieu Lagrange - IRCAM, Dr. Fabien Gouyon - INESC Porto, Dr. = Stephen McAdams - CIRMMT/McGill, Dr. Jorge Cardoso - FEUP, Dr. An=EDbal = Ferreira - FEUP) and will have the opportunity to collaborate on several = funded research projects, together with a number of international = partners.=20 The work will be conducted at the Research Center for Science and = Technology in Art (CITAR) of Universidade Cat=F3lica Portuguesa =96 = Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal, under the supervision of Dr. Lu=EDs = Gustavo Martins.=20 Preferred start of contract: 04/04/2011 Location: Porto, Portugal Working language: English Detailed information about the available positions can be found at: = http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=3Dglobal&jobId=3D22= 297 = http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=3DshowAnuncioOportu= nities&jobId=3D22298&idc=3D1 For more information on the grant and modalities for application, please contact me directly in answer to this email. Lu=EDs Gustavo Martins lmartins@xxxxxxxx Assistant Professor Sound and Image Department School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University Porto, Portugal http://artes.ucp.pt http://citar.ucp.pt --Apple-Mail-45--315975434 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = ">[Apologies for cross-postings]<br>[Feel free to forward]<br><br>Dear = colleagues,<br><br>At the Research Center for Science and Technology for = Art (CITAR - <a = href=3D"http://citar.ucp.pt">http://citar.ucp.pt</a>) of the School of = Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University (EA-UCP - <a = href=3D"http://www.artes.ucp.pt">http://www.artes.ucp.pt</a>) we are = happy to announce two research<br>opportunities in the context of the = research project<br><br>"A Computational Auditory Scene Analysis = Framework for Sound Segregation in Music Signals=94,<br><br>funded by = Portuguese national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC - Project Reference: = PTDC/EIA-CCO/111050/2009).<br><br>(1) A 6-month (renewable up to 3 = years) BI (Master) research fellowship (more detailed information at: <a = href=3D"http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=3Dglobal&am= p;jobId=3D22297">http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=3D= global&jobId=3D22297</a> )<br><br>(2) A 3-month (renewable up to 6 = months) BI research fellowship (more detailed information at: <a = href=3D"http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=3DshowAnunc= ioOportunities&jobId=3D22298&idc=3D1">http://www.eracareers.pt/opp= ortunities/index.aspx?task=3DshowAnuncioOportunities&jobId=3D22298&= ;idc=3D1</a>)<br><br>This project will address the identification and = segregation of sound events in =93real-world=94 polyphonic music signals = (including monaural audio signals). The goal is to individually = characterize the different sound events comprising the polyphonic = mixture, and use this structured representation to improve the = extraction of perceptually relevant information from complex audio and = musical mixtures and leverage the manipulation and interaction with = complex music signals. The project will follow a Computational Auditory = Scene Analysis (CASA) approach for modeling perceptual grouping in music = listening. This approach is inspired by the current knowledge of how = listeners perceive sound events in music signals, be it music notes, = harmonic textures, melodic contours, instruments or other type of event, = requiring a multidisciplinary approach to the problem.<br><br>Several = software and hardware prototypes will be developed in the scope of the = project, which should integrate sound analysis algorithms and = human-computer interaction systems for sound segregation manipulation = and evaluation (e.g. development of graphical, multi-touch, tangible, = gesture, sonic or other types of natural user interfaces).<br><br>The = project will also include the recording, mixing, annotation (i.e. = metadata about each music piece, including MIDI information about the = musical content, etc) and storage of a music dataset to be used for = testing and evaluation of the software modules developed in the scope of = the project. This music dataset will include music pieces (from various = musical genres, instruments, etc.) played live by musicians in a = recording studio.<br><br>The applicants to these positions will be = mainly involved in the software development of both the software modules = for sound analysis/segregation and user interfaces, as well as in the = creation of the evaluation datasets.<br><br>The researchers will = integrate into an international research team (namely Dr. Luis Gustavo = Martins - CITAR/EA-UCP, Dr. George Tzanetakis - UVic, Dr. Mathieu = Lagrange - IRCAM, Dr. Fabien Gouyon - INESC Porto, Dr. Stephen McAdams - = CIRMMT/McGill, Dr. Jorge Cardoso - FEUP, Dr. An=EDbal Ferreira - FEUP) = and will have the opportunity to collaborate on several funded research = projects, together with a number of international partners. <br><br>The = work will be conducted at the Research Center for Science and Technology = in Art (CITAR) of Universidade Cat=F3lica Portuguesa =96 Centro Regional = do Porto, Portugal, under the supervision of Dr. Lu=EDs Gustavo Martins. = <br><br>Preferred start of contract: 04/04/2011<br>Location: Porto, = Portugal<br>Working language: English<br><br>Detailed information about = the available positions can be found at:<br><br><a = href=3D"http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=3Dglobal&am= p;jobId=3D22297">http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=3D= global&jobId=3D22297</a><br><br>http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities= /index.aspx?task=3DshowAnuncioOportunities&jobId=3D22298&idc=3D1<b= r><br>For more information on the grant and modalities for = application,<br>please contact me directly in answer to this = email.<br><br>Lu=EDs Gustavo = Martins<br>lmartins@xxxxxxxx<br>Assistant Professor<br>Sound and = Image Department<br>School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic = University<br>Porto, = Portugal<br>http://artes.ucp.pt<br>http://citar.ucp.pt<br><div><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; 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: 0; "><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-45--315975434--