Expert in computational models of music perception, and the relationship between math and music
Assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Research area director of user centered sciences, USC Integrated Media Systems Center
Contact at: (213) 821-2414 or echew@usc.edu
Expertise:
- computational mathematics and music
- music and science and engineering
- music and operations research, optimization and decision science
- computer models for automated music analysis
- computational models for music perception and cognition
- music expression synthesis a.k.a. performance rendering
- music information retrieval
- contemporary music performance
- Concert pianist and chamber musician
- Featured on NPR's Art of the States program
Foreign Languages:
Chinese (conversational Mandarin)
More:
For stories about Elaine Chew, see "Concert Pianist Uses Engineering Tools to Probe the Structure of Music," "Making Music" and "
2004 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers."
Examples of Dr. Chew's work can be seen at Expression Synthesis Project (ESP) and Music on the Spiral Array. Real Time (MuSA.RT).
Biographical information can be found at:
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~mucoaco
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~echew
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~echew/press/