Associate Researcher
Masters Student (alumni)
Biography:
Hello! I’m a PhD. Candidate at TU Berlin and Associate Researcher at IDMIL. Current information on my current practices are below. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions and inquiries.
Research Interests
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Gesture Analysis
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Human Computer Interaction
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Interface Design
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Graphic Design
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Music Composition and Performance
Academic Background
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B.Mus. (Percussion Performance / Music in Technology and Related Arts) – Oberlin College and Conservatory (Ohio) – 2011
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M.A. (Music Technology)- McGill University (Canada) – 2014
- PhD. Candidate – Technische Universität Berlin – 2021
Current Projects
- Notation Design Space Mapping
- Graphical Ergonomics
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Laterality and Gesture Analysis
Research Statement:
I am an associate researcher at IDMIL, currently pursuing my Doctorate at within the Audiokommunikation group at the Technische Universität Berlin with Stefan Weinzierl. My research is focused on the application of information design techniques in music notation. More specifically, I aim to investigate the mapping of visual parameters to musical parameters in the notation design space.
Research Areas:
Publications:
- Bacon, B. (2014). The Effects of Handedness in Percussion Performance. In M.A. Thesis, McGill University. Montreal, Canada.
- Bacon, B., Wanderley, M. M., Marandola, F. (2014). Handedness in Percussion Sight-Reading. In Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Movement Computing (MOCO'14) (pp. 112-117). Paris, France.
Contacts:
- Email: benjamin.bacon@mail.mcgill.ca
- Website: https://bbacon.org/