Eduardo Miranda

Academic profile

Professor Eduardo Miranda

Professor in Computer Music
School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Eduardo's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 04: SDG 4 - Quality Education

About Eduardo

I am a composer and Professor in Computer Music. I run the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR).

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping the future of many professions, and the creative industry is no exception. My research examines how to harness AI for creativity and educate future generations of AI-ready professionals.

To study for a doctorate under my supervision, please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss your interests.

I am an experienced PhD supervisor (Director of Studies). I have guided dozens of doctoral students to successful completion and have considerable experience with post-graduate external examinations.

My doctoral graduates have secured jobs all over the world, from Asia (e.g., Education University of Hong Kong) and North America (e.g., McGill University, Canada), to Europe (e.g., University of the Arts, Berlin), and in a wide range of companies such as Arm microprocessors, L-Acoustics and the Met Office. 

I have been developing and composing music using AI since the 1980s. In 1995, I defended what is likely the first PhD thesis in the UK on developing AI for music at the University of Edinburgh. I championed the application of neo-Darwinian evolutionary algorithms to model the origins of music and the development of bio-inspired computational models for musical creativity. 

Recently, I made the headlines of as a pioneer in leveraging AI with Quantum Computing for music.

Within the last decade or so I have raised over £5M worth of research grants to develop my ambition to put the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at the forefront of Digital Health and Music Technology. Today, we are internationally recognised for spearheading the field of and AI applications to support people living with dementia.

Fun facts: I have composed a number of symphonies and an opera and have had the privilege to share the stage with the BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Singers, London Sinfonietta, Jarvis Cocker, American beatboxer Butterscotch, and a few other great artists. Furthermore, I am an and I was the first classical music composer ever to give a concert in the Metaverse.

In 2015, I made the headlines worldwide for . (Check this example in )

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Supervised Research Degrees

Successful PhD completions:

2024, Âé¶¹´«Ã½, Ryan Thomas Green. PhD Thesis: Towards Elucidating Psychological Arousal in Response to Music Theatre.

2023, Âé¶¹´«Ã½, Jared Drayton. PhD Thesis: An Evolutionary Algorithms Approach to Physical Modelling of Vocal Synthesis.

2022, Âé¶¹´«Ã½, Satvik Venkatesh. PhD Thesis: