Join the SMCClab
Currently Recruiting! We’re looking for PhD students in the field of musical machine learning, particularly for projects focussed on using AI/ML in live performance!
If you’re passionate about music, interaction, and computing, and want to be a part of an innovative school at one of the world’s top universities, get in touch through ANU!
There are three ways to learn about sound, music and creative computing in our lab:
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Take one of our classes (see below) — we teach Bachelor- and Master-level classes for computing students and other students around ANU.
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Apply to do an Honours or Master project with us. If you apply to do a project but haven’t completed any creative computing courses at ANU, we will probably advise you to take a course first to learn the basics.
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Apply to become a PhD or MPhil student in the lab. This is for folks who already have excellent results in a computing or creative technology degree and experience in creative computing. You’ll need to get in touch with us well before applications are due.
Courses
SMCClab members currently teach:
- Art and Interaction in New Media (COMP1720/COMP6720)
- Sound and Music Computing (COMP4350/8350)
- Human-Computer Interaction (COMP3900/6390)
- ANU Creative Computing Extension
PhD/MPhil Research Students
We supervise PhD, Master, and Honours students at ANU. Our previous students’ published work is listed on our alumni page. You can see our current members on the home page.
Our students have gone on to work at Google, Seeing Machines, Oslo Metropolitan University, and other wonderful places.
We’re only able to accept students who have excellent results in a computing or creative technology degree at the Master or Honours level and who have existing experience in computing for a creative field. Interest in music or art is not enough — experience needs to be clearly demonstrated through projects and (hopefully) publications or a thesis.
Competitive PhD applicants should be interested in one of the research areas on our home page and must have experience in computer music (or another creative technology field). We particularly look for students with experience publishing or participating in NIME or other computer music conferences such as SMC, Audio Mostly, ICMC, and CHI or other SIGCHI conferences.
Student Projects
We supervise student projects in sound and music computing, creativity support systems, computational creativity, music technology, and interactive systems. Available projects are listed on the ANU School of Computing student project page (select “Sound, Music, and Creative Computing Lab” under “Research Group”).
Experience with a creative field is a must. Computing students should have taken either COMP1720/6720 Art and Interaction Computing or COMP4350/8350 Sound and Music Computing and obtained excellent results.
If you are a current SMCClab student, you may also want to read:
Mailing List
If you just want news about our lab, feel free to sign up for our mailing list:
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