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Professor Islah Ali-MacLachlan is a Professor in Engineering Product Design at Birmingham City University. With nearly 30 years of academic experience and an industry background, he integrates research, teaching, and industry collaboration to develop innovative curricula and enhance student employability. His leadership includes course development, external examining, and faculty-wide initiatives such as establishing industry advisory boards.
His research spans acoustics, audio engineering, computational musicology, and product design, with £1.9M in secured grants for projects on building acoustics, live sound, and music technology. Key methodologies include:
- Psychoacoustic modeling in built environments
- Machine learning for music information retrieval
- Multimodal analysis of instrument performance
Publication trends emphasize acoustics applications (e.g., cultural heritage, office soundscapes), computational analysis of traditional music, and sensor-based gesture recognition, frequently employing deep learning and signal processing techniques.
He actively mentors PhD candidates and early-career academics and collaborates with professional bodies like the Institute of Acoustics and Audio Engineering Society.
