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Morwaread Farbood is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of Music Technology at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She holds dual affiliations with the NYU Music and Audio Research Lab (MARL) and the Max Planck/NYU Center for Language, Music, and Emotion (CLaME). Her research bridges music cognition, computational modeling, and algorithmic composition, with a focus on real-time auditory perception phenomena like tonality and musical tension. She co-founded the Northeast Music Cognition Group and was a 2017-2018 Radcliffe Fellow in Computer Science at Harvard University.
Her professional achievements include the Pro Musicis International Award and First Prize at the Prague International Harpsichord Competition. Farbood actively contributes to music accessibility through innovations in audio description systems for live theater, using reference recordings and real-time synchronization techniques. She also maintains an active performing career as a harpsichordist, with performances at venues like Carnegie Hall and major international festivals.
Research interests span computational models of musical structure, cross-cultural melodic learning, and neurocognitive underpinnings of musical perception. Her work integrates methods from music theory, cognitive psychology, and computer science to advance understanding of auditory perception's temporal dynamics.
Recent projects include developing automated audio description systems for theatrical performances and exploring asymmetrical scale properties' impact on musical learning. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles, patents, and creative works, reflecting her dual expertise in academic research and artistic practice.
