Peter Stadler is a Researcher at the University of Paderborn's Digital Humanities department, serving as Managing Director and Research Associate at the Center for Music – Edition – Media (ZenMEM). He is affiliated with the Musicological Seminar Detmold/Paderborn and focuses on Digital Humanities methodologies. His research centers on text and music encoding formats , digitization of historical-critical music editions, and development of sustainable open-source tools. Key projects include the WeGA WebApp , Edirom/WeGA-ODD schema, and MerMEId framework. Stadler contributes to scholarly infrastructure through releases of the WeGA data package and technical documentation. His work intersects musicology , digital archiving , and collaborative software development .
Anna Maria Neubert is a Researcher at Bielefeld University's Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology , Department of History. Her work bridges Digital Humanities and Project Management , focusing on Digital Cultural Heritage , Cultural Analytics , and interdisciplinary collaboration. She serves as Managing Director of the Center for Uncertainty Studies (CeUS) and the Bielefeld Center for Data Science (BiCDaS). PhD (2025) in History/Digital History MA in Cultural and Media Management (2017) MA in Digital Humanities (2013) BA in Musicology and Digital Humanities (2013) Her research explores how third-party funding shapes Digital Humanities, with a focus on collaborative research rhythms , digital editions , and data science integration . Trends in her publications highlight project lifecycle dynamics , interdisciplinary coordination , and digital infrastructure development . She has contributed to music encoding standards and historical evidence practices through software development and analytical articles. Neubert's leadership roles in institutions like BiCDaS and CeUS underscore her administrative impact. Her work emphasizes responsible project management and addressing disciplinary differences in academic collaboration.
Eamonn Bell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University, specializing in digital humanities with a focus on the history of digital audio media, particularly the CD format and early computational applications in music studies. He holds a PhD in Music Theory from Columbia University (2019), where he completed his dissertation on 'The Computational Attitude in Music Theory' under Joseph Dubiel, and previously earned a joint honors degree in Mathematics and Music from Trinity College Dublin (2013). His research interests span digital humanities, media archaeology, and the intersection of computing history with musicology. Bell has conducted significant research on the CDLink platform developed by The Voyager Company, exploring how early web technologies enabled time-synchronized interactions with audio CDs. His scholarly work examines the historical development of digital audio formats, particularly the Compact Disc, and their cultural implications. Bell's publications reveal a consistent focus on the materiality of digital media, particularly how the CD format transformed music consumption and production. His research analyzes the technical specifications of CD encoding (including interleaving and error correction), the historical context of CD adoption, and the cultural narratives surrounding digital audio. He has also written extensively about AI's relationship to musical knowledge and creativity, situating contemporary discourse within historical contexts of computational approaches to music. Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019) for 'Opening the 'Red Book': The digital Audio CD format from the viewpoint between musicology and media studies' Research funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Irish Research Council Bell maintains an active scholarly presence through his personal website and academic publications, contributing to ongoing conversations about digital preservation, media archaeology, and the historical understanding of contemporary digital music practices. His work bridges technical understanding of media formats with critical cultural analysis.
Prof. Anne-Lise Giraud is a Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Department of Neuroscience. Her research focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying speech perception, particularly the interplay between acoustic rhythms of speech and neural oscillations (theta and gamma bands). She develops neurocomputational models to study how speech is decoded through bottom-up and top-down processes. Her work integrates computational approaches with empirical insights, emphasizing the role of predictive coding in language processing. Key research areas include speech segmentation, phonemic encoding, and the cognitive architecture supporting language comprehension. She has contributed to interdisciplinary projects on music and language cognition, as evidenced by her participation in events like the 2017 Symposium on Neural Oscillations in Speech and Language Processing.
Dr. Stephanie Theves is a Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics. Her work focuses on understanding the neural mechanisms underlying intelligence, relational reasoning, and concept representation through cognitive neuroscience approaches. Department of Cognitive Neuropsychology Her research explores how the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex encode hierarchical concepts, construct cognitive maps, and support relational memory systems. Key findings demonstrate that neural representations prioritize conceptual relationships over raw feature distances, and that place-cell-like mechanisms in the brain modulate memory organization. Theves' recent publications examine category abstraction, spatial cognition, and beta-band activity modulation through sensory training. Her methodological approach combines neuroimaging with computational modeling to investigate neural processes. As part of the Max Planck Society, her work contributes to foundational knowledge in cognitive neuroscience while intersecting with interdisciplinary research themes in music, language, and computational auditory perception.
Jeremy R. Cooperstock is a Professor at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, with a distinguished career spanning over three decades in human-computer interaction, haptics, and multimodal interface research. His work has established him as a leading figure in the development of practical haptic communication systems and accessibility technologies. Professor Cooperstock's research focuses on creating novel interfaces that enhance user experience through touch, sound, and visual feedback. His laboratory has pioneered significant advancements in vibrotactile feedback systems, telepresence technologies, and audio-haptic integration for improved user awareness and communication. His work bridges fundamental research in human perception with practical applications across multiple domains including accessibility, social interaction, and immersive environments. His recent publications demonstrate a strong trajectory in developing practical haptic applications for everyday use, with notable contributions to web accessibility frameworks, social touch interfaces, and context-aware haptic feedback systems. Cooperstock's research has evolved from foundational work in multimodal telepresence to increasingly applied research addressing real-world challenges in human communication and interaction. Throughout his career, Cooperstock has mentored numerous graduate students who have become significant contributors in the field. His collaborative approach is evident in his extensive publication record with students and colleagues across multiple institutions. His research group has consistently produced high-impact work published in top-tier venues including IEEE Transactions on Haptics, CHI, UIST, and WHC.
