Academic interests
My research centers on the cognitive, behavioral, and physiological components of music performance science. I am particularly interested in the intra– and interpersonal synchronization of physiological rhythms between musicians and audiences in live concerts. I am also focused on the analysis of interpersonal coordination in small ensembles, as manifested in musicians' body motion and sound production, using motion capture, acoustic and electrolaryngography analysis.
Background
- 2020 – 2023, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Music Acoustics, mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (Austria)
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2015 – 2019, Doctor of Philosophy in Music Technology, Department of Electronic Engineering, University of York, UK
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2013 – 2015, Master of Arts in Psychology of Music, The University of Sheffield, UK
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2000 – 2004, Bachelor of Arts in Musicology, Conservatory of Music G. Verdi, Milan, Italy
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1988 – 1999, Diploma in Piano Performance, Conservatory of Music G. Verdi, Milan, Italy
Grants
- 2023 – 2026, Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship (Euros 283K) from the European Union for the project “Synchronization of Physiological Rhythms between Musicians and Audiences in Live Concerts”.
- 2019 – 2020, Postdoc fellowship (SEK Kr 300K) from the Swedish Research Council for the project “Musicians’ body movements during piano-singing duo performances: The role of musical expertise”. This grant was renewable for a second year, but it was not accepted.
- 2015-2018, Doctoral award including fees and maintenance from the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH)
Awards
- 2019 - Kathleen Mary Stott Prize for the best PhD student of the Department of Electronic Engineering, University of York (UK)
- 2018 - Honorable Mention for the Best Student Award, The Voice Foundation, Philadelphia (USA)
- 1993 - Golden Award for the Best Student of the Conservatory of Music of Pescara (Italy)
Certificates
- 2017 - Associate Fellow with the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), University of York (UK)