Eamon O DOherty

Dublin Institute of Technology, Conservatory of Music and Drama, Graduate Student

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Graduate Center of the City University of New York

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Music Performance Science: Analytics and Music Recordings 1

This paper describes one type of analytics model for recorded music performances. It includes the... more This paper describes one type of analytics model for recorded music performances. It includes the derivation of an " average " performance or Performance Norm (PN), and calculation of distance matrices (DM) for a collection of recordings. It then describes some experiments using both point rates of acceleration, and of change of dynamic level, as key factors in determining expressivity and ultimately performance style. A software program was developed in R to automate calculations. This model has possible " fingerprinting " applications in music fraud detection, music information retrieval (MIR) and, perhaps most importantly, in pedagogical applications for music education.

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Papers by Eamon O DOherty

Dial A Meal: A Low Cost Multi-language Telephone System to Access Website Information for Motor and Visually Impaired

Cpsn, 2005

Foundation Degrees and Widening Participation: earning, learning and public sector modernisation

Who is studying on Foundation Degrees? On which subjects do students enrol? What does the profile... more

Yes/No or Maybe—further evaluation of an interface for brain-injured individuals

Interacting with Computers, 2002

Brainbody interfaces (BBIs) have been shown through a number of studies to be useful assistive t... more

Using a cyberlink mental interface for relaxation and controlling a robot

ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped, 2000

ABSTRACT This paper discusses a brain computer interface technology that allows disabled persons ... more ABSTRACT This paper discusses a brain computer interface technology that allows disabled persons with physical and/or mental disabilities to control a computer to play games and communicate at a basic level. It was interesting that a head administrator at the institution where the research took place noted that it was her opinion that the people who took part in the research seemed more relaxed, a little more self confident, and many appeared to really reduce their involuntary movements during game playing. The researcher asked a group of people to relax at the beginning and end of each test session over a period of approximately a year. A data capture program using a FFT (fast fourier transform) averaged the amplitude of EMG (Electromyograph) signal waves over five seconds to measure relaxation. The data was tabulated by and the results are displayed. The Cyberlink target audience was found to be intelligent persons with no other method of operating input devices or controlling their environment. It was discovered during formal interviews and during experiments that quadriplegic persons wished to use the Cyberlink not only for communication and recreation but to also power a robotic arm much as one uses a prosthetic arm.

Mixing oil and water

Proceedings on the 2000 conference on Universal Usability - CUU '00, 2000

... as storage dams for rainwater. If groundwater is mainly used to augment total water ... at le... more

Improving the performance of the cyberlink mental interface with “yes / no program”

Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '01, 2001

ABSTRACT We summarise the results of the first studies to investigate the Cyberlink brain body in... more

A study examining the performance of the cyberlink mental interface

ACM SIGBIO Newsletter, 2000

ABSTRACT A group of persons with a variety of neurological and mental impairments participated in... more

The "Cyberlink" Brain-Body Interface as an Assistive Technology for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury: Longitudinal Results from a Group of Case Studies

CyberPsychology & Behavior, 1999

A longitudinal study of traumatic brain-injured and comatose participants suggests that these ind... more A longitudinal study of traumatic brain-injured and comatose participants suggests that these individuals are able to learn to use a mental interface device to navigate a maze and perform some basic communication. The device, known as the &quot;Cyberlink,&quot; uses electrooculargraphic, electromyographic, and electroencephlagraphic signals collected at the forehead to control cursor movement. Further details of the operation of the device and the set-up procedures are reported. Six adults, all of whom had traumatic brain injury or were believed to be comatose, participated in the study over a 7-month period. Initially, only one participant, who had previously used the device, could navigate the maze. At the end of the study all participants could navigate the maze, albeit with a high variability in success rate. Reasons for the variability obtained are postulated. The majority of participants could also use the device to type simple words. Positive behaviors and increases in attention span were also observed. The diagnosis of one participant was upgraded from coma to traumatic brain stem injury as a result of data collected during the study. Controls were built into the study in order to demonstrate intention. Further developments of the device and other applications where it may be useful are discussed.