Curriculum Vitae

Below is a summary of the multidisciplinary work I’ve complete. My specialties are in music perception and cognition of time and tempo, interactive music composition, and violin performance.

Positions

Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science
Allegheny College
Fall 2023 – present

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in Music Technology
Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM)
PI Elaine Chew
August 15, 2021 – August 14, 2023

Postdoctoral Researcher in Auditory Cognition and Music Therapy
University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Research Institute
PI Andrew Dimitrijevic
January 21, 2019 – July 24, 2020

Education

PhD in Computer-Based Music Theory and Acoustics
Stanford University, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
PI Takako Fujioka
September 24, 2012 – December 7, 2018

BMA in Violin Performance
University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Primary Teacher Yehonatan Berick
September 2, 2008 – December 13, 2011

BS in Interdisciplinary Physics
University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
September 4, 2007 – December 13, 2011

Select Performances

  1. Sanchez-Gutierrez …voici le bateau por les calanques… (2000) – Contemporary music, Italy [09/07/2022]
  2. Cage Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (1951) – Broadcast concert for La Nuit des Idées, Paris [27/01/2022]
  3. Quarantine Improv #15 – Contemporary music in international distributed network concert, Toronto [04/07/2020]
  4. Quarantine Improv #13 – Contemporary music in international distributed network concert, Toronto [20/06/2020]
  5. Nordheim Partita für Paul, IV & V (1985) – Contemporary music at Banff Centre, Banff [21/02/2020]
  6. Vivaldi/Piazzolla Four Seasons (1723/1965-70) – Chamber music with soloist Mark Fewer, Toronto [09/02/2020]
  7. Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2, II (1887) – Invited performance for UNICEF Concert, Toronto [11/01/2020]
  8. H.K. Gruber Frankenstein!! (1977) – Contemporary music in chamber concert, Toronto [31/10/2019]
  9. Knussen Ophelia Dances (1975) – Contemporary music in chamber concert, Toronto [01/10/2019]
  10. Parents’ Weekend Showcase Concert – Invited performance, Stanford [20/10/2016]
  11. Daniel Pearl World Music Days Memorial Concerts – Invited participation, Stanford [14/10/2014, 08/10/2015]
  12. Cage Four6 (1992) – Contemporary music in distributed concert Bogotá to São Paulo to Stanford [30/08/2013]
  13. Reich Violin Phase (1967) – Contemporary music with added 3rd order ambisonics, Stanford [28/05/2013]
  14. Stanford Parents’ advisory board – Invited performance, Stanford [21/02/13]
  15. Salazar Muted Voices (2012) – Contemporary music for violin and Laptop Orchestra, Stanford [12/01/2013]
  16. TEDxUofM – Invited performance, Ann Arbor [08/04/2011]
  17. Bruch Violin Concerto, I (1866) – Soloist with Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Syracuse [2005]

Publications

  1. Graber, Picasso, Chew (2022) Viva Contemporary! Mobile Music Laboratory. In Proceedings of the 30th ACM International Conference on Multimedia (MM ‘22), Association for Computing Machinery Multimedia, Lisbon, Portugal, 10-14 Oct. 2022.
  2. Graber, Chan, Paul, Dimitrijevic (in prep). Recruitment of neural resources in emotion and gender recognition in cochlear implant users.
  3. Graber, Chan, Paul, Dimitrijevic (in prep). Electroencephalography and pupillometry measures of listening effort.
  4. Graber, Nguyen & Dimitrijevic (in prep). Focus of attention in music duets modulates neural encoding of instrumental amplitude envelopes. 
  5. Graber & Fujioka (2020) Induced beta power modulations during isochronous auditory beats reflect intentional anticipation before gradual tempo changes. Scientific Reports 10(4207):1-12.
  6. Graber & Fujioka (2019) P3a and induced beta-band oscillations reflect expectation in silence after auditory accelerations and decelerations. Neuroscience 413:11-21.
  7. Graber, Simchy-Gross & Margulis (2017) Musical and linguistic listening modes in the speech-to-song illusion bias timing perception and absolute pitch memory. J Acoust Soc Am 142(6):3593-3603. [3 citations]

Conference Presentations

  1. Graber (upcoming) [09/12/2023] Embodiment and Engagement in Contemporary Classical Music. Spoken presentation at the Virtual International Conference for Music, Body, and Embodiment: New Approaches in Musicology, Italy.
  2. Graber, Solinski, Chew (2023) [26/08/2023] [program] Decoding Music’s Amplitude Envelope from Neural and Cardiovascular Signals. Poster presentation (virtual) at the 17th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, Tokyo, Japan.
  3. Graber (2023) [17/08/2023] [abstract, video] Effects of sensorimotor synchronization on temporal discrimination in different pitch contexts. Spoken presentation (virtual) in the Entrainment Workshop at RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, Oslo, Norway.
  4. Graber, Chew (2022) [05/08/2022] [abstract] Toward Enhancing Contemporary Classical Music Reception: A Comparison of Contemporary and Non-Contemporary Classical Music Reception. Spoken presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, Portland, OR, USA.
  5. Graber & Chew (2022) [25/03/2022] [abstract, video] Contemporary Music Embodiment and Perception. Spoken presentation at IRCAM Forum Workshop, Paris, France.
  6. Graber, Chan, Paul, Dimitrijevic (2020) [27/01/2020] [abstract, poster] Do EEG and Pupillometry Measures of Listening Effort Relate? Poster presentation at 43rd Annual Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, San Jose, USA.
  7. Graber, Nguyen, Dimitrijevic (2019) [17/09/2019] [abstract, slides] The Focus of Attention in Music Modulates Neural Responses in NH. Spoken presentation at the 2019 Auditory EEG Signal Processing (AESoP) Symposium, Leuven, Belgium.
  8. Graber, Paul, Chan, Dimitrijevic (2019) [17/09/2019] [abstract, poster] The relationship between EEG alpha oscillations and pupillometry during speech in noise perception – which measure tracks listening effort? Poster presentation at the 2019 Auditory EEG Signal Processing Symposium, Leuven, Belgium.
  9. Graber, Paul, Chan, Sajeniouk, Chen & Dimitrijevic (2019) [18/07/2019] [abstract] Neural Encoding of Gender and Emotion in Speech. Poster presentation at the Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, California.
  10. Graber, Chan & Dimitrijevic (2019) [02/07/2019] [abstract] Is Listening Effort Expressed in Pupil Diameter and EEG Alpha Power? Spoken presentation at the International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group, Macquarie University, Australia.
  11. Graber & Fujioka (2018) [23-28/07/2018] [abstract] Induced beta power modulations during and after gradual tempo changes in auditory beats. Spoken presentation at the 15th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, Montreal, Canada.
  12. Graber, Slaney & Shamma (2018) [10-14/02/2018] [abstract, poster] Temporal response functions from EEG show collective neural processing differs along the speech-music continuum.  Poster presentation at the 41st Annual Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego, USA.
  13. Graber & Fujioka (2017) [24/10/2017] [abstract] Actively anticipating upcoming tempo changes modulates induced neural beta power. Spoken presentation at the 1st Conference of the Timing Research Forum, Strasbourg, France.
  14. Graber, Simchy-Gross & Margulis (2017) [31/07/2017] [abstract pdf p44] Speech transformed into song heightens temporal sensitivity but weakens absolute pitch sensitivity. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, San Diego,  USA.
  15. Graber & Fujioka (2016) [07/07/2016] [abstract] Does anticipating a tempo change systematically modulate EEG beta-band power? Poster presentation at the 14th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, San Francisco, USA.
  16. Graber & Berger (2015) [04/08/2015] [abstract, poster] Discrimination of string quartet timbres evaluated by sound duration. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, Nashville, USA.
  17. Graber, Fujioka & Berger (2015) [02/08/2015] [abstract, slides] Encoding and decoding the role of spectrotemporal timbre features in expressive musical phrasing. Spoken presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, Nashville, USA.

Seminars and Invited Talks

  1. Graber (2023) Perceptual Inquiries on Contemporary Music: Reconstructing musical features from neural and cardiovascular signals & pitch distractions in temporal processing. Spoken presentation at Mercredis de STMS, IRCAM, Paris, France. [14/06/2023] [abstract, video] 
  2. Graber (2022) Embodying Contemporary Classical Music. Invited talk at RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, Oslo, Norway [23/11/2022] [abstract]
  3. Graber (2022) EAR Stretch Conductor Interface. Invited demo at the workshop for Embodied Perspectives on AI, RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, Oslo, Norway [21/11/2022] [abstract]
  4. Graber (2022) Women in Music Technology. Invited Talk at the Diversity Lunch for ACM International Conference on Multimedia (MM ‘22), Lisbon, Portugal [12/10/2022]
  5. Graber (2021) Introduction to EAR Stretch – Shaping tempo to enhance aesthetic reception of contemporary music. Spoken presentation at Mercredis de STMS, IRCAM, Paris, France. [24/11/2021] [video] 
  6. Graber, Chan, Dimitrijevic (2019) The Focus of Attention in Music Modulates Neural Responses in CI users. Spoken presentation at Oticon Medical’s Current Concepts in CI conference, Montreal, Canada. [07/09/2019] 
  7. Graber, Paul & Dimitrijevic (2019) Hands-on Demonstration for Using Temporal Response Functions to Investigate Running Speech EEG Responses. Workshop demonstration at the International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group, Macquarie University, Australia. [30/06/2019] 
  8. Graber & Paul (2019) Using Temporal Response Functions to Investigate Running Speech EEG Responses. Spoken presentation at Toronto Auditory Research Group’s kickoff meeting, Toronto, Canada. [21/05/2019] 
  9. Graber (2018) Neural Correlates of Musical Temporal Processing. Invited Talk at Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Canada. [06/11/2018] 
  10. Graber (2018) Ibid. Invited Talk at the Center for Digital Music, Queen Mary University London, England. [16/10/2018] 
  11. Graber (2017) Actively anticipating upcoming tempo changes modulates induced neural beta power. Invited Talk at the Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich/ETH Zurich, Switzerland. [27/10/2017]

Compositions

  1. Follow Me – two percussionists. Italy [13/07/2022] *soundSCAPE, Italy premiere
  2. SALO – solo piano. Paris [11/07/2022] *soundSCAPE, Italy premiere
  3. Letters – auxiliary music notations for three instruments, remote or in person. Paris [2021-2022]
  4. Alphabet – open score for auxiliary music notations. Toronto [2020]
  5. Start – live visuals and fixed stereo audio made from vocal samples. Stanford/Toronto [2018/2020] *Banff premiere
  6. Understudies – score for musical libretto and film by Paul Capotosto for soprano, alto, string quartet, piano, saxophone, trumpet, drumkit. Stanford  [2014]
  7. Steps – video and 8 channel audio of spatialized footstep narration. Stanford [2014]
  8. Timbrescape – fixed stereo audio, fully scored and synthesized in ChucK. Stanford [2013]
  9. Ballet Promo – fixed stereo audio for first half of ballet documentary film by Paul Capotosto, Stanford [2013]
  10. Double Pendulum – live electronics spatializing sound according to double pendulum position. Stanford [2012]
  11. Jabberwocky Etude – live electronics spatialization and distorting vocals of Jabberwocky reading. Stanford [2012]
  12. Pixel Etude – live electronics sonifying pixel intensity from film clip by Paul Capotosto with granular synthesis. Stanford [2012]
  13. In Memory – score for string quartet and solo dancer. Ann Arbor [2011] *commissioned work, Ann Arbor premiere 
  14. Escape – score for string trio. Ann Arbor [2011] 
  15. Concentration – score for violin and piano. Ann Arbor [2011]
  16. Desperation – score for flute, soprano, piano and poem by Elise Aikman. Ann Arbor [2011]

Installations and Interfaces

  1. EAR Stretch Tapping Interface  – interface – midi conducting/tapping interface with tempo estimation and time stretching in Max. IRCAM [v1: 29/05/2022]
  2. Improvisor – interface/installation –  markov model listener, responder, and visualizer of incoming MIDI written in C++. Stanford [Dec 10, 2014]
  3. Sequencer – real-time polyphonic sequencer with quantized pitch and spectral envelope control written in C++. Stanford [11/03/2014]
  4. MusicBox – hand cranked, interactive kinetic sculpture from steel, whole string instruments, broken string instruments, bicycle cassette and chain. Stanford [21/03/2014]
  5. Tudor Rainforest IV (1973) – installation – sound sculpture from transducer-fitted copper piping and kettle recording. Stanford [Jan 27, 2014]
  6. SpaceBall – interface – 3D, surround sound mixer for acrylic, glass, magnets, fiducials, and camera written in Pure Data. Upward facing camera tracks fiducials moving by magnet through glass and user spatializes sound. Stanford [Dec 4, 2013]
  7. Circle Harp  – sculpture – bone conduction harp from welded steel, violin strings, carved maple. Stanford [March 22, 2013]
  8. Daily Passage – free standing doorway and door from wood and plastic bag waste. Stanford [04/02/2013]
  9. Winter Tent – personal, insulated mylar tent from all recycled PVC, foam roll packaging, and chip bags. Awarded prize in 42-Hour Reuse, Reduce, Recycle Competition. Ann Arbor [06/11/2011]

CDs

  1. Joseph Haydn Nelson Mass & Symphony No. 102 Arr. Salomon. Recorded with SLSQ, Stanford Chamber Chorale, and Stanford Chamber Strings. Stanford [released 28/08/2015] *Qualified for first-round ballot in Grammy 2015-2016 cycle
  2. Nissman Plays Ginastera; The Three Piano Concertos; World Premiere Recordings. Recorded with University Symphony Orchestra. Ann Arbor [released 29/01/2013]

Other Creative Outputs

  1. Speech or Song? – research report – music theory-inspired feature engineering project to classify illusory speech clips with machine learning techniques. Stanford [08/12/2015]
  2. Noon with June – music podcast – recorded and produced podcast of interview with June Goldsmith, founder of Music in the Morning. Stanford [recorded 23/06/2015] 
  3. Bronislaw Huberman Project – research report – Compared Huberman’s performances (microtiming, articulations, fingerings, dynamics) of Tchaikovsky Canzonetta over his career. Stanford [04/06/2014]
  4. Pubbles – iPhone app – engineered audio for neuroplasticity-based game on vowel sounds in accented English [18/03/2013]

Ensembles, Festivals, and Workshops

  1. St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Seminar Performance Festival. Stanford, CA, USA [2023]
  2. soundSCAPE Festival Composition Residency. Bobbio, Italy [2022]
  3. Banff Centre Concert in the 21st Century General Residency. Banff, Canada [2020]
  4. University of Toronto Contemporary Music Ensemble – viola. Toronto, Canada [2019-2020]
  5. University of Toronto Campus Philharmonic Orchestra – principal violist. Toronto, Canada [2019-2020]
  6. Hart House Orchestra – assistant concertmaster. Toronto, Canada [2019-2020]
  7. International Training Institute in Neurologic Music Therapy Workshop. Toronto, Canada [09/04/2019-12/04/2019]
  8. Stanford String Quartet/Ensemble. Stanford, CA, USA [2012-2018]
  9. Stanford Baroque Chamber Ensemble. Stanford, CA, USA [2013-2017]
  10. Telluride Neuromorphic Cognitive Engineering Workshop – Telluride, CO, USA [2015, 2017]
  11. St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar/Festival. Stanford, CA, USA [2013-2015]
  12. Stanford Symphony Orchestra. Stanford, CA, USA [2013, 2014]
  13. University of Michigan University Symphony Orchestra. Ann Arbor, MI, USA [2011]
  14. soundSCAPE Music Festival. Maccagno, Italy [2010, 2012]
  15. Violin Society of America Acoustics Workshop – Oberlin, OH [2011]
  16. Bowdoin International Music Festival. Bowdoin, ME, USA [2007, 2010]
  17. University of Michigan University Philharmonia Orchestra. Ann Arbor, MI, USA [2008]

Teaching

Allegheny College

Data Structures (CMPSC 101) [Aug 29, 2023 – Dec 12, 2023]

Stanford University Graduate Teaching Assistant

  1. Fundamentals of Computer Generated Sound (MUSIC 220A; Instr. Chris Chafe) [Sept 25, 2017 – Dec 12, 2017]
    • Guest lectured, held office hours, graded, advised on final projects, maintained course website and submission website, organized class trips
  2. Elements of Music I, Core Music Theory (MUSIC 21; Instr. Talya Berger) [Jan 4, 2016 – March 11, 2016]
    • Guest lectured, held office hours, graded
  3. Introduction to Music Theory (MUSIC 19; Instr. Talya Berger) [Jan 4, 2016 – March 11, 2016]
    • Guest lectured, held office hours, graded
  4. Introduction to 20th Century Composition (MUSIC 122C; Instr. Erik Ulman) [March 30, 2015 – June 3, 2015]
    • Held office hours, graded; advised on final projects
  5. Advanced Sound Recording Technology (MUSIC 192B; Instr. Jay Kadis) [Jan 5, 2015 – March 13, 2015]
    • Held office hours, graded, advised on final projects
  6. Elements of Music III, Core Music Theory (MUSIC 23; Instr. Talya Berger) [Sept 22, 2014 – Dec 5, 2014]
    • Guest lectured, held office hours, graded
  7. Ear Training I, Core Music Theory (MUSIC 24A; Instr. Erika Arul) [March 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014]
    • Lectured frequently, made novel exercises and worksheets, held office hours
  8. Elements of Music I, Core Music Theory (MUSIC 21; Instr. Talya Berger) [Jan 6, 2014 – March 14, 2014]
    • Guest lectured, held office hours, graded
  9. Elements of Music I, Core Music Theory (MUSIC 21; Instr. G. Aquilanti) [Sept 23, 2013 – Dec 12, 2013]
    • Guest lectured, held office hours, graded

University of Michigan Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  1. Michigan Math and Science Scholars Summer Program in Forensic Physics (Instr. Ramon Torres-Isea) [Summer 2012]
    • Guest lectured, prepared advanced lab equipment, oversaw students’ labs 
  2. Michigan Math and Science Scholars Summer Program in Forensic Physics (Instr. Ramon Torres-Isea) [Summer 2011]
    • Guest lectured, prepared advanced lab equipment, oversaw students’ labs 

Volunteer Teaching at University of Michigan 

  1. Acoustics and Psychoacoustics (PAT 102; Instr. Sile O’Modhrain) [March 1, 2012 – April 17, 2012]
    • Prepared course midterm, graded
  2. Arts Enterprise, Mentorship through Music Program [2008-2009]
    • inaugural teacher for Mentorship through Music Program
    • Taught strings weekly to middle school students in Detroit city school without a music program

Beginner Violin Lessons

  • Taught >30 beginner students [2007-2018]
  • Tailored lessons to students’ individual interests and abilities
  • Incorporated acoustics, music theory, music perception, and composition into lessons as appropriate

Work Experience

Industry Internship in Hearing Science: Starkey Hearing Technologies – Berkeley, CA, USA [13/06/2016-09/09/2016]

  • Ran first EEG experiments in research unit with new equipment
  • Created  paradigm and analysis pipeline using trending analysis methods for continuous signals, like music
  • Replicated experiment tracking phonemic processing in brain

Assistant in University of Michigan Music Information Office – Ann Arbor, MI, USA [26/01/2012-29/05/2012]

  • Managed departmental mail, shipping, and student inquires

Awards

  1. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship – H2020-EU.1.3 Excellent Science, Paris [15/08/2021-23]
  2. soundSCAPE Festival Tuition Scholarship – Composition Residency, Bobbio, Italy [06-16/07/2022]
  3. Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity Tuition Scholarship –  Professional music training, Banff, Canada [10/02/2020]
  4. Stanford Biosciences Office of Graduate Education Travel Grant – Conference funding, San Diego [18/05/2018]
  5. Federal Graduate Research Fellowship – Extra-departmental doctoral funding, Stanford [01/08/2018-06/06/18]
  6. Timing Research Forum Student Travel Award – Conference funding, Strasbourg, France [24/10/2017]
  7. Chamber Strings Haydn CD Qualification First-Round Grammy Ballot – Excellence honor, Stanford [09/10/2015]
  8. Ric Weiland Graduate Fellowship – Extra-departmental doctoral funding, Stanford [21/09/2015-07/06/2017]
  9. Alice Wilber Chapman Fellowship – Extra-departmental doctoral funding, Stanford [24/09/2012-03/06/2015]
  10. soundSCAPE Festival Tuition Scholarship – Professional music training, Maccagno, Italy [04/07/2012]
  11. 42-Hour Reuse, Reduce, Recycle Competition 2nd prize – Creative project, Ann Arbor [06/11/2011]

Service

Outreach

  • Cognivence Forum des Sciences Cognitives de Paris Open House EEG Demonstration [16/04/2023]
  • Disklavier Workshop co-organizer and instructor with Julie Zhu, CCRMA, Stanford, CA [27-29/03/2023]
  • Science Podcast Editor – Goggles Optional (2014-2015)
  • CCRMA Open House EEG Demonstration by Graber, Roman, Dauer [video] [02/03/2018]

Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • Frontiers in Computer Science, Human-Media Interaction 2023
  • Psychophysiology 2020, 2022
  • Musicae Scientiae 2022
  • Cognitive Neurodynamics 2022
  • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 2020

Mentoring at IRCAM [2017-2023]

  • Sorbonne Université MS Student, LMF (M1 Integrative Biology and Physiology Internship) [2023]
  • IRCAM MS Student, CN (EEG Techniques) [2022]
  • IRCAM PhD Student, PL (Research directions) [2021-2022]
  • IRCAM PhD Student, DB (Research directions, experimental design) [2021-2022]
  • University of Toronto Undergraduate, NN (Hearing Science) [28/05/2019-11/08/2019]
    • Taught EEG acquisition, reaction time analysis, MATLAB basics
    • Started music attention study
    • Outcome: journal paper in prep
  • Stanford University Graduate Student, TN (Auditory Cognition) [07/12/2017-30/04/2018]
    • taught sensorimotor synchronization task design, tapping data acquisition, time-frequency EEG analysis techniques
    • Started pilot studies with motor entrainment tapping test

Volunteer at Michigan Itinerant Shelter System Interdependent Out of Necessity [25/07/2011-29/08/2011]