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Sonification, Auditory Display, Sound and Music Computing, Human-computer Interaction, Embodied Cognition, Internet of Things, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Applied Machine Learning, Aesthetics, Audio Engineering, Computer Science, Sound Synthesis, Computational Creativity, Creative Arts
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Biography

Stephen Roddy is a Musician, Researcher, and Lecturer working in computing and the arts (sound, music, digital) at the Radical Humanities Lab in the Future Humanities Institute and the Department of Digital Humanities at University College Cork where he is the programme director for the MA in Digital Arts and Humanities. He holds a Ph.D. in sonification: the use of sound to perceptualize data and convey information. Stephen’s research explores the application of auditory display, internet of things (IoT), and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) techniques, in sound and music computing, human-computer interaction and creative arts contexts. This work involves research methods from both engineering design (analytical methods) and the creative arts (practice-based methods), with theoretical roots in cybernetics and embodied cognitive science.

Stephen’s previous projects have involved the design of auditory display solutions for large-scale IoT networks and investigated the integration of sonification and AI/ML techniques in generative music, sound art, and digital art applications. Much of this work was carried out under an IRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at CONNECT: the SFI Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications, at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), and subsequently at the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at TCD. His work is widely disseminated through peer-reviewed journal publications, book chapters, and conference proceedings. As a member of the committee on Ethically Aligned Design in the Arts (under the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems), he contributed to the IEEE Standards Authority Report on Ethically Aligned Approaches to AI in the Arts.

Stephen maintains a vibrant and diverse creative and performing arts practice which forms a core component of his research activity. His artistic projects span a variety of media and styles, including music composition and performance, generative and data-driven music and art practices, digital art, and sound art. His work, described as majestic and sweeping yet beautifully unsettling, is frequently performed and installed at home and abroad. His most recent musical work Leviathan is available through Fiadh Productions. Recent events have included the Wrong Biennale, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival and the Earth Rising Festival at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

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Employment (5)

University College Cork: Cork, IE

2023 to present | Assistant Professor (Digital Humanities)
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Trinity College Dublin: Dublin, IE

2022 to 2023 | Assistant Professor in Digital Art (Creative Arts)
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Trinity College Dublin: Dublin, IE

2019-01-08 to 2023 | Postdoctoral Fellow "Automated Music Synthesis" (Electronic & Electrical Engineering)
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Trinity College Dublin: Dublin, IE

2016-07-20 to 2019-08-31 | IRC Postdoctoral Fellow "Auditory Display for Large-Scale Internet of Things Networks" (Connect Centre)
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Trinity College Dublin: Dublin, IE

2015-08-10 to 2016-05-01 | Technical Officer (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Dublin Trinity College: Dublin, IE

2012-09-01 to 2015-08-30 | Ph.D. Embodied Sonification (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
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University of Limerick: Limerick, IE

2010-09-01 to 2011-08-20 | M.A. in Music Technology (Computer Science)
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University of Limerick: Limerick, IE

2006-09-01 to 2010-05-12 | Bachelor of Science in Music Media and Performance Technology (Computer Science)
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Professional activities (2)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: Piscataway, US

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International Community for Auditory Display: Arlington, Virginia, US

2013 to present
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Funding (1)

Auditory Display for Large Scale IoT Networks

2017-01-01 to present | Grant
Irish Research Council (Dublin, IE)
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Works (34)

Designing an Internet of Sounds Sonification System with FM Synthesis Techniques

IEEE Communications Magazine
2024-12-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0163-6804
Part of ISSN: 1558-1896
Contributors: Stephen Roddy
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The Design and Formalization of an Embodied Soundscape Sonification Framework

International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction
2024-11-22 | Journal article
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Leviathan

Fiadh Productions
2023 | Musical composition
Contributors: Stephen Roddy
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AI/ML in the Sonic Arts

Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture
2023-12-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2688-867X
Contributors: Stephen Roddy; Robin Parmar
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Nao Tokui in Conversation with Stephen Roddy

Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture
2023-12-01 | Journal article
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Contributors: Stephen Roddy
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Sonification and the Digital Divide

Digital Material
2023-05-21 | Conference abstract
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Creative Machine-Human Collaboration

2023-05-17 | Book chapter
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The Kyoto School and Sound Art: A Nothingness of the Absolute

Resonance - The Journal of Sound and Culture
2023-03-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2688-867X
Contributors: Stephen Roddy
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Signal to Noise Loops: A Cybernetic Approach to Musical Performance with Smart City Data and Generative Music Techniques

Leonardo
2023-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Stephen Roddy
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The Voice of the Artist in the Age of the Algorithm

IEEE SA
2022 | Report | Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft
Contributors: Stephen Roddy
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Creating Signal to Noise Loops v4

The 27th International Conference on Auditory Display
2022-06-27 | Conference paper
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A Technique for Controlling the Proportion of Information in the Sonification of Complex Time Series Data

The 27th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD 2022)
2022-06-25 | Conference abstract
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Meaning-making and Embodied Cognition in Sound Design Research

Doing Research in Sound Design
2021-11-24 | Book chapter
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The Body in the Machine: Indices Online

xCoAx 2021: 9th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X
2021-07-12 | Conference paper
Part of ISBN: 978-989-9049-06-2
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The Design of a Smart City Notification System Using A Conceptual Blending And Music Framework, Web Audio and Deep Learning Techniques

The International Conference on Auditory Display
2021-06-27 | Conference paper
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Erratum: Using conceptual metaphors to represent temporal context in time series data sonification (Interacting with Computers DOI: 10.1093/iwc/iwz036)

Interacting with Computers
2020 | Journal article
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Part of ISSN: 09535438
Contributors: Roddy, S.
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Using Conceptual Metaphors to Represent Temporal Context in Time Series Data Sonification

Interacting with Computers
2020-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0953-5438
Contributors: Roddy Stephen
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Mapping for meaning: the embodied sonification listening model and its implications for the mapping problem in sonic information design

Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces
2020-02-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1783-7677
Part of ISSN: 1783-8738
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Sound, Ecological Affordances and Embodied Mappings in Auditory Display

New Directions in Third Wave Human-Computer Interaction: Volume 2 - Methodologies
2018 | Other
Part of ISBN: 9783319733739
Part of ISSN: 1571-5035
Contributors: Stephen Roddy; Brian Bridges
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Signal to Noise Loops i++: Noise Water Air

xCoAx
2018-11-13 | Conference paper
Part of ISBN: 978-989-746-171-2
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IoT and AI-Driven Audio in the Smart City: A Rhythmanalysis inspired approach.

The Irish Sound Science and Technology Association Conference
2018-11-09 | Conference abstract
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Addressing the Mapping Problem in Sonic Information Design through Embodied Image Schemata, Conceptual Metaphors, and Conceptual Blending

The Journal of Sonic Studies
2018-10-10 | Journal article
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Ambient Data Monitoring w/Generative Music Systems using Evolutionary Computing & Machine Learning Techniques.

The Proceedings of the Third Conference on Computer Simulated Musical Creativity
2018-08-24 | Conference paper
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Composing the Good Ship Hibernia and the hole in the bottom of the world

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2017 | Conference paper
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Absolute Nothingness: The Kyoto School and Soundart Practice.

Invisible Places
2017-04-11 | Conference paper
Part of ISBN: 978-989-746-129-3
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Embodied sonification

2016 | Dissertation or Thesis
Contributors: Roddy, Stephen
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Sounding Human with Data: The Role of Embodied Conceptual Metaphors and Aesthetics in Representing and Exploring Data Sets

2016 | Conference paper
Contributors: Roddy, Stephen; Bridges, Brian
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Sound, Place & Multiplace

Irish Sound Science and Technology Association Conference
2016-09-07 | Conference abstract
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Embodied auditory display affordances

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference in Sound and Music Computing, SMC 2015
2015 | Conference paper
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Contributors: Roddy, S.; Furlong, D.
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Embodied Auditory Display Affordances

2015 | Conference paper
Contributors: Stephen Roddy; Dermot Furlong
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Sonification listening: An empirical embodied approach

2015 | Conference paper
Contributors: Roddy, Stephen; Furlong, Dermot
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Embodied aesthetics in auditory display

Organised Sound
2014 | Journal article
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Contributors: Roddy, S.; Furlong, D.
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Embodied Cognition In Auditory Display

2013 | Conference paper
Contributors: Roddy, Stephen; Furlong, Dermot
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Rethinking the Transmission Medium in Live Computer Music Performance

2013 | Conference paper
Contributors: Stephen Roddy; Dermot Furlong
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces. (1)