Dr Anna Xambo Sedo

Anna Xambo Sedo
BA, MA, MSc, PhD, AFHEA

Senior Lecturer in Sound and Music Computing

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
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Research

HCI, sound and music computing, NIME, live coding, web audio, diversity in music AI

Interests

Topics: Interactive sound and music systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Diversity in computing

Dr Anna Xambó Sedó (she/her) is a researcher and an experimental electronic music producer. Her research and practice concern human-computer interaction (HCI), sound and music computing (SMC), new interfaces for musical expression (NIME), live coding, and web audio looking at designing and evaluating networked algorithmic spaces that support collaboration, participation, non-hierarchical structures and do-it-yourself (DIY) practices for SMC. She is currently the Principal Investigator (PI) of the UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project “Sensing the Forest: Let the Forest Speak using the Internet of Things, Acoustic Ecology and Creative AI" (2023-2025). She has also worked as the PI for the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's Human Data Interaction Network Plus funded project “MIRLCAuto: A Virtual Agent for Music Information Retrieval in Live Coding” (2020-2021).

She is open to discussing other projects related to creative AI, with particular interest in generative audio of non- mainstream music genres, algorithmic sound-based music systems, and citizen science/DIY projects that aim to improve societal aspects of unprivileged communities through the use of sound-based music and acoustic ecology systems.

Since 2016, she has co-founded and taken leading roles in several organisations for promoting and improving the representation of women in music technology: Women in Music Tech (2016-17, Georgia Tech); WoNoMute (2018-2019, NTNU/UiO); WiNIME (2019-2022, NIME); and EECS Women in Higher Education Network (2024-, QMUL).

Publications

Relevant PublicationPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AI

2024

Relevant PublicationZheng S, Del Sette BM, Saitis C, Xambo Sedo A and Bryan-Kinns N (2024). Building Sketch-to-Sound Mapping with Unsupervised Feature Extraction and Interactive Machine Learning. New Interfaces for Musical Expression Utrecht, The Netherlands 4 Sep 2024 - 6 Sep 2024
04-09-2024
bullet iconZheng S, Xambo Sedo A and Bryan-Kinns N (2024). A Mapping Strategy for Interacting with Latent Audio Synthesis Using Artistic Materials. Explainable AI for the Arts Workshop 2024 (XAIxArts 2024) Chicago, IL, USA 23 Jun 2024
23-06-2024
bullet iconJawad K and Xambo Sedo A (2024). Feminist HCI and narratives of design semantics in DIY music hardware., Editors: Naji J and Putnam EL. Frontiers in Communication, Frontiers vol. 8 
09-01-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationXambo Sedo A (2023). Discovering Creative Commons Sounds in Live Coding., Editors: Xambo Sedo A, Roma G and Magnusson T. Organised Sound, Cambridge University Press vol. 28 (2), 276-289.  
14-08-2023
Relevant PublicationXambo Sedo A, Roma G and Magnusson T (2023). Editorial: Live Coding Sonic Creativities., Editors: Xambo Sedo A, Roma G and Magnusson T. Organised Sound, Cambridge University Press vol. 28 (2), 147-148.  
31-07-2023
bullet iconChamplin A, Knotts S, Chicau J, Xambo Sedo A, Corfiel M and Saladino I (2023). Community Report: LivecoderA. International Conference on Live Coding
18-04-2023

2022

bullet iconXambo Sedo A and Goudarzi V (2022). The Mobile Audience as a Digital Musical Persona in Telematic Performance. NIME 2022
16-06-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationRoma G, Xambo Sedo A, Green O and Tremblay PA (2021). A General Framework for Visualization of Sound Collections in Musical Interfaces. Applied Sciences, MDPI vol. 11 (24), 11926-11926.  
15-12-2021
Relevant PublicationXambo Sedo A, Roma G, Roig S and Solaz E (2021). Live Coding with the Cloud and a Virtual Agent. NIME 2021
01-06-2021
bullet iconXambo Sedo A (2021). Virtual Agents in Live Coding: A Review of past, present and future directions., Editors: Chippewa J. eContact!, Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) vol. 21 (1) 
01-03-2021

2020

bullet iconXambo Sedo A, Støckert R, Jensenius AR and Saue S (2020). Learning to Code Through Web Audio: A Team-Based Learning Approach. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, Audio Engineering Society vol. 68 (10), 727-737.  
30-11-2020
bullet iconXambo Sedo A, Martín SR, Roma G and Editors G (2020). Guest editors' note special issue on web audio. AES: Journal of the Audio Engineering Society vol. 68 (10), 701-702.  
01-10-2020
bullet iconJawad K and Xambo Sedo A (2020). How to Talk of Music Technology: An Interview Analysis Study of Live Interfaces for Music Performance among Expert Women., Editors: Brandtsegg Ø. International Conference on Live Interfaces Trondheim, Norway
09-03-2020
bullet iconStøckert R, Bergsland A and Xambó A (2020). The Notion of Presence in a Telematic Cross-Disciplinary Program for Music, Communication and Technology. Music Technology in Education  77-101.  
01-01-2020
Relevant PublicationXambó A and Roma G (2020). Performing audiences: Composition strategies for network music using mobile phones. 
01-01-2020

2019

bullet iconXambo Sedo A, Støckert R, Saue S and Refsum A (2019). Facilitating Team-Based Programming Learning with Web Audio., Editors: Xambo Sedo A, Martín SR and Roma G. Web Audio Conference Trondheim, Norway
01-12-2019
bullet iconXambó A, Font F, Fazekas G and Barthet M (2019). Leveraging Online Audio Commons Content for Media Production. Foundations in Sound Design for Linear Media  248-282.  
19-06-2019
bullet iconXambó A, Saue S, Refsum A, Støckert R and Brandtsegg Ø (2019). Nime prototyping in teams: A participatory approach to teaching physical computing. 
01-01-2019
bullet iconFreeman J, Miller M, Magerko B, Moore R, Edwards D and Xambó A (2019). Using earsketch to broaden participation in computing and music. 
01-01-2019

2018

Relevant PublicationPauwels J, Xambo Sedo A, Roma G, Barthet M and Fazekas G (2018). Exploring Real-time Visualisations to Support Chord Learning with a Large Music Collection. 4th Web Audio Conference (WAC) Berlin, Germany 19 Sep 2018 - 21 Sep 2018
19-09-2018
bullet iconRoma G, Xambó A, Green O and Tremblay PA (2018). A Javascript Library for Flexible Visualization of Audio Descriptors., Editors: Monschke J, Guttandin C, Schnell N, Jenkinson T and Schaedler J. 
01-09-2018
bullet iconTaylor R, Rostami A, Šimbelis V, Lee YS, Jo K, Weisling A, Xambó A and McCarthy L (2018). Demo hour. Interactions, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) vol. 25 (5), 10-13.  
22-08-2018
bullet iconSKACH S, XAMBO A, TURCHET L, Stolfi A, STEWART RL and BARTHET MHE (2018). Embodied Interactions with E-Textiles and the Internet of Sounds for Performing Arts. ACM Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interactions Stockholm, Sweden 18 Mar 2018 - 21 Mar 2018
18-03-2018
bullet iconXambo A, Roma G, Shah P, Tsuchiya T, Freeman J and Magerko B (2018). Turn-Taking and Online Chatting in Co-located and Remote Collaborative Music Live Coding. JOURNAL OF THE AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY vol. 66 (4), 253-266.  
01-01-2018
bullet iconWeisling A and Xambo A (2018). Beacon: Exploring Physicality in Digital Performance. 
01-01-2018
bullet iconXambo A, Roma G, Lerch A, Barthet M and Fazekas G (2018). Live Repurposing of Sounds: MIR Explorations with Personal and Crowd-sourced Databases. 
01-01-2018
bullet iconRoma G, Xambo A and Freeman J (2018). User-Independent Accelerometer Gesture Recognition for Participatory Mobile Music. JOURNAL OF THE AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY vol. 66 (6), 430-438.  
01-01-2018
bullet iconXambo A, Pauwels J, Roma G, Barthet M and Fazekas G (2018). Jam with Jamendo: Querying a Large Music Collection by Chords from a Learner's Perspective. 
01-01-2018
bullet iconWeisling A, Xambó A, Olowe I and Barthet M (2018). Surveying the compositional and performance practices of audiovisual practitioners. 
01-01-2018
bullet iconFreeman J, Magerko B, Edwards D, Miller M, Engelman S, Moore R, Xambó A and McKlin T (2018). Apprentissage avec EarSketch. Revue Francophone Informatique & Musique, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Paris Nord 
01-01-2018
bullet iconXambo A, Lerch A and Freeman J (2018). Music Information Retrieval in Live Coding: A Theoretical Framework. COMPUTER MUSIC JOURNAL vol. 42 (4), 9-25.  
01-01-2018
bullet iconXambó A (2018). Who are the women authors in NIME?-improving gender balance in NIME research. 
01-01-2018

2017

bullet iconXambó A, Shah P, Roma G, Freeman J and Magerko B (2017). Turn-taking and chatting in collaborative music live coding. 
23-08-2017
bullet iconRoma G, Xambó A and Freeman J (2017). Handwaving: Gesture recognition for participatory mobile music. 
23-08-2017
bullet iconRoma G, Xambó A and Freeman J (2017). Loop-aware Audio Recording for the Web., Editors: Thalmann F and Ewert S. 
01-08-2017
bullet iconJewitt C, Price S and Xambo Sedo A (2017). Conceptualising and researching the body in digital contexts: towards new methodological conversations across the arts and social sciences. Qualitative Research vol. 17 (1), 37-53.  
01-02-2017
bullet iconJewitt C, Xambo A and Price S (2017). Exploring methodological innovation in the social sciences: the body in digital environments and the arts. International Journal of Social Research Methodology vol. 20 (1), 105-120.  
02-01-2017
bullet iconXambo A, Drozda B, Weisling A, Magerko B, Huet M, Gasque T and Freeman J (2017). Experience and Ownership with a Tangible Computational Music Installation for Informal Learning. 
01-01-2017
bullet iconXambo A, Hornecker E, Marshall P, Jorda S, Dobbyn C and Laney R (2017). Exploring Social Interaction With a Tangible Music Interface. INTERACTING WITH COMPUTERS vol. 29 (2), 248-270.  
01-01-2017
bullet iconXambó A (2017). Embodied Music Interaction: Creative Design Synergies Between Music Performance and HCI. Digital Bodies  207-220.  
01-01-2017

2016

bullet iconMoore R, Edwards D, Freeman J, Magerko B, McKlin T and Xambo A (2016). EarSketch: An authentic, STEAM-based approach to computing education. 
26-06-2016

2015

bullet iconFreeman J, Magerko B, Edwards D, Moore R, McKlin T and Xambo A (2015). EarSketch: A STEAM Approach to Broadening Participation in Computer Science Principles. 
01-01-2015

2014

bullet iconXambó A, Jewitt C and Price S (2014). Towards an integrated methodological framework for understanding embodiment in HCI. 
01-01-2014
bullet iconXambó A, Roma G, Laney R, Dobbyn C and Jordà S (2014). Soundxy4: Supporting tabletop collaboration and awareness with ambisonics spatialisation. 
01-01-2014

2013

bullet iconXambo A, Hornecker E, Marshall P, Jorda S, Dobbyn C and Laney R (2013). Let's Jam the Reactable: Peer Learning during Musical Improvisation with a Tabletop Tangible Interface. ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTER-HUMAN INTERACTION vol. 20 (6) 
01-01-2013
bullet iconBogdanov D, Haro M, Fuhrmann F, Xambo A, Gomez E and Herrera P (2013). Semantic audio content-based music recommendation and visualization based on user preference examples. INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT vol. 49 (1), 13-33.  
01-01-2013
bullet iconXambó A, Laney R, Dobbyn C and Jordà S (2013). Video Analysis for Evaluating Music Interaction: Musical Tabletops. Music and Human-Computer Interaction  241-258.  
01-01-2013

2012

bullet iconXambó A, Laney R, Dobbyn C and Jordà S (2012). Towards a taxonomy for video analysis on collaborative musical tabletops. 
01-09-2012
bullet iconRoma G, Xambó A, Herrera P and Laney R (2012). Factors in human recognition of timbre lexicons generated by data clustering. 
01-01-2012

2011

bullet iconBogdanov D, Haro M, Fuhrmann F, Xambó A, Gómez E and Herrera P (2011). A content-based system for music recommendation and visualization of user preferences working on semantic notions. 
06-09-2011
bullet iconXambo A, Laney R and Dobbyn C (2011). TOUCHtr4ck: Democratic Collaborative Music. 
01-01-2011
bullet iconXambó A, Laney R, Dobbyn C and Jordà S (2011). MULTI-TOUCH INTERACTION PRINCIPLES FOR COLLABORATIVE REAL-TIME MUSIC ACTIVITIES: TOWARDS A PATTERN LANGUAGE. 
01-01-2011
bullet iconMilne AJ, Xambó A, Laney R, Sharp DB, Prechtl A and Holland S (2011). Hex player—a virtual musical controller. 
01-01-2011

2010

bullet iconHaro M, Xambó A, Fuhrmann F, Bogdanov D, Gómez E and Herrera P (2010). The Musical Avatar: A visualization of musical preferences by means of audio content description. 
01-12-2010
bullet iconLaney R, Dobbyn C, Xambó A, Schirosa M, Miell D, Littleton K and Dalton S (2010). Issues and techniques for collaborative music making on multi-touch surfaces. 
01-01-2010

2008

bullet iconRoma G and Xambó A (2008). A tabletop waveform editor for live performance. 
01-01-2008

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AI
solid heart iconUKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and Music
Simon Dixon, Emmanouil Benetos, Nicholas Bryan-Kinns, Mark Sandler, Andrew McPherson, Mathieu Barthet, Gyorgy Fazekas, Ekaterina Ivanova, Anna Xambo Sedo and Charalampos Saitis
£6,519,934 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (01-07-2019 - 31-08-2028)
solid heart iconSensing the Forest - Let the Forest Speak using the Internet of Things, Acoustic Ecology and Creative AI (Grant Transfer)
Anna Xambo Sedo
£136,153 AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council (29-01-2024 - 21-09-2025)