Dr Mathieu Barthet
Senior Lecturer in Digital Media
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
Research
music information retrieval, human computer interaction, music perception, augmented/virtual reality, internet of musical things
Interests
Dr Mathieu Barthet is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). He is the Programme Coordinator of the MSc in Media and Arts Technology by Research and oversees Industry Partnerships for the Centre for Doctoral Training in AI & Music.
He received an MSc degree in Electronics and Computer Science in 2003 (Paris VI University/Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal), and an MSc degree in Acoustics in 2004 (Aix-Marseille II University/Ecole Centrale Marseille). He was awarded a PhD in Acoustics, Signal Processing and Computer Science applied to Music from Aix-Marseille II University and CNRS-LMA in 2008, and joined the Centre for Digital Music at QMUL in 2009.
Mathieu conducts research in the fields of Music Information Research, New Interfaces for Musical Expression and Music Perception, in which he published over 100 peer-reviewed academic papers. His research interests include music and emotions, audio-visual interfaces and extended reality, AI-based musical interfaces, music recommendation, and musical timbre.
Grants

Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AI
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and MusicSimon Dixon,
Emmanouil Benetos, Nicholas Bryan-Kinns,
Mark Sandler,
Andrew Mcpherson,
Mathieu Barthet,
George Fazekas,
Ekaterina Ivanova,
Anna Xambo Sedo and
Charalampos Saitis£6,522,646
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-07-2019 - 31-08-2028
StudioSync: AI productivity tools for record labels in the management of musical recordings and creator metadataMark Sandler and
Mathieu Barthet£304,918
Innovate UK01-04-2024 - 31-03-2025
Emotion-driven audio-visual game design using AIMathieu Barthet£33,500
OVOMIND14-09-2020 - 13-09-2025
Augmented Live music performance using Immersive Visualisation and EmotionMathieu Barthet and Luca Turchet
£17,793
Innovate UK01-11-2018 - 31-03-2019
IoMUT - The Internet of Musical Things: An ecosystem of interoperable devices connecting performers and audiencesMathieu Barthet£146,764
EU Commission - Horizon 202001-05-2017 - 22-01-2019
Research Group
PhD Students
- Adan Benito Temprano
Behind The Fret: Gesture Analysis on Fretted Instruments and Its Applications in Instrument Augmentation - Ruby Crocker
Temporal Analysis of Emotion Perception in Film Music - David Foster
Modelling The Creative Process of Jazz Improvisation - Yann Frachi
Emotion-Driven Audio-Visual Game Design Using AI - Max Graf
When Xr Meets AI: Design and Machine Learning For Performer-Centred Gestural Control in Extended Reality Musical Instruments - Jackson Loth
Neural Modeling and Synthesis of Expressive Guitar Performance - Sai Vanka
User-Centric Intelligent Context-Aware Multitrack Music Mixing - Alex Williams
Expressive Automatic Dj Mixing of Electronic Dance Music and Digital Audio Workstation Applications - Yifan Xie
Film Score Composer AI Assistant: Generating Expressive Mockups - Xiaowan Yi
Composition-Aware Music Recommendation System For Music Production - Qiaoxi Zhang
Multimodal AI For Musical Collaboration in Immersive Environments.
News
March 2026
30 March 2026
CMAI PhD student Alexander Williams recently completed a 3 month research fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) following a successful application to the UKRI Policy Internship Scheme.
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