Dr Anna Xambo Sedo
Senior Lecturer in Sound and Music Computing
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
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 computingDr 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
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AI2024
Human–machine agencies in live coding for music performanceXambó A and Roma G
Journal of New Music Research, Taylor & Francis, 1-14.
31-12-2024
Developing DIY Solar-Powered, Off-Grid Audio Streamers for Forest Soundscapes: Progress and ChallengesMarino L and Xambo Sedo A
CHIME Annual One-day Music and HCI Conference 2024 The Open University, in Milton Keynes, UK 2 Dec 2024.
18-11-2024
Building Sketch-to-Sound Mapping with Unsupervised Feature Extraction and Interactive Machine LearningZheng S, Del Sette BM, Saitis C, Xambo Sedo A and Bryan-Kinns N
New Interfaces for Musical Expression Utrecht, The Netherlands 4 Sep 2024 - 6 Sep 2024.
04-09-2024
A Mapping Strategy for Interacting with Latent Audio Synthesis Using Artistic MaterialsZheng S, Xambo Sedo A and Bryan-Kinns N
Explainable AI for the Arts Workshop 2024 (XAIxArts 2024) Chicago, IL, USA 23 Jun 2024.
23-06-2024
Feminist HCI and narratives of design semantics in DIY music hardwareJawad K and Xambo Sedo A
Frontiers in Communication, Frontiers vol. 8 Editors: Naji J and Putnam EL.
09-01-2024
2023
Discovering Creative Commons Sounds in Live CodingXambo Sedo A
Organised Sound, Cambridge University Press vol. 28 (2), 276-289. Editors: Xambo Sedo A, Roma G and Magnusson T.
14-08-2023
Editorial: Live Coding Sonic CreativitiesXambo Sedo A, Roma G and Magnusson T
Organised Sound, Cambridge University Press vol. 28 (2), 147-148. Editors: Xambo Sedo A, Roma G and Magnusson T.
31-07-2023
Community Report: LivecoderAChamplin A, Knotts S, Chicau J, Xambo Sedo A, Corfiel M and Saladino I
International Conference on Live Coding.
18-04-2023
2022
The Mobile Audience as a Digital Musical Persona in Telematic PerformanceXambo Sedo A and Goudarzi V
NIME 2022.
16-06-2022
2021
A General Framework for Visualization of Sound Collections in Musical InterfacesRoma G, Xambo Sedo A, Green O and Tremblay PA
Applied Sciences, Mdpi vol. 11 (24), 11926-11926.
15-12-2021
Live Coding with the Cloud and a Virtual AgentXambo Sedo A, Roma G, Roig S and Solaz E
NIME 2021.
01-06-2021
Virtual Agents in Live Coding: A Review of past, present and future directionsXambo Sedo A
Econtact!, Canadian Electroacoustic Community (Cec) vol. 21 (1) Editors: Chippewa J.
01-03-2021
2020
Learning to Code Through Web Audio: A Team-Based Learning ApproachXambo Sedo A, Støckert R, Jensenius AR and Saue S
Journal of The Audio Engineering Society, Audio Engineering Society vol. 68 (10), 727-737.
30-11-2020
Guest editors' note special issue on web audioXambo Sedo A, Martín SR, Roma G and Editors G
Aes: Journal of The Audio Engineering Society vol. 68 (10), 701-702.
01-10-2020
How to Talk of Music Technology: An Interview Analysis Study of Live Interfaces for Music Performance among Expert WomenJawad K and Xambo Sedo A
International Conference on Live Interfaces Trondheim, Norway., 41-47. Editors: Brandtsegg Ø.
09-03-2020
The Notion of Presence in a Telematic Cross-Disciplinary Program for Music, Communication and TechnologyStøckert R, Bergsland A and Xambó A
In Music Technology in Education, Cappelen Damm as - Cappelen Damm Akademisk 77-101.
01-01-2020
Performing audiences: Composition strategies for network music using mobile phonesXambó A and Roma G
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 55-60.
01-01-2020
2019
Facilitating Team-Based Programming Learning with Web AudioXambo Sedo A, Støckert R, Saue S and Refsum A
Web Audio Conference Trondheim, Norway., 2-7. Editors: Xambo Sedo A, Martín SR and Roma G.
01-12-2019
Leveraging Online Audio Commons Content for Media ProductionXambó A, Font F, Fazekas G and Barthet M
In Foundations in Sound Design For Linear Media, Taylor & Francis 248-282.
19-06-2019
Nime prototyping in teams: A participatory approach to teaching physical computingXambó A, Saue S, Refsum A, Støckert R and Brandtsegg Ø
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 216-221.
01-01-2019
Using earsketch to broaden participation in computing and musicFreeman J, Miller M, Magerko B, Moore R, Edwards D and Xambó A
SMC 2016 - 13th Sound and Music Computing Conference, Proceedings., 156-163.
01-01-2019
2018
Exploring Real-time Visualisations to Support Chord Learning with a Large Music CollectionPauwels J, Xambo Sedo A, Roma G, Barthet M and Fazekas G
4th Web Audio Conference (WAC) Berlin, Germany 19 Sep 2018 - 21 Sep 2018.
19-09-2018
A Javascript Library for Flexible Visualization of Audio DescriptorsRoma G, Xambó A, Green O and Tremblay PA
Proceedings of the International Web Audio Conference. Editors: Monschke J, Guttandin C, Schnell N, Jenkinson T and Schaedler J.
01-09-2018
Demo hourTaylor R, Rostami A, Šimbelis V, Lee YS, Jo K, Weisling A, Xambó A and McCarthy L
Interactions, Association For Computing Machinery (Acm) vol. 25 (5), 10-13.
22-08-2018
Embodied Interactions with E-Textiles and the Internet of Sounds for Performing ArtsSKACH S, XAMBO A, TURCHET L, Stolfi A, STEWART RL and BARTHET MHE
ACM Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interactions Stockholm, Sweden 18 Mar 2018 - 21 Mar 2018.
18-03-2018
Turn-Taking and Online Chatting in Co-located and Remote Collaborative Music Live CodingXambo A, Roma G, Shah P, Tsuchiya T, Freeman J and Magerko B
Journal of The Audio Engineering Society vol. 66 (4), 253-266.
01-01-2018
Beacon: Exploring Physicality in Digital PerformanceWeisling A and Xambo A
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED, AND EMBODIED INTERACTION (TEI'18)., 586-591.
01-01-2018
Live Repurposing of Sounds: MIR Explorations with Personal and Crowd-sourced DatabasesXambo A, Roma G, Lerch A, Barthet M and Fazekas G
Proc. of the New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), 3-6 June, Blacksburg, VA, USA..
01-01-2018
User-Independent Accelerometer Gesture Recognition for Participatory Mobile MusicRoma G, Xambo A and Freeman J
Journal of The Audio Engineering Society vol. 66 (6), 430-438.
01-01-2018
Jam with Jamendo: Querying a Large Music Collection by Chords from a Learner's PerspectiveXambo A, Pauwels J, Roma G, Barthet M and Fazekas G
2018 CONFERENCE ON INTERACTION WITH SOUND (AUDIO MOSTLY): SOUND IN IMMERSION AND EMOTION (AM'18).
01-01-2018
Surveying the compositional and performance practices of audiovisual practitionersWeisling A, Xambó A, Olowe I and Barthet M
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 344-345.
01-01-2018
Music Information Retrieval in Live Coding: A Theoretical FrameworkXambo A, Lerch A and Freeman J
Computer Music Journal vol. 42 (4), 9-25.
01-01-2018
Apprentissage avec EarSketchFreeman J, Magerko B, Edwards D, Miller M, Engelman S, Moore R, Xambó A and McKlin T
Revue Francophone Informatique & Musique, Maison Des Sciences De L'Homme Paris Nord
01-01-2018
Who are the women authors in NIME?-improving gender balance in NIME researchXambó A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 174-177.
01-01-2018
2017
Turn-taking and chatting in collaborative music live codingXambó A, Shah P, Roma G, Freeman J and Magerko B
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. vol. Part F131930
23-08-2017
Handwaving: Gesture recognition for participatory mobile musicRoma G, Xambó A and Freeman J
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. vol. Part F131930
23-08-2017
Loop-aware Audio Recording for the WebRoma G, Xambó A and Freeman J
Proceedings of the International Web Audio Conference. Editors: Thalmann F and Ewert S.
01-08-2017
Conceptualising and researching the body in digital contexts: towards new methodological conversations across the arts and social sciencesJewitt C, Price S and Xambo Sedo A
Qualitative Research vol. 17 (1), 37-53.
01-02-2017
Exploring methodological innovation in the social sciences: the body in digital environments and the artsJewitt C, Xambo A and Price S
International Journal of Social Research Methodology vol. 20 (1), 105-120.
02-01-2017
Experience and Ownership with a Tangible Computational Music Installation for Informal LearningXambo A, Drozda B, Weisling A, Magerko B, Huet M, Gasque T and Freeman J
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED, AND EMBODIED INTERACTION (TEI'17)., 351-360.
01-01-2017
Exploring Social Interaction With a Tangible Music InterfaceXambo A, Hornecker E, Marshall P, Jorda S, Dobbyn C and Laney R
Interacting With Computers vol. 29 (2), 248-270.
01-01-2017
Embodied Music Interaction: Creative Design Synergies Between Music Performance and HCIXambó A
In Digital Bodies, Springer Nature 207-220.
01-01-2017
2016
EarSketch: An authentic, STEAM-based approach to computing educationMoore R, Edwards D, Freeman J, Magerko B, McKlin T and Xambo A
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. vol. 2016-June
26-06-2016
2015
EarSketch: A STEAM Approach to Broadening Participation in Computer Science PrinciplesFreeman J, Magerko B, Edwards D, Moore R, McKlin T and Xambo A
2015 RESEARCH IN EQUITY AND SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION IN ENGINEERING, COMPUTING, AND TECHNOLOGY (RESPECT).
01-01-2015
2014
Towards an integrated methodological framework for understanding embodiment in HCIXambó A, Jewitt C and Price S
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings., 1411-1416.
01-01-2014
Soundxy4: Supporting tabletop collaboration and awareness with ambisonics spatialisationXambó A, Roma G, Laney R, Dobbyn C and Jordà S
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 40-45.
01-01-2014
2013
Let's Jam the Reactable: Peer Learning during Musical Improvisation with a Tabletop Tangible InterfaceXambo A, Hornecker E, Marshall P, Jorda S, Dobbyn C and Laney R
Acm Transactions On Computer-Human Interaction vol. 20 (6)
01-01-2013
Semantic audio content-based music recommendation and visualization based on user preference examplesBogdanov D, Haro M, Fuhrmann F, Xambo A, Gomez E and Herrera P
Information Processing & Management vol. 49 (1), 13-33.
01-01-2013
Video Analysis for Evaluating Music Interaction: Musical TabletopsXambó A, Laney R, Dobbyn C and Jordà S
In Music and Human-Computer Interaction, Springer Nature 241-258.
01-01-2013
2012
Towards a taxonomy for video analysis on collaborative musical tabletopsXambó A, Laney R, Dobbyn C and Jordà S
Electronic Workshops in Computing.
01-09-2012
Factors in human recognition of timbre lexicons generated by data clusteringRoma G, Xambó A, Herrera P and Laney R
Proceedings of the 9th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2012.
01-01-2012
2011
A content-based system for music recommendation and visualization of user preferences working on semantic notionsBogdanov D, Haro M, Fuhrmann F, Xambó A, Gómez E and Herrera P
Proceedings - International Workshop on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing., 249-252.
06-09-2011
TOUCHtr4ck: Democratic Collaborative MusicXambo A, Laney R and Dobbyn C
TEI 2011: PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TANGIBLE EMBEDDED AND EMBODIED INTERACTION., 309-312.
01-01-2011
MULTI-TOUCH INTERACTION PRINCIPLES FOR COLLABORATIVE REAL-TIME MUSIC ACTIVITIES: TOWARDS A PATTERN LANGUAGEXambó A, Laney R, Dobbyn C and Jordà S
International Computer Music Conference, ICMC Proceedings., 403-406.
01-01-2011
Hex player—a virtual musical controllerMilne AJ, Xambó A, Laney R, Sharp DB, Prechtl A and Holland S
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 244-247.
01-01-2011
2010
The Musical Avatar: A visualization of musical preferences by means of audio content descriptionHaro M, Xambó A, Fuhrmann F, Bogdanov D, Gómez E and Herrera P
Proceedings of the 5th Audio Mostly - A Conference on Interaction With Sound, AM '10.
01-12-2010
Issues and techniques for collaborative music making on multi-touch surfacesLaney R, Dobbyn C, Xambó A, Schirosa M, Miell D, Littleton K and Dalton S
Proceedings of the 7th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2010.
01-01-2010
2008
A tabletop waveform editor for live performanceRoma G and Xambó A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 249-252.
01-01-2008
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AISensing 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
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
£6,519,934 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-07-2019 - 31-08-2028