Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine
Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History
Luxembourg Centre for European Law
Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental Systems
Symposium SAMUSE
Music performance is a complex, multimodal activity that relies on a highly coordinated interplay of cognitive, emotional, and motor processes. Fully understanding this dynamic act requires methodological approaches capable of capturing, analysing, and interpreting these dimensions. Psychophysiological and biomechanical methods, among others, offer valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying music performance; however, each technique introduces additional layers of complexity related to data acquisition, processing, and in-terpretation, while also raising challenges regarding ecological validity in experimental contexts.
This two-day workshop brings together leading researchers with expertise in these methodological approaches to examine conceptual and methodological issues associated with integrating psychophysiological and biomechanical data, including advanced analytical techniques and computational modelling. In fostering dialogue across musicology, neuroscience, engineering, and computer science, the workshop aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and define future research directions. By addressing these challenges, the symposium seeks to advance our understanding of the complexities of music performance and support the development of integrated, ecologically valid research methodologies.
Keynote speakers
• Giacomo Novembre (IT): Methodological challenges and innovations in the neuroscience of music, dance and social interaction
• George Waddell (UK): Decoding Performance: Capturing, Analysing, Evaluating, and Enhancing Performance in Live and Simulated Environments
• Laura Bishop (NO): Capturing bodily expressivity and coordination in classical ensemble playing using eye-tracking and motion capture
• Saravanakumar Duraisamy (LU): Shining Light on the Musical Mind: Exploring Brain Activity in Real Performance with fNIRS
• Ernest Kamavuako (UK): Making Sense of Sensors: Methodological Considerations in Biomechanical and Physiological Sensor Fusion
• Inès Chihi (LU): When Sensors Learn to Fix Themselves for an AI Beyond Listening
Organisation & Contact
Laura Serra Marin & Prof. Dr. Luc Nijs, Institute of Musicology and the Arts, University of Luxembourg
