Peter M. C. Harrison
Scholar

Peter M. C. Harrison

Google Scholar ID: NWh30ioAAAAJ
University of Cambridge
Computer ScienceCognitive ScienceMusicNeurosciencePsychology
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
1,590
 
H-index
19
 
i10-index
26
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
31
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Associate Editor for the journal Music Perception. Teaches BA and MPhil courses in Music & Science within the Faculty of Music.
Research Experience
  • Previously worked as a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics and as a data science consultant for the music research startup SoundOut.
Background
  • Associate Professor in the Faculty of Music, Director of the Centre for Music and Science, and Director of Studies in Music at Churchill College. Research interests include music cognition, empirical music analysis, empirical performance studies, individual differences in music psychology, music learning aids, and software for behavioral experiments.
Miscellany
  • Favorite quotations:
  • - Richard Feynman: 'What I cannot create, I do not understand.'
  • - Donald Knuth: 'Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.'