Dr Eduardo Coutinho is the Director of the APPLIED MUSIC Research Lab. He is a Senior Lecturer in Music Psychology at the Department of Music from the University of Liverpool. Before his appointment at Liverpool, he worked at the University of Augsburg, Imperial College London, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences and University of Sheffield. Coutinho works in the interdisciplinary fields of Music Psychology and Affective Computing, where his expertise is in the study of emotional expression, perception and induction through music. He has contributed significantly to a broader understanding of the emotional impact of music on listeners, namely on the link between music structure and emotion, the types of emotions induced by music, and individual and contextual factors that mediate the relationships between music and listeners. Currently, his work focuses on the application of music in everyday life (and particularly Healthcare settings).
Development of methods and tools that allow people to use music for improving different facets of well-being.
Music listening strategies for coping with health conditions.
Emotional responses to music and the interactions between emotion and cognition in music (e.g., the impact of music listening on cognitive activities)
Algorithms for analysing and composing music with computers (including Machine Learning).
Music recommendation systems for exploiting the benefits and mitigating the hindrances of music in everyday life activities.
Development of systems for automatic content-based music emotion recognition.
Impact of background music on cognitive performance. Project sponsored by a full scholarship from the University of Liverpool.
The use of collaborative music composition for people living with dementia. Project sponsored by a full scholarship from the Duncan Norman Trust.
The impact of automated composition systems created with machine learning to the music industry.
2022/23
Music listening and depression
Klaus Scherer, Professor Emeritus (Swiss Center For Affective Sciences)
Chris Dowrick, Professor of Primary Medical Care (Institute of Population Health Sciences, University of Liverpool)
Ross White, Professor of Clinical Psychology (School of Psychology, Queens University Belfast )
Yannis Goulermas, Professor Computer Science (Department of Computing, University of Liverpool)
Kristiaan D'Août, Senior Lecturer Musculoskeletal Biology (Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool)
Jonathon O'Brien, Occupational Therapy (School of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool)
Greg Hanford, Music Therapist (VIBE Music Therapy)
Taj Nathan, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Director of Research (Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)
Ruaraidh Hill, Lecturer in Evidence synthesis (Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool)
Jacopo de Berardinis, Postdoctoral Researcher (Department of Informatics, King's College London)
Tamaya Van Criekinge, Postdoctoral Researcher (Department of Rehabilitation Sciences KU Leuven)
Visiting and Affiliated Students
Rui Guo
Visiting Ph.D. Student
University of Sussex
Xiaoyuan Wang
Affiliated UG Student
University of Liverpool
Yixing Lu
Affiliated UG Student
University of Liverpool
Dr Ayesh Alshukri
Postdoctoral
Researcher (2017-2019)
Dr Maria Momani
Ph.D. awarded in
March 2022
Dr Jacopo de Berardinis
Ph.D. awarded in
March 2022
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