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Unit

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Christopher Dobrian

Professor

University of California, Irvine

Affiliations

Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Department of Music

Christopher Dobrian is currently serving as a Claire Trevor School Of The Arts Professor at University of California, Irvine.

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Christopher Dobrian

University of California, Irvine

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music performance studies communication computer science improvisation musical expression human-computer interaction gesture processing gesture recognition robotics user interfaces instrumentation user experience aesthetics virtual reality computer music music perception music information retrieval natural computing quantum science motion capture virtual design virtual spaces immersive technologies virtual instrumentation virtual machines interactive performance systems computational musicology music processing quantum algorithms quantum simulation motion capture system gestural control aesthetic considerations continuous pitch amplitude tracking musical improvisation computer characterization expressive gesture gesture descriptors algorithmic improvisation quantum-computing-aided algorithmic composition

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Techniques for Quantum-Computing-Aided Algorithmic Composition: Experiments in Rhythm, Timbre, Harmony, and Space. ArXiv.org (2025)

quantum algorithmsnatural computingquantum-computing-aided algorithmic compositionquantum scienceapplied mathematicsquantum simulationcomputer sciencequantum computingmathematicsquantum information science

Intro to Quantum Harmony: Chords in Superposition. Lecture notes in computer science (2024)

Dobrian, ChristopherHamido, Omar Costa

Expressive Gesture: A Technique for the Use of Gesture Descriptors in Algorithmic Improvisation. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) (2019)

Christopher Dobrian

communicationgesture processingimprovisationhuman-computer interactionalgorithmic improvisationgesture descriptorsexpressive gesturegesture recognition

A Method for Computer Characterization of"Gesture" in Musical Improvisation. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2012)

Christopher Dobrian

musicgesture processingmusic processingmusic information retrievalmusic technology (electronic and digital)gesture recognitioncomputer musiccomputer characterizationcomputational musicologymusical improvisationcomputer science

Wirelessly Interfacing With the Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2007)

Matthew TeeterChristopher Dobrian

The 'E' in Nime: Musical Expression With New Computer Interfaces. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2006)

Christopher DobrianDaniel Koppelman

musicmusical expression

Strategies for Continuous Pitch and Amplitude Tracking in Realtime Interactive Improvisation Software. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2004)

Christopher Dobrian

interactive performance systemscontinuous pitchcommunicationimprovisationamplitude trackingperformance studies

Aesthetic Considerations in the Use of “Virtual” Music Instruments. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2003)

Christopher Dobrian

musicvirtual instrumentationvirtual machineshuman-computer interactionaestheticsvirtual realityuser experiencemusic perceptionperformance studiesaesthetic considerationsuser interfacesvirtual designimmersive technologiesvirtual spacesinstrumentation

Gestural Control of Music Using the Vicon 8 Motion Capture System. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2003)

Christopher DobrianFrédéric Bevilacqua

musicmotion capture systemroboticsgestural controlmotion capturemusical expression

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Christopher Dobrian

Professor

University of California, Irvine

Affiliations

Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Department of Music

Christopher Dobrian is currently serving as a Claire Trevor School Of The Arts Professor at University of California, Irvine.

Honors

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University of California, Irvine

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Techniques for Quantum-Computing-Aided Algorithmic Composition: Experiments in Rhythm, Timbre, Harmony, and Space. ArXiv.org (2025)

Intro to Quantum Harmony: Chords in Superposition. Lecture notes in computer science (2024)

Dobrian, ChristopherHamido, Omar Costa

Expressive Gesture: A Technique for the Use of Gesture Descriptors in Algorithmic Improvisation. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) (2019)

Christopher Dobrian

communicationgesture processingimprovisationhuman-computer interactionalgorithmic improvisationgesture descriptorsexpressive gesturegesture recognition

A Method for Computer Characterization of"Gesture" in Musical Improvisation. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2012)

Christopher Dobrian

Wirelessly Interfacing With the Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2007)

Matthew TeeterChristopher Dobrian

The 'E' in Nime: Musical Expression With New Computer Interfaces. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2006)

Christopher DobrianDaniel Koppelman

musicmusical expression

Strategies for Continuous Pitch and Amplitude Tracking in Realtime Interactive Improvisation Software. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2004)

Christopher Dobrian

interactive performance systemscontinuous pitchcommunicationimprovisationamplitude trackingperformance studies

Aesthetic Considerations in the Use of “Virtual” Music Instruments. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2003)

Christopher Dobrian

Gestural Control of Music Using the Vicon 8 Motion Capture System. eScholarship (California Digital Library) (2003)

Christopher DobrianFrédéric Bevilacqua

musicmotion capture systemroboticsgestural controlmotion capturemusical expression

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