Professor David M Howard
Professor David M Howard is Head of the Audio Laboratory of the Intelligent Systems Research Group in the Department of Electronics at the University of York, and until October 2008, a Senior Media Fellow for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
The Senior Media Fellowship gave David the opportunity to engage the public with science, engineering and technology through media appearances, written articles, lectures, visits to schools, demonstrations, public events and exhibitions. You may have seen him on programmes such as BBC4's The Voice or The Castrati.
David's main research interests include the analysis and synthesis of singing, speech and music. His main lecturing activities are to students reading for degrees in Music Technology (BA, BSc, MEng, MA, MSc Diploma) and Electronic Engineering with Music Technology Systems (MEng, BEng).
NEWS
David is taking part in a Friday Tonic Event for the Royal Society in the Front Area of the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London at 17.30 to 19.00 on Friday 2nd July 2010. He will be working with two beatboxers and discussing how they create their fantastic sounds. Admission is FREE. <more information>