Staff

Dr. Mathieu Barthet

Director September 2023 - present

Dr. Mathieu Barthet

Director September 2023 - present

Mathieu Barthet is Programme Coordinator of the Masters in Media and Arts Technology by Research. He is a Lecturer in Digital Media and conducts multidisciplinary research combining music information retrieval, perception and interaction.

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Prof. Nick Bryan-Kinns

MAT Director to September 2023

Prof. Nick Bryan-Kinns

MAT Director to September 2023

Nick is the Director of MAT and Professor of Interaction Design. He researches Interaction Design specialising in the evaluation of engagement, participatory design, and user experience. Nick is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, and founding chair of ACM Creativity, Cognition, and Arts.

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Jonathan Winfield

MAT Programme Manager

Jonathan Winfield

MAT Programme Manager

Jonathan is a graduate of Law who has previously worked for the BBC and the University of Cambridge. In addition he has a Diploma in Theatre, Film and Television Production and has written and directed various small fringe theatre productions.

Dr. Karen Shoop

MAT Management Team

Dr. Karen Shoop

MAT Management Team

Karen Shoop is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Media and was previously academic Head of the Advanced Placement Projects (APP) module.

Dr. Andrew McPherson

Head of MAT 1st Year Curriculum

Dr. Andrew McPherson

Head of MAT 1st Year Curriculum

Andrew McPherson is a Reader in the Centre for Digital Music and leads the Augmented Instruments Laboratory focusing on electronically-extended musical instruments and real-time audio processing. Andrew oversees the MAT first-year taught curriculum and co-teaches the Interactive Digital Multimedia Techniques module.

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Geetha Bommireddy

MAT Technician

Geetha Bommireddy

MAT Technician

Geetha is a graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering and working for the MAT Programme supporting PhD and Masters students.