Dr Stuart Cunningham

Why study ?

Undergraduate courses

• Web Design and Development
• User Experience and Interaction Design
• Advanced Computer Games Design
• Project (supervision)
• MSc Project (supervision)

External examiner roles

External Examiner, MSc Advanced Computer Science, MSc Computer Science and MSc Information Systems, University of Chester (2020/21 - present).

External Examiner, Computing subject modules, University of Portsmouth (2019/20 - present).

External Examiner, BSc (Hons) Computer Science and BEng and MEng Mechatronics and Robotics, University of Hull (2018/19 - present)

External Examiner, MEng Computer Science and MEng Mathematics and Computer Science, Leeds Beckett University (2014/15 - 2018/19)

Research expertise

Detailed information is available via ReseachGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stuart_Cunningham4)

Recent Publications

Journals

Cunningham, S., Brill, M., Whalley, J.H., Read, R., Anderson, G., Edwards, S., & Picking, R. (2019). “Assessing Wellbeing in People Living with Dementia Using Reminiscence Music with a Mobile App (Memory Tracks): A Mixed Methods Cohort Study”. Journal of Healthcare Engineering, vol. 2019, Article ID 8924273, Hindawi.

Cunningham, S., & McGregor, I. (2019). "Subjective Evaluation of Music Compressed with the ACER Codec Compared to AAC, MP3, and Uncompressed PCM". International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, vol. 2019. Article ID 8265301. Hindawi.

Cunningham, S., Berry, D., Earnshaw, R.A., Excell, P.S., & Thompson, E. (2017). "Examples of the Impact of Collaboration in Creative and Technological Practices". International Journal of Art, Culture and Design Technologies (IJACDT), Vol.6, No. 2, IGI Global.

McGregor, I. & Cunningham, S. (2015). "Comparative Evaluation of Radio and Audio Logo Sound Designs". Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, Vol. 63, No. 11, pp. 1 - 13.

Weinel, J. Cunningham, S. Roberts, N. Roberts, S., & Griffiths, D. (2015). "EEG as a Controller for Psychedelic Visual Music in an Immersive Dome Environment" [in English and Spanish]. Sonic Ideas/Ideas Sonicas, 7(14). Mexican Center for Music and Sonic Arts (CMMAS).

Weinel, J., Cunningham, S., Griffiths, D., Roberts, S., & Picking, R. (2014). “Affective Audio”, Leonardo Music Journal, Vol. 24, MIT Press.

Conferences

Cunningham, S., Weinel, J. & Picking, R. (2018). High-Level Analysis of Audio Features for Identifying Emotional Valence in Human Singing. Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2018 on Sound in Immersion and Emotion (AM 2018), Glyndwr University, Wrexham, UK.

Davies, S., Cunningham, S. & Picking, R. (2017). A Comparison of Audio Models for Virtual Reality Video. Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on CYBERWORLDS, University of Chester, UK.

Owens, S. & Cunningham, S. (2017). “More cowbell”: Measuring Beat Consistency with respect to Tempo and Metronome Variations. Proceedings of Audio Mostly 2017 (AM 2017), Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

Books / Book Chapters

Sung A., Leong K., Cunningham S. (2020). "Emerging Technologies in Education for Sustainable Development". In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Partnerships for the Goals. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer.

Weinel, J. & Cunningham, S. (2019). Designing Game Audio Based on Avatar-Centred Subjectivity. In M. Filimowicz (Ed.), Foundations in Sound Design for Interactive Media. Routledge.

Cunningham, S., Nicholls, S. & Owens, S., (2017). “The Development of New Technology in Creative Music Applications”, in Earnshaw, R.A. (ed.) Art, Design and Technology: Collaboration and Implementation. Springer.

Cunningham, S., Weinel, J. & Picking, R. (2016). “In-Game Intoxication: Demonstrating the Evaluation of the Audio Experience of Games with a Focus on Altered States of Consciousness”, in Garcia-Ruiz, M.A. (ed.), Games User Research: A Case Study Approach. CRC Press.

Performances and Artistic Work

Cunningham, S. (2017). euphoria<dysphoria(Friday) (6:17). Fixed stereo electroacoustic.. OUA Electroacoustic Music Festival, 17th – 18th November 2017, Osaka University of Arts, Japan.

Cunningham, S. (2017). LSD No. 1 (1:10). Fixed stereo electroacoustic. Étude de l'objet: Bilder und Klangbilder", Kurt-Tucholsky-Literaturmuseum, 14th June 2017, Rheinsberg, Germany.

Cunningham, S. (2017). LSD No. 1 (1:10). Fixed stereo electroacoustic. Concert of Electroacoustic Miniatures, 24th March 2017, The Fishbowl, Vancouver, Canada.

Cunningham, S. (2016). Noise without Noise (5:59). Fixed stereo electroacoustic. New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, June 5-7, 2016, National Sawdust Arts Center, New York City, NY, USA.

Cunningham, S. (2015). LSD No. 1 (1:10). Fixed stereo electroacoustic. Concert of Electroacoustic Miniatures, 28th November 2015, XXII Festival Internacional de Arte Sonoro y Música Electroacústica "Punto de Encuentro", Medialab-Prado, Madrid, Spain.

Publications

• Journal articles

  D. Griffiths, S. Cunningham, J. Weinel, R. Picking (2021). A multi-genre model for music emotion recognition using linear regressors. Journal of New Music Research. 50(4), pp.355-372.

  S. Cunningham, H. Ridley, J. Weinel, R. Picking (2021). Supervised machine learning for audio emotion recognition. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. 25(4), pp.637-650.

  J. Pike, R. Picking, S. Cunningham (2021). Robot companion cats for people at home with dementia: a qualitative case study on companotics. Dementia. 20(4), pp.1300-1318.

  S. Cunningham, I. McGregor (2019). Subjective Evaluation of Music Compressed with the ACER Codec Compared to AAC, MP3, and Uncompressed PCM. International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting. 2019, pp.1-16.

  S. Cunningham, RA. Earnshaw, D. Berry, PS. Excell, E. Thompson (2017). Examples of the Impact of Collaboration in Creative and Technological Practices. International Journal of Art, Culture and Design Technologies. 6(2), pp.55-79.

  I. McGregor, S. Cunningham (2015). Comparative Evaluation of Radio and Audio Logo Sound Designs. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 63(11), pp.876-888.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham, D. Griffiths, S. Roberts, R. Picking (2014). Affective Audio. Leonardo Music Journal. 24, pp.17-20.

  S. Cunningham, V. Grout (2014). Data reduction of audio by exploiting musical repetition. Multimedia Tools and Applications. 72(3), pp.2299-2320.

  S. Cunningham, R. Picking (2012). Sounds Relaxing—Looks Cool. International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence. 4(1), pp.40-53.

• Chapters in books

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham (2021). Practice-led and Interdisciplinary Research. M. Filimowicz. In: Doing Research in Sound Design. Focal Press, pp.151-168.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham (2019). Designing Game Audio Based on Avatar-Centered Subjectivity. M. Filimowicz. In: Foundations in Sound Design for Interactive Media. Routledge, pp.59-77.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham, J. Pickles (2018). Deep Subjectivity and Empathy in Virtual Reality: A Case Study on the Autism TMI Virtual Reality Experience. M. Filimowicz, V. Tzankova. In: Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer International Publishing, pp.183-203.

  S. Cunningham, J. Weinel, R. Picking (2017). Games User Research. MA. Garcia-Ruiz. In: Games User Research: A Case Study Approach. A K Peters/CRC Press, pp.97-118.

  S. Cunningham, S. Nicholls, S. Owens (2017). The Development of New Technology in Creative Music Applications. R. Earnshaw. In: Art, Design and Technology: Collaboration and Implementation. Springer International Publishing, pp.57-66.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham, R. Picking, L. Williams (2015). Holophonor. In: Recent Advances in Ambient Intelligence and Context-Aware Computing. IGI Global, pp.143-154.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham, R. Picking, L. Williams (2015). Holophonor. In: Recent Advances in Ambient Intelligence and Context-Aware Computing. IGI Global, pp.248-261.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham, R. Picking, L. Williams (2014). Holophonor: Designing the visual music instruments of the future. K. Curran. In: Recent Advances in Ambient Intelligence and Context-Aware Computing. Information Science Reference, pp.143-154.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham, R. Picking, L. Williams (2014). Holophonor: On the future technology of visual music. K. Curran. In: Recent Advances in Ambient Intelligence and Context-Aware Computing. Information Science Reference, pp.248-261.

• Conferences

  TH. McIntosh, J. Weinel, S. Cunningham (2022). Lundheim: Exploring Affective Audio Techniques in an Action-Adventure Video Game. In: AudioMostly 2022. pp.155-158.

  S. Cunningham, IP. Mcgregor (2022). Manipulating Foley Footsteps and Character Realism to Influence Audience Perceptions of a 3D Animated Walk Cycle. In: AudioMostly 2022. pp.113-120.

  L. Davies, Y. Vagapov, V. Grout, S. Cunningham, A. Anuchin (2021). Review of Air Traffic Management Systems for UAV Integration into Urban Airspace. In: Proceedings: 28th International Workshop on Electric Drives: Improving Reliability of Electric Drives, IWED 2021 - Proceedings. Moscow, Russia, 27/1/2021.

  M. Lawton, S. Cunningham, I. Convery (2020). Nature soundscapes: An audio augmented reality experience. In: ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. Graz, Austria, 15/9/2020. pp.85-92.

  S. Cunningham, H. Ridley, J. Weinel, R. Picking (2019). Audio emotion recognition using machine learning to support sound design. In: AM'19: Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound. Nottingham, UK, 18/9/2019. pp.116-123.

  S. Cunningham (2019). Communicating Auditory Impairments Using Electroacoustic Composition. London, UK, 8/7/2019. pp.336-341.

  D. Schwarz, S. Cunningham, RW. Smith (2019). Towards a New Paradigm for Intuitive Theatrical Lighting Control. London, UK, 8/7/2019. pp.360-367.

  S. Owens, S. Cunningham (2018). Auditory Masking and the Precedence Effect in Studies of Musical Timekeeping. In: Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2018 on Sound in Immersion and Emotion.

  S. Nicholls, S. Cunningham, R. Picking (2018). Collaborative Artificial Intelligence in Music Production. In: Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2018 on Sound in Immersion and Emotion.

  S. Cunningham, J. Weinel, R. Picking (2018). High-Level Analysis of Audio Features for Identifying Emotional Valence in Human Singing. In: Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2018 on Sound in Immersion and Emotion.

  S. Davies, S. Cunningham, R. Picking (2017). A Comparison of Audio Models for Virtual Reality Video. In: 2017 International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW). Chester, UK, 20/9/2017. pp.150-153.

  D. Suprun, S. Cunningham (2017). Image matching principles in photometrical transformations. In: 2017 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA). 12/9/2017. pp.81-85.

  R. Picking, S. Cunningham, N. Houlden, V. Grout, D. Oram, et al. J. Mayers. (2017). Foreword. In: 2017 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA). 12/9/2017. pp.i-ii.

  A. Kanev, S. Cunningham, T. Valery (2017). Application of formal grammar in text mining and construction of an ontology. In: 2017 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA). 12/9/2017. pp.53-57.

  B. Kiselev, V. Yakutenko, M. Yuriev, I. Zhelbakov, S. Cunningham (2017). A knowledge representation model for massive open online course platforms. In: 2017 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA). 12/9/2017. pp.169-172.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham (2017). Simulating Auditory Hallucinations in a Video Game. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Audio Mostly Conference on Augmented and Participatory Sound and Music Experiences.

  S. Owens, S. Cunningham (2017). More Cowbell. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Audio Mostly Conference on Augmented and Participatory Sound and Music Experiences. London, UK, 23/8/2017.

  S. Cunningham, J. Weinel (2016). The Sound of the Smell (and taste) of my Shoes too. In: Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2016. pp.28-33.

  S. Cunningham, N. Houlden, J. Davies, V. Grout, R. Picking (2016). Investigating environmental causes of TCP retransmission and flags in wireless networks. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Network Conference, INC 2016. pp.37-41.

  S. Davies, S. Cunningham, M. Wright (2015). Immersive RGB+D zoetropic projection for touchscreens and HMDs/wearables. In: Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Visual Media Production.

  S. Cunningham, D. Berry, RA. Earnshaw, PS. Excell, E. Thompson (2015). Multi-disciplinary Creativity and Collaboration: Utilizing Crowd-Accelerated Innovation and the Internet. In: 2015 International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW). 7/10/2015. pp.271-277.

  D. Griffiths, S. Cunningham, J. Weinel (2015). A self-report study that gauges perceived and induced emotion with music. In: 2015 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA). 8/9/2015. pp.239-244.

  RA. Earnshaw, S. Liggett, S. Cunningham, E. Thompson, PS. Excell, et al. K. Heald. (2015). Models for research in art, design, and the creative industries. In: 2015 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA). 8/9/2015. pp.509-513.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham, N. Roberts, D. Griffiths, S. Roberts (2015). Quake Delirium EEG. In: 2015 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA). 8/9/2015. pp.335-338.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham (2015). Second Screen comes to the Silver Screen. In: 2015 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA). 8/9/2015. pp.121-124.

  S. Cunningham, J. Weinel (2015). Second screen comes to the silver screen: A technology feasibility study regarding mobile technologies in the cinema. In: 2015 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA). 8/9/2015. pp.228-232.

  S. Cunningham, J. Weinel, D. Griffiths (2014). ACERemix. In: Proceedings of the 9th Audio Mostly: A Conference on Interaction With Sound.

  J. Weinel, S. Cunningham, D. Griffiths (2014). Sound through the rabbit hole. In: Proceedings of the 9th Audio Mostly: A Conference on Interaction With Sound.

  J. Weinel, D. Griffiths, S. Cunningham (2014). Easter eggs: Hidden tracks and messages in musical mediums. In: Proceedings - 40th International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2014 and 11th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2014 - Music Technology Meets Philosophy: From Digital Echos to Virtual Ethos. pp.140-147.

  D. Roberts, R. Picking, L. Picking, S. Cunningham, S. Mukhopadhyay (2013). Lifeline+: 'Teleholism' for end-of-life care. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications, ITA 2013. pp.371-374.

  D. Griffiths, S. Cunningham, J. Weinel (2013). Automatic music playlist generation using affective computing technologies. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications, ITA 2013. pp.177-183.

  RA. Earnshaw, S. Cunningham, PS. Excell (2013). The future of media: Dynamic content transformation and distribution. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications, ITA 2013. pp.66-73.

  S. Cunningham, S. Caulder, V. Grout (2008). Saturday night or fever? context aware music playlists. In: Proceedings of the Audio Mostly Conference - A Conference on Interaction with Sound. pp.64-71.

Conference organisation

Conference Chair, Audio Mostly: Sound in Immersion and Emotion, 2018

Programme Chair, Internet Technologies and Applications, 2011 - 2018

Expert reviewer for journals and publishers

• Reviewer, IEEE Access, IEEE
• Reviewer, Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer
• Reviewer, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, AES
• Reviewer, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Elsevier
• Reviewer, Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers
• Reviewer, EAI Endorsed Transactions on Serious Games, EAI
• Reviewer, Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Springer

Visiting and honorary positions

Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology at Wrexham Glyndŵr University (UK).

Editorial board membership

Guest Editor, Special Issue on Accessibility, Inclusion, and Rehabilitation Using Information Technologies, Journal of Healthcare Engineering, Hindawi.

Guest Editor, Special Issue on Sound in Immersion and Emotion, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, AES.

Membership of professional associations

• Fellow (FBCS) and Chartered IT Professional (CITP), BCS: The Chartered Institute for IT
• Committee Member, BCS Computer Arts Society (CAS)
• Fellow (FHEA), The Higher Education Academy
• Member (MIET), The Institution of Engineering and Technology