UiO - RITMO
@unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social
RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion.
RITMO is an interdisciplinary research centre at UiO, focused on rhythm, time and motion.
RITMO is an interdisciplinary research centre at UiO, focused on rhythm, time and motion.
📣We have a 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 in the computational analysis of gesture-vocalization interactions. The position is connected to our new project 𝘊𝘰-𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) led by Research Professor Lara Pearson
Postdoctoral research fellowship in the computational analysis of gesture-vocalization interactions (289576) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral research fellowship in the computational analysis of gesture-vocalization interactions (289576), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, February 28, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
December 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
📣We have a 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 in the computational analysis of gesture-vocalization interactions. The position is connected to our new project 𝘊𝘰-𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) led by Research Professor Lara Pearson
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Just published, the co-structuring of gesture-vocal dynamics in vocal performance, with @wimpouw.bsky.social
and Thomas Nuttall. Which dimensions of hand and head gestures co-structure with which vocal modalities, and how does this differ across individuals? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
and Thomas Nuttall. Which dimensions of hand and head gestures co-structure with which vocal modalities, and how does this differ across individuals? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Co‐Structuring of Gesture‐Vocal Dynamics: An Exploration in Karnatak Music Performance
In music performance contexts, vocalists tend to gesture with hand and upper body movements as they sing. But how does this gesturing relate to the sung phrases, and how do singers’ gesturing styles ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Just published, the co-structuring of gesture-vocal dynamics in vocal performance, with @wimpouw.bsky.social
and Thomas Nuttall. Which dimensions of hand and head gestures co-structure with which vocal modalities, and how does this differ across individuals? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
and Thomas Nuttall. Which dimensions of hand and head gestures co-structure with which vocal modalities, and how does this differ across individuals? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The concert "Quantum Loops, Broken Symmetries" is now at 18:00 CET, which will be streamed on YouTube from Salen, ZEB, UiO. The program includes explorations into violins, self-playing pianos, AI and quantum computing with Eduardo Reck Miranda and Victoria Johnson.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Panr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Panr...
Concert: Quantum Loops, Broken Symmetries
YouTube video by UniOslo_RITMO
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December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The concert "Quantum Loops, Broken Symmetries" is now at 18:00 CET, which will be streamed on YouTube from Salen, ZEB, UiO. The program includes explorations into violins, self-playing pianos, AI and quantum computing with Eduardo Reck Miranda and Victoria Johnson.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Panr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Panr...
Remember today's Seminar Series with Prof. Renee Timmers at 13:15 CET!
Our next RITMO Seminar Series is Tuesday next week!🥳
Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will give a talk titled "Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo".
Read more here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will give a talk titled "Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo".
Read more here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series.
www.uio.no
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Remember today's Seminar Series with Prof. Renee Timmers at 13:15 CET!
Our next RITMO Seminar Series is Tuesday next week!🥳
Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will give a talk titled "Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo".
Read more here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will give a talk titled "Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo".
Read more here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series.
www.uio.no
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Our next RITMO Seminar Series is Tuesday next week!🥳
Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will give a talk titled "Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo".
Read more here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will give a talk titled "Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo".
Read more here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Starting at 13:15 CEST today!
Our next RITMO Seminar Series is Tuesday next week!😁
Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen @ptoiviai.bsky.social, will give a talk titled "Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception".
Read more here:
Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen @ptoiviai.bsky.social, will give a talk titled "Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception".
Read more here:
Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series.
www.uio.no
October 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Starting at 13:15 CEST today!
Our next RITMO Seminar Series is Tuesday next week!😁
Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen @ptoiviai.bsky.social, will give a talk titled "Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception".
Read more here:
Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen @ptoiviai.bsky.social, will give a talk titled "Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception".
Read more here:
Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series.
www.uio.no
October 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Our next RITMO Seminar Series is Tuesday next week!😁
Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen @ptoiviai.bsky.social, will give a talk titled "Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception".
Read more here:
Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen @ptoiviai.bsky.social, will give a talk titled "Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception".
Read more here:
Fadi al-Ghawanmeh will publicly defend his dissertation "Ṭarab and AI: Maqām Music Generation through Machine Translation and Motion Capture" on Thursday September 25.
The defence is streamed on Zoom, link will be available on this website.
The defence is streamed on Zoom, link will be available on this website.
Public defence: Ṭarab and AI: Maqām Music Generation through Machine Translation and Motion Capture
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Master Fadi al-Ghawanmeh at the Department of Musicology will defend his dissertation Ṭarab and AI: Maqām Music Generation through Machine Translation and Motion Capture for the degree of philosophiae...
www.uio.no
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Fadi al-Ghawanmeh will publicly defend his dissertation "Ṭarab and AI: Maqām Music Generation through Machine Translation and Motion Capture" on Thursday September 25.
The defence is streamed on Zoom, link will be available on this website.
The defence is streamed on Zoom, link will be available on this website.
Have you tried to just... listen?
PhD candidate Maham Riaz writes about listening to our surroundings in our latest blog post!
PhD candidate Maham Riaz writes about listening to our surroundings in our latest blog post!
Dare to Listen
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Maham Riaz is a doctoral research fellow at RITMO whose work bridges music and technology.
www.uio.no
September 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Have you tried to just... listen?
PhD candidate Maham Riaz writes about listening to our surroundings in our latest blog post!
PhD candidate Maham Riaz writes about listening to our surroundings in our latest blog post!
Thursday, 11 September, we are excited about hosting a workshop with two renowned international artists, Kristin Norderval and Nick Wishart. Through hands-on sessions with EVII and Round Sounds, participants get to experience body-based music control and discuss the future of musicking technologies.
Workshop: Body-Controlled Music Making
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Welcome to a workshop with Kristin Norderval and Nick Wishart, who will present new electronic instruments controlled with the body.
www.uio.no
September 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Thursday, 11 September, we are excited about hosting a workshop with two renowned international artists, Kristin Norderval and Nick Wishart. Through hands-on sessions with EVII and Round Sounds, participants get to experience body-based music control and discuss the future of musicking technologies.
If you’re curious about how one of the world’s greatest musicians reflects on gender dynamics in classical music, the importance of mentorship, physical and mental resilience, and her personal philosophy for wellbeing, you can read the full interview with Mrs. Anne-Sophie Mutter here:
Anne-Sophie Mutter on Music, Wellbeing, and Women in Performance
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
World-renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter talks with music researcher Sara D’Amario about the challenges and joys of life as a professional musician.
www.uio.no
September 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you’re curious about how one of the world’s greatest musicians reflects on gender dynamics in classical music, the importance of mentorship, physical and mental resilience, and her personal philosophy for wellbeing, you can read the full interview with Mrs. Anne-Sophie Mutter here:
Welcome to a workshop on the wellbeing of women music performers!
Today at 13:00 CEST.
Read more about it and find the YouTube stream here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Today at 13:00 CEST.
Read more about it and find the YouTube stream here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Workshop on Women Musicians Wellbeing
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Welcome to a workshop on the wellbeing of women music performers.
www.uio.no
September 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Welcome to a workshop on the wellbeing of women music performers!
Today at 13:00 CEST.
Read more about it and find the YouTube stream here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Today at 13:00 CEST.
Read more about it and find the YouTube stream here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
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🤔How does the human brain predict unexpected sounds?
Our new study shows that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t work as a single unit. Instead, the orbitofrontal and lateral prefrontal cortex make distinct, time-sensitive contributions. #iEEG #BrainLesion #OFC #LPFC
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Our new study shows that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t work as a single unit. Instead, the orbitofrontal and lateral prefrontal cortex make distinct, time-sensitive contributions. #iEEG #BrainLesion #OFC #LPFC
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Predictive encoding of auditory sequences in the human prefrontal cortex
Humans extract regularities from the environment to form expectations that guide perception and optimize behavior. Although the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is central to this process, the relative contrib...
doi.org
August 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🤔How does the human brain predict unexpected sounds?
Our new study shows that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t work as a single unit. Instead, the orbitofrontal and lateral prefrontal cortex make distinct, time-sensitive contributions. #iEEG #BrainLesion #OFC #LPFC
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Our new study shows that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t work as a single unit. Instead, the orbitofrontal and lateral prefrontal cortex make distinct, time-sensitive contributions. #iEEG #BrainLesion #OFC #LPFC
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Heidi's disputation starts in about 45 minutes, 10:15 CEST!
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Public defence: Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Master Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, is defending the thesis Musical sensibility and motivations for music use: A twin study of the underlying ...
www.uio.no
August 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Heidi's disputation starts in about 45 minutes, 10:15 CEST!
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Are you strongly moved by music?🥹🎶
Then you might also be open, compassionate, and sensitive!🤗
Read about RITMO PhD fellow Heidi's research:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Then you might also be open, compassionate, and sensitive!🤗
Read about RITMO PhD fellow Heidi's research:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Are you strongly moved by music?
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Then there is a good chance that you are also open, compassionate, and sensitive, according to new research.
www.uio.no
August 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Are you strongly moved by music?🥹🎶
Then you might also be open, compassionate, and sensitive!🤗
Read about RITMO PhD fellow Heidi's research:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Then you might also be open, compassionate, and sensitive!🤗
Read about RITMO PhD fellow Heidi's research:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
ADHD in adults manifests differently than in children. A new test that reveals the extent of mind wandering may contribute to more accurate diagnoses.
Researchers from RITMO and The Helgeland Hospital Trust have examined if a test of mind wandering can be incorporated as part of diagnostic tools.🧠🔍
Researchers from RITMO and The Helgeland Hospital Trust have examined if a test of mind wandering can be incorporated as part of diagnostic tools.🧠🔍
Developing better tools to detect ADHD in adulthood
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
ADHD in adults manifests differently than in children. A new test that reveals the extent of mind wandering may contribute to more accurate diagnoses.
www.uio.no
August 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
ADHD in adults manifests differently than in children. A new test that reveals the extent of mind wandering may contribute to more accurate diagnoses.
Researchers from RITMO and The Helgeland Hospital Trust have examined if a test of mind wandering can be incorporated as part of diagnostic tools.🧠🔍
Researchers from RITMO and The Helgeland Hospital Trust have examined if a test of mind wandering can be incorporated as part of diagnostic tools.🧠🔍
Heidi Hansen will publicly defend her dissertation "Musical sensibility and motivations for music use: A twin study of the underlying structure, personality correlates, and genetic and environmental underpinnings" on Friday August 29.
The defence is also streamed on YouTube.
The defence is also streamed on YouTube.
Public defence: Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Master Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, is defending the thesis Musical sensibility and motivations for music use: A twin study of the underlying ...
www.uio.no
August 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Heidi Hansen will publicly defend her dissertation "Musical sensibility and motivations for music use: A twin study of the underlying structure, personality correlates, and genetic and environmental underpinnings" on Friday August 29.
The defence is also streamed on YouTube.
The defence is also streamed on YouTube.
Remember when we had a whole workshop on ventilation sound?
What if we told you there's even a #VentHackz video, exploring the musicality of ventilation systems as well?🤯
What if we told you there's even a #VentHackz video, exploring the musicality of ventilation systems as well?🤯
#VentHackz: Exploring the Musicality of Ventilation Systems
YouTube video by UniOslo_RITMO
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August 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Remember when we had a whole workshop on ventilation sound?
What if we told you there's even a #VentHackz video, exploring the musicality of ventilation systems as well?🤯
What if we told you there's even a #VentHackz video, exploring the musicality of ventilation systems as well?🤯
June 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Final keynote of #SysMus25 @sysmus.bsky.social by Prof. Bruno Laeng @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social! Using pupillometry to peer into the emotional impact of “chilling” music, he found endogenous opioids may reduce intensity of musical pleasure
#musicscience #cogsci #psychology
#musicscience #cogsci #psychology
June 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Final keynote of #SysMus25 @sysmus.bsky.social by Prof. Bruno Laeng @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social! Using pupillometry to peer into the emotional impact of “chilling” music, he found endogenous opioids may reduce intensity of musical pleasure
#musicscience #cogsci #psychology
#musicscience #cogsci #psychology
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Check out our new mini review on making robotic dance expressive & responsive! 🕺🕺🕺🤖🤖🤖 Expressiveness: conveying thoughts & feelings through varied, flexible movements. Responsiveness: reacting to stimuli in real-time. With @benediwa.bsky.social and Alex Szorkovszky
@unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social
@unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social
Frontiers | How can we make robot dance expressive and responsive? A survey of methods and future directions
The development of robots that can dance like humans presents a complex challenge due to the disparate abilities involved and various aesthetic qualities tha...
doi.org
June 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Check out our new mini review on making robotic dance expressive & responsive! 🕺🕺🕺🤖🤖🤖 Expressiveness: conveying thoughts & feelings through varied, flexible movements. Responsiveness: reacting to stimuli in real-time. With @benediwa.bsky.social and Alex Szorkovszky
@unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social
@unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social
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Excited to share our new paper just out in Scientific Reports!
🧠🎧 Using intracranial EEG, we show how the human brain automatically encodes patterns in random sounds– without attention or explicit awareness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Excited to share our new paper just out in Scientific Reports!
🧠🎧 Using intracranial EEG, we show how the human brain automatically encodes patterns in random sounds– without attention or explicit awareness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Direct brain recordings reveal implicit encoding of structure in random auditory streams - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Direct brain recordings reveal implicit encoding of structure in random auditory streams
doi.org
May 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Excited to share our new paper just out in Scientific Reports!
🧠🎧 Using intracranial EEG, we show how the human brain automatically encodes patterns in random sounds– without attention or explicit awareness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Excited to share our new paper just out in Scientific Reports!
🧠🎧 Using intracranial EEG, we show how the human brain automatically encodes patterns in random sounds– without attention or explicit awareness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Tomorrow and saturday (from 9.30 both days): Symposium on the platformization of music production at UiO. Program and live-stream available here: www.hf.uio.no/imv/english/... #musicproduction #musicology #musictech #platforms
Symposium on the platformization of music production
- Department of Musicology
The PLATFORM-project at University of Oslo’s Department of Musicology invites paper contributions to a symposium on the platformization of music production.
We’re excited to announce that Professor P...
www.hf.uio.no
May 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Tomorrow and saturday (from 9.30 both days): Symposium on the platformization of music production at UiO. Program and live-stream available here: www.hf.uio.no/imv/english/... #musicproduction #musicology #musictech #platforms
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🛏️ Room Share Opportunity for #SysMus25!
Looking to share accommodation? A self-service Google Sheet is available to help you connect with other attendees.
🔗 Add your info & reach out directly to others:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Looking to share accommodation? A self-service Google Sheet is available to help you connect with other attendees.
🔗 Add your info & reach out directly to others:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Room share
- RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion
Are you interested in sharing accommodation with other SysMUs25 attendees?
www.uio.no
April 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🛏️ Room Share Opportunity for #SysMus25!
Looking to share accommodation? A self-service Google Sheet is available to help you connect with other attendees.
🔗 Add your info & reach out directly to others:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Looking to share accommodation? A self-service Google Sheet is available to help you connect with other attendees.
🔗 Add your info & reach out directly to others:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...
Check out this playlist if you want to know more about what some of our current and previous researchers do!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
RITMO Researchers - YouTube
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April 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Check out this playlist if you want to know more about what some of our current and previous researchers do!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...