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e d u c a t i o n

Post-Doc. Auditory Science - University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
Post doctoral certificate in Auditory Science. Comparative experimental work on Otoacoustic Emissions in the human ear and the ear of the frog at Prof. Peter M. Narins’s laboratory.
(UCLA, Department of Physiological Science)
Publications: JASA article  - Book chapter

Ph.D.   Music Cognition, Acoustics, & Aesthetics - University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
Doctor of Philosophy in Ethnomusicology, specialization in Systematic Musicology
(
Music Cognition and Acoustics, Musical Aesthetics).
Dissertation: Perceptual and Physical Properties of Amplitude Fluctuation and their Musical Significance  
(Dissertation advisor: Prof. Roger A. Kendall). The study examines the wave properties of sound intensity variations resulting from wave interference. The musical relevance of the perceptual attributes of amplitude fluctuation (i.e. beating and roughness sensations) is addressed through an examination of musical practices from around the world.

M.A.   Music Cognition, Acoustics, & Aesthetics - University of California, Los Angeles, 1997.
Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology, specialization in Systematic Musicology.
Thesis: Beats, the Difference Tone, and the Perception of the Missing Fundamental.

B.A.   Compositions - Kingston University, Surrey, UK, 1993.
Bachelors of Arts in Music Composition and Music Technology.
Thesis: The Nutcracker Ball. Three original compositions celebrating the 100 years of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, commissioned by the English National Ballet.

Electrical Engineering - National Polytechnic of Athens, Greece, 1982-1986.
Courses in Physics, (Mechanics, Waves, Electricity & Magnetism) and Digital Systems of Communication.

t e a c h i n g  /  r e s e a r c h   e x p e r i e n c e

De Paul University, School of Music / IDD / Libraries, 2003-
  Instructional design for face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses. Research, development, and implementation
  of  technology tools for teaching music.
Courses - School of Music
• Introduction to acoustical and cognitive aspects of music composition and performance
• Film music’s role in meaning construction within the cinematic experience
• Recent trends in music education research
• Introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods in music research

Columbia College, Audio Arts and Acoustics Department, 2007-
  Introduction to Psychoacoustics

Stanford University, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), 2008
  Auditory roughness, cultural background, and musical tension-release judgments [Invited Lecture].

Acoustical Society of America, Los Angeles Chapter, 2002
  Three-dimensional sound signals and their relevance to wave energy quantities and sound interference
  products [Invited Lecture].

UCLA, Department of Ethnomusicology: Lecturer, 2000
  Teaching Ethnomusicology with Technology: Web design, digitization software, digital multimedia and their
  application in the classroom.

UCLA, Department of Ethnomusicology: Teaching Assistant, 1996-1999
Cognitive Psychology of Music: Introduction to and survey of the study of music as a product of cognitive
  behavior (Advisor: Roger A. Kendall). 
Musical Acoustics: General introduction to the science of sound and its application to musical composition
  and performance (Advisor: Roger A. Kendall). 

Field & Lab Methods, Lab Session: Introduction to theories and methods related to fieldwork in
  ethnomusicology (Advisor: Timothy Rice).

UCLA, Department of Ethnomusicology Laboratory: Research Associate, 1996-2000
  Assisting graduate students and faculty with audio, photography, video, and computer 
  documentation of ethnomusicological fieldwork.

a r e a s   o f   i n t e r e s t

Music Perception and Cognition
  Psychoacoustics - Timbre - Harmony - Sound Localization
Musical Acoustics
  Musical Instruments - Recording - Digital Sound - Spectral Analysis - Architectural Acoustics
Musical Aesthetics
  Musical Meaning and Emotion - Hermeneutics - Experimental Aesthetics
Physiological Acoustics & Bioacoustics
  Otoacoustic Emissions - Cochlear Mechanics
Film Music
  Theory - Aesthetics - Interrelationship of Aural and Visual Stimuli
Ethnomusicology
  Theory and Methods - Cross-cultural Aesthetics - Music and Ethnicity
Music Composition
  Integration of Natural and Synthetic Timbres
Performance
  Voice, Guitar, Keyboards
Instructional Design
  Assessment- and multimedia-driven course design

p u b l i c a t i o n s

Vassilakis, P.N. and Fitz, K. (2007).  SRA: A Web-based Research Tool for Spectral and Roughness Analysis of Sound Signals.  Supported by a Northwest Academic Computing Consortium grant to Dr. J. Middleton, Eastern Washington University.
[http://musicalgorithms.ewu.edu/algorithms/roughness.html] or [http://www.acousticslab.org/roughness]

Various versions presented/published as:
Vassilakis, P.N. (2007a). SRA: A web-based research tool for spectral and roughness analysis of sound signals.  Proceedings of the 4th Sound and Music Computing (SMC) Conference: 319-325.  C. Spyridis, A. Georgaki, G. Kouroupetroglou, and C. Anagnostopoulou, editors. Lefkada, Greece: National Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Vassilakis, P.N. (2007b). SRA: An online research tool for sound signal analysis.  Presented at the 7th MERLOT International Conference (MIC), 2007 (Thu. 8/9/07, 5:30 p.m.).  [http://conference.merlot.org/2007/]
Vassilakis, P.N. (2006).  SRA: An online tool for Spectral and Roughness Analysis of sound signals.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 120(5/2): 3677.
Vassilakis, P.N. and Fitz, K. (2006).  SRA: An online tool for Spectral and Roughness Analysis of sound signals.  Proceedings of the 9th ICMPC: 486.  M. Baroni, A. R. Addessi, R. Caterina, and M. Costa, editors.  Bologna: Bononia University Press.

Alves, W. and Vassilakis P.N. [online supplement only] (2006).  Active listening tools - Online supplement. In Music of the Peoples of the World.  Belmont, CA: Wadsworth / Thomson Learning.
[http://music.wadsworth.com/alves_1e]

Simmons, D.D., Meenderink, S.W.F., and Vassilakis, P.N. (2006).  Anatomy, physiology, and function of auditory end-organs in the frog inner ear.  In Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians, P.M. Narins, A.S. Feng, R.R. Fay, and A.N. Popper, editors, pp. 184-220.  Vol. 28 in the series, "Springer Handbook of Auditory Research," R.R. Fay, and A.N. Popper, editors.  New York: Springer.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2005a).  Organizing and recognizing musical tension/release patterns may be culture dependent.  American Institute of Physics Press Room.   [http://www.aip.org/149th/Vassilakis.html]

Also as Vassilakis, P.N. (2005a).  An improvisation on the Middle-Eastern mijwiz; auditory roughness profiles and tension/release patternsJ. Acoust. Soc. Am., 117(4/2): 2476.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2005b).  Auditory roughness as means of musical expression.  Selected Reports in Ethnomusicology, 12: 119-144.

Vassilakis, P.N., Meenderink, S.W.F., and Narins, P.M. (2004).  Distortion product otoacoustic emissions provide clues to hearing mechanisms in the frog ear.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 116(6): 3713-3726.

Giorgoudes, P. and Vassilakis, P.N. (2004).  Cyprus Music Network: Online digital music archive of Cypriot folk music.  Nicosia: Intercollege.  Project funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation.
[http://www.cmn.intercollege.ac.cy]

Vassilakis, P.N. (2002). Music of the Near East: Online teaching and research tool showcasing UCLA’s Near East music ensemble.  Los Angeles, CA: UCLA.  Project supported by the Department of Ethnomusicology, University of California, Los Angeles.
[http://www.acousticslab.org/world/Ensembles/NearEast/NearEast.htm]

Vassilakis, P.N. (2001).  Perceptual and Physical Properties of Amplitude Fluctuation and their Musical Significance.  Doctoral dissertation.  Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles.

Vassilakis, P.N. (1997).  Beats, the Difference Tone, and the Perception of the Missing Fundamental.  Master's Thesis.  Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles.

p r e s e n t a t i o n s

Vassilakis, P.N. (2008a).  Culture-dependent emotional reactions to music.  Invited presentation at Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).

Vassilakis, P.N. and Kendall, R.A. (2007).  Acoustical, perceptual, and cognitive aspects of Ganga singing: Culture dependent emotional reactions to a Ganga song.  Paper presented at the 52nd SEM Conference (Society for Ethnomusicology, Pre-conference Symposium on Cognitive Ethnomusicology).

Vassilakis, P.N. (2007a).  Interdisciplinary challenges and potential in film music course design.  Proceedings of the 8th Conference of The Society for Music Perception and Cognition: 63-64.  C. Beckett and M. Hall, editors.  Montreal, Canada: Concordia University.
[Invited Presentation - Symposium on Music in multimedia: Theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical perspectives.]

Kendall, R.A. and Vassilakis, P.N. (2007).  Interactions of timbre with consonance, dissonance, and roughness in multitimbral triads.  Proceedings of the 8th Conference of The Society for Music Perception and Cognition: 30-31.  C. Beckett and M. Hall, editors.  Montreal, Canada: Concordia University.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2007b).  Representing sound energy, phase, and interference using three-dimensional signals.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 121(5/2): 3098.
[Invited Presentation - Special session on Speech Communication: Frontiers of Spectrum Analysis with Speech Applications.]

Vassilakis, P.N. (2007c).  Assessment- and multimedia-driven course design that aims at collaborative learning. Paper presented at the 50th National Conference of the College Music Society, Salt Lake City.

Vassilakis, P.N., Kendall, R.A., and Racy, A.J. (2006).  The worlds of music: culture-dependent emotional reactions to an improvisation on the mijwiz.  Proceedings of the 51st SEM Conference (Society for Ethnomusicology): 197.  University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Kendall, R.A. and Vassilakis, P.N. (2006).  Perceptual acoustics of consonance and dissonance in multitimbral triads.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 120(5/2): 3676.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2006a).  Music as a means for modeling the human experience of time.  Proceedings of the 4th Annual HICAH (Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities).  CD-ROM (ISSN #1541-5899), Honolulu, HI.   [http://www.hichumanities.org]

Vassilakis, P.N. and Kendall, R.A. (2006).  Musical tension/release patterns and auditory roughness profiles in an improvisation on the Middle-Eastern mijwiz.  Proceedings of the 9th ICMPC: 361.  M. Baroni, A. R. Addessi, R. Caterina, and M. Costa, editors.  Bologna: Bononia University Press.

Vassilakis, P.N. and Moore, J. (2006).  Using multimedia instructional materials and frequent assessments to achieve learning.  4th Annual SLATE Conference (Supporting Learning and Technology in Education). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2006b).  Engaging students with multimedia course materials and assessments.  10th Annual Faculty Conference on Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Chicago, IL: DePaul University.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2005).  Art as a mode of knowing and a model for action.  Proceedings of the 3rd Annual HICAH (Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities).  CD-ROM (ISSN #1541-5899), Honolulu, HI.   [http://www.hichumanities.org]

Vassilakis, P.N. (2004a).  Instructional design in online environments: Challenges and possibilities.  2nd Annual SLATE Conference (Supporting Learning and Technology in Education).  Chicago, IL: University of Chicago.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2004b).  Dichotic beats: Perception of sound interference versus detection of sound-source motion.  Proceedings of the 8th ICMPC.  R. Ashley and S. Lipscomb, editors (CD-ROM).  Evanston, IL: Northwestern University.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2004c).  Towards a phenomenology of film music.  Proceedings of the 2nd Annual HICAH (Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities).  CD-ROM (ISSN #1541-5899), Honolulu, HI.   [http://www.hichumanities.org]

Vassilakis, P.N. (2003).  Three-dimensional sound signals and their relevance to wave energy quantities and sound interference products.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 114(4/2): 2350.

Vassilakis, P.N. and Narins, P.M. (2003).  Distortion product otoacoustic emissions provide clues to hearing mechanisms in the frog.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 114(4/2): 2414. [Also presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA, poster C388.1, 27.]

Vassilakis, P.N. (2002).  Dichotic sound interference products, sound localization cues, and binaural interaction at a neural level.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 112(5/2): 2299.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2001).  Auditory roughness estimation of complex spectra - Roughness degrees and dissonance ratings of harmonic intervals revisited.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 110(5/2): 2755.
[Best Student Paper Award in Musical Acoustics.]

Vassilakis, P.N. (2000a).  Amplitude modulation depth versus degree of amplitude fluctuation: implementation error, adjustment and implications.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 108(5/2): 2597.

Vassilakis, P.N. (2000b).  Auditory roughness estimation of complex spectra.  Proceedings of the 6th ICMPC.  C. Woods, G. Luck, R. Brochard, F. Seddon, and J. A. Sloboda, editors (CD-ROM).  Keele, England: Keele University.

Vassilakis, P.N. (1999).  Chords as spectra; harmony as timbre.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 106(4/2): 2286 (supported by UCLA's Graduate Division).

Vassilakis, P.N. (1998a).  The first pitch-shift effect as a Doppler effect.  A simple physical explanation to a complex perceptual phenomenon.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 104(3/2): 1799.

Vassilakis, P.N. (1998b).  A single model explaining the first and second pitch-shift effects as alternative manifestations of a single phenomenon.  Proceedings of the 5th ICMPC: 107-114.  Seoul, Korea: Seoul National University.

Vassilakis, P.N. (1997).  First and second pitch-shift effect as alternative manifestations of a single phenomenon: introduction.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 102(5/2): 3186.

p r o f e s s i o n a l   e x p e r i e n c e

DePaul University Libraries, Digital Audio/Visual Library, 2003-
Digitization/production, cataloguing, and dissemination of digital audio and video files for DePaul University’s School of Music courses.

Multimedia Development: World Music (CD-ROM), 2001-
Design and production of a CD-ROM introducing twelve musical traditions through images, video clips, sound examples, and text providing historical, ethnographic, musicological, and organological information.
_ Portions were licensed to:
   Alves, W. (2006). Music of the Peoples of the World. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth / Thomson Learning.

UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology, Digital Sound Production, 1998-2003
Digital restoration and mastering of sound recordings for:  
_ Tim Rice's Music in Bulgaria: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture; accompanying CD (2003)
_ Apsara Media's Sidi Sufis: African Indian Mystics of Gujarat - CD (2002)
_ Cheick-Tidiane Seck’s West African Music Meets Jazz - CD, Vol. 2 of UCLA Artist Series (2002)

_
Rounder Records' Sacred music of the Moroccan Jews - CD (2000)
_
Garland Encyclopedia's volume on Europe; accompanying CD (2000)
_
Helen Rees's Echoes of History: Naxi Music in Modern China; accompanying CD (2000)
_
Portions of the reel-to-reel collections at UCLA's Ethnomusicology Archive. 

Gateway Studios, London, England, 1994-1995
Composed, co-produced and co-engineered "Rites of Passage", a recording of material commissioned by the London Chinese Orchestra.

BBC Radio 3 / London Greek Radio, London, England, 1995
Sound designed, engineered, and produced theater projects for both radio stations.

Greek Theater Company of London, London, England, 1994
Sound designed and engineered the company's stage productions.

London Chinese Orchestra, London, England, 1993-1994
Composed, arranged, and conducted the original score for the Orchestra's 1994 London tour. Portions of the work were broadcast on BBC TV Channel 2 (1/94).

English National Ballet, London, England, 1992
Composed, arranged, and produced the original recording for the "Nutcracker Ball," an English National Ballet production celebrating the 100 years of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker."

Web Design for Artists / Music Collections, 2001-2003
www.cmn.intercollege.ac.cy
www.dimitriosvassilakis.com
www.julianagondek.org
www.galleryasha.com
www.afrodicia.com

Sound Engineer: Los Angeles, CA, 1997
Worked for the "New Music Mondays" live Jazz series at the Alligator Lounge & The Gig.

Sound Engineer, London, England, 1992-1995
Worked at major London clubs (U.C.L., HQ, Rock Garden), mainly with Jazz, Soul, and Latin artists.

Recording Artist, Athens, Greece, 1990
Composed, recorded, and produced the LP "Elements", released in Greece by the independent label Pulse Records.

Freelance Photographer, Athens, Greece, 1988-1989
Photographed for Athinaikes Ltd., a major fashion publisher in Athens, Greece.

a w a r d s - h o n o r s

Ph.D. Processional Marshal, 2002
University of California, Los Angeles - Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Best Student Paper Award in Musical Acoustics, 2001
142nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2000-2001
University of California, Los Angeles - Graduate Division.

Graduate Student Profile, Fall 2000
University of California, Los Angeles - Graduate Quarterly.

Annual Research Fellowship, 1999-2000
University of California, Los Angeles - Graduate Division.

Gallery of Acoustics, First Prize, 1999
Acoustical Society of America (ASA) - Interdisciplinary Technical Group on Signal Processing in Acoustics
138th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Columbus, Ohio.

Summer Research Fellowship, 1999
University of California, Los Angeles - Graduate Division.

Ethnomusicology Department Fellowship, 1995-1996
University of California, Los Angeles.

National Training Award (N.T.A.), England, 1994
London winner of the N.T.A. for Individual Achievement - Award offered annually to recent college graduates, recognizing a significant achievement in business and the arts.

London Arts Board Award (L.A.B.), England, 1993
L.A.B. Award for Original Cross-Cultural Contributions in the Arts, recognizing my work for the London Chinese Orchestra.

English National Ballet & HRH The Princess of Wales, Honorary Award, 1992
Special honor, recognizing my work for the English National Ballet.

s e r v i c e

Ad hoc Reviewing
_Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
_Computer Music Journal
_Empirical Musicology Review
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Journal of Comparative Physiology A
_Oxford University Press
_Hawaii International Conference on the Arts and Humanities

Committees
_Society for Ethnomusicology: Audiovisual Committee
_DePaul Teaching and Learning Resources: Teaching, Learning, and Technology Committee
_DePaul Libraries:
Digital Projects Committee;
Vision 2012 Steering Committee
_DePaul School of Music: Technology and Web Services Committee

Memberships
_Acoustical Society of America
_Society for Music Perception and Cognition
_Society for Ethnomusicology
_College Music Society
_MERLOT, Music editorial team

c o m p u t e r   s k i l l s

Digital Sound
SoundForge
RealProducer
QuickTimePro

ProTools
SoundEdit

Web Design
FrontPage
Dreamweaver
HTML
JAVA Script

Digital Imaging & Video
Photoshop, Windows Movie Maker, Media 100, Premier

Programming
Visual Basic

Word Processing / Desktop Publishing
Office, PageMaker, FrameMaker

Mathematics
Statistica, MATLAB

l a n g u a g e s

English & Greek: 
Fluent

German & French: Intermediate

  

a c t i v i t i e s

Volleyball player: Competed as a member of the Greek National Volleyball Team, 1980-82.

 

  


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