- PhD Student
I am a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge supervised by Professor Alan F. Blackwell and a member of Magdalene College, Cambridge. My research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence, with a particular focus on human-centred approaches to generative models and the creative manipulation of latent spaces. I am currently developing novel interactive tools that allow users to explore and refine musical timbre through semantic descriptors, drawing on both machine learning and real-time sensor input.
Previous Education
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Advanced Computer Science, University of Cambridge
- Master of Science (MSc) in Human-Computer Interaction, University of St Andrews
- Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc Hons) in Informatics, University of Glasgow
Biography
Most recently, I completed the MPhil in Advanced Computer Science here at the University of Cambridge, where my MPhil dissertation Recognising, Generating, & Interpolating Timbre in Electric Guitars With Semantic Descriptors explored the intersection of acoustic human perception and generative audio machine learning models under the supervision of Professor Alan F. Blackwell.
Furthermore, I hold an MSc in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of St Andrews, where I conducted a user-centred design study for my MSc dissertation, The Novel MIDI Controller: Designing & Implementing a User-Centred MIDI Controller, under the supervision of Professor Ian Miguel and Mr Kenneth Boyd.
I also hold a BSc (Hons) in Informatics from the University of Glasgow. My undergraduate dissertation, Using Machine Learning to Understand the Topology of Knots, was supervised by Dr John Williamson. Additionally, during the 3rd year of my undergraduate BSc (Hons) degree, I spent a year abroad at the University of Toronto, enriching my studies through international academic exchange.
Research
My research interests lie within, and intersect, the following fields:
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Artificial Intelligence
- Generative AI
- Machine Learning
- Music Informatics
- Affective Computing
Teaching
Supervisions
I am a supervisor with Clare College, Emmanuel College, and Selwyn College for the following modules:
Publications
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Joseph Cameron, Jiaee Cheong, Micol Spitale and Hatice Gunes, "Multimodal Gender Fairness in Depression Prediction: Insights on Data from the USA & China" in the 2024 12th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction Workshops and Demos (ACIIW), Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2024, pp. 265-273, doi: 10.1109/ACIIW63320.2024.00054.
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Joseph Cameron and Alan Blackwell, "Embodied Interaction for Electric Guitar Timbre Generation via Descriptors Associated With Pedal Effects" in the Proceedings of the CHIME Music and HCI Workshop 2024, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 2024.
