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Elaine Chew

Professor Elaine Chew PhD, FTCL, LTCL, BAS

Professor of Engineering

Research interests

  • Computer science
  • Mathematics
  • Medicine
  • Music

Pronouns

she/her

Biography

Elaine Chew is Professor of Engineering joint between the Department of Engineering (Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences) and the Department of Cardiovascular Imaging in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine) at King's College London.

An operations researcher and pianist by training, Elaine is a leading authority in music representation, music information research (MIR), and music perception and cognition, and an established performer. A pioneering researcher in MIR, she is forging new paths at the intersection of music and cardiovascular science. Her research focuses on the mathematical and computational modelling of musical structures in music and in electrocardiographic traces, with application to music-heart-brain interaction and computational arrhythmia research. She is Principal Investigator of the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant COSMOS (Computational Shaping and Modeling of Musical Structures) and Proof of Concept HEART.FM (Maximizing the Therapeutic Potential of Music through Tailored Therapy with Physiological Feedback in Cardiovascular Disease), using data/citizen science techniques to decipher the functions and mechanisms of music expressivity and deploying them for autonomic modulation.

Personal homepage: https://eniale.kcl.ac.uk 

Research

networking
Data-Centric Engineering

Applying machine learning to engineering challenges

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Signals & Control

Applying signal processing and control to generate adaptive intelligent systems.

Music Computing Lab thumb
Music Computing Lab

Computational approaches to creating and understanding music at King's College London.

News

Scientists predict how playing music affects musicians' heart rates

Music can be heartfelt – literally it seems – as scientists have found a way to predict how playing music affects a musician's heart.

Trio performance with Hilary Sturt (violin), Ian Pressland (cellist) and Elaine Chew (piano)

King's scientist wins prestigious Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year award

Professor Elaine Chew has received the award for her groundbreaking work on music’s role in cardiovascular health

Professor Elaine Chew

Professor Elaine Chew welcomed to King's Engineering

Professor Chew is warmly welcomed by both Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences and the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

elaine-chew-main-image

Events

11Oct

Engineering Inaugural Lecture: Professor Elaine Chew

Join us to celebrate our professors and hear about their inspiring career journeys.

Please note: this event has passed.

Research

networking
Data-Centric Engineering

Applying machine learning to engineering challenges

1908x558_microphone
Signals & Control

Applying signal processing and control to generate adaptive intelligent systems.

Music Computing Lab thumb
Music Computing Lab

Computational approaches to creating and understanding music at King's College London.

News

Scientists predict how playing music affects musicians' heart rates

Music can be heartfelt – literally it seems – as scientists have found a way to predict how playing music affects a musician's heart.

Trio performance with Hilary Sturt (violin), Ian Pressland (cellist) and Elaine Chew (piano)

King's scientist wins prestigious Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year award

Professor Elaine Chew has received the award for her groundbreaking work on music’s role in cardiovascular health

Professor Elaine Chew

Professor Elaine Chew welcomed to King's Engineering

Professor Chew is warmly welcomed by both Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences and the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

elaine-chew-main-image

Events

11Oct

Engineering Inaugural Lecture: Professor Elaine Chew

Join us to celebrate our professors and hear about their inspiring career journeys.

Please note: this event has passed.