MANAGEMENT
Directors | Staff | Executive Committee | Board of Directors | International Advisory Council | Student Representatives
The overall management of CIRMMT is the responsibility of the Board. While the Director and Associate Directors oversee the day-to-day management and operations of the Centre, the board approves CIRMMT’s research direction and priorities, its membership, and global decisions regarding its budget and resources. The Executive Committee is responsible for CIRMMT's policy decisions and resource allocations. In the event of an extended absence of the Director, the Executive Committee nominates an Associate Director to manage the Centre. The International Advisory Council provides counsel on collaborative research, research evaluation, articulation of an international research agenda, and development.
Directors
The Director and Associate Directors of CIRMMT are responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of the Centre.
Director:
Marcelo Wanderley (2024- )
Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Associate Director, Artistic Research:
Philippe-Aubert Gauthier (2019- )
École des arts visuels et médiatiques, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Associate Director, Scientific & Technological Research:
Rachel Bouserhal (2023- )
Département de génie électrique, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
Staff
General Administrative Inquiries: info [AT] cirmmt.org / 514-398 8793
General Technical & Booking Inquiries: cirmmt.tech [AT] mcgill.ca
Systems/Technical Manager: Julien Boissinot, 514-398 3688
Electronics Coordinator: Yves Méthot, 514-398 4745
Production Manager (Part-Time): Sylvain Pohu, 514-399 9304
Research Centre Administrator: Jacqueline Bednar, 514-398 2464
Events Coordinator (Part-Time): Tommy Davis, 514-398 8793
To contact staff by email, use firstname.lastname [AT] mcgill.ca
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets once a month and is responsible for CIRMMT's policy decisions and resource allocations. The term of appointment of Executive Committee members is for three years and is renewable. The membership of the Executive Committee includes the Director and the two Associate Directors and an Associate Dean from the Schulich School of Music. Additional members representing the research axes are included to ensure adequate representation of the Centre's research themes.
CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Marcelo Wanderley, Chair, Director of CIRMMT, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Jon Wild (Ex-Officio), Associate Dean, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Rachel Bouserhal, Associate Director - Technology & Scientific Research, École de technologie supérieure
Philippe-Aubert Gauthier, Associate Director - Artistic Research, École des arts visuels et médiatiques, UQAM
Richard King, RA1 representative, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Olivier Robin, RA1 representative, Faculté de Génie, Université de Sherbrooke
Audrey Laplante, RA2 representative, Ecole de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information, Université de Montréal
Cory Mckay, RA2 representative, Marianopolis College
Alexandre Lehmann, RA3 representative, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Caroline Traube, RA3 representative, Faculté de musique, Université de Montréal
Dominc Thibault, RA4 representative, Faculté de musique, Université de Montréal
Martha de Francisco, RA4 representative, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Miranda Jackson, Student representative, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Theodora Nestorova or Ziyue Piao, Student representative, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Past Executive Committee Members (Archives)
The 2024 fall semester committee dates are as follows: September 20, October 17, November 21 and December 12.
The 2025 winter semester committee dates are as follows: January 21, February 28, March 28, April 22, May 20 and June 17.
Board of Directors
The overall management of CIRMMT is the responsibility of the Board. The Board is responsible for approving CIRMMT’s research direction and priorities, its membership, and global decisions regarding the overall management of its budget and resources.
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS
Sean Ferguson (Ex-Officio), Chair, Dean, Schulich School of Music (2022- )
Marcelo Wanderley, Director of CIRMMT, Schulich School of Music, McGill University (2024- )
Alain Berry, GAUS, Université de Sherbrooke (2003- )
Myriam Boucher, Faculté de musique, Université de Montréal (2023- )
Isabelle Cossette, Schulich School of Music, McGill University (2024- )
Dominiqe Bérubé, (Ex-Officio), or delegate, Vice-President (Research and Innovation), McGill University (2024- )
Ghyslain Gagnon, Doyen de la recherche, École de technologie supérieure (2021- )
Laëtitia Cremona or delegate, Directrice, Université de Montréal (2023- )
John Hollenbeck, Schulich School of Music, McGill University (2023- )
Bruce Lennox (Ex-Officio), or delegate, Dean, Faculty of Science, McGill University (2016- )
Jean-Pascal Lemelin (Ex-Officio), or delegate, Vice-recteur adjoint à la recherche et aux études supérieures, Université de Sherbrooke (2017- )
Christopher Manfredi (Ex-Officio), Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic), McGill University (2019- )
Viviane Yargeau (Ex-Officio), or delegate, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University (2023- )
Miranda Jackson, Student representative, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Theodora Nestorova or Ziyue Piao, Student representative, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
International Advisory Council
The International Advisory Council is made up of internationally renowned innovators and researchers in the realms of the arts, sciences and technologies of sound and music and has has artistic, scientific/technological and industrial branches. The International Advisory Council provides counsel on collaborative research, research evaluation, articulation of an international research agenda, and development. The terms of appointment of International Advisory Council members is normally for three years and is renewable. Membership is subject to approval by the Board of Directors.
CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Artistic Sector:
Julian Anderson, Composer, UK (2007- )
Zosha Di Castri, Associate Professor of Music (Composition), Columbia University (2021 - )
Joshua Fineberg, Director, Boston University Centre for New Music, USA (2015- )
Alain Fleischer, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, France (2015- )
George Lewis, Edwin H. Case Professor of Music, Columbia University, USA (2007- )
Gascia Ouzounian, Associate Professor, Faculty of Music, Oxford University, UK (2015- )
Arnaud Petit, Composer, France (2017- )
Hans Tutschku, Department of Music, Harvard University, USA (2013- )
Scientific/Technological Sector:
Thierry Dutoit, Professor, Engineering Faculty (FPMs), University of Mons, Belgium (2017- )
Sidney Fels, Director of the Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC), University of British Columbia, Canada (2007- )
Jean Kergomard, Laboratoire de Mécanique et d'Acoustique/CNRS, France (2007- )
Marc Leman, Director, Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, Gent University, Belgium (2012- )
Joseph Paradiso, Associate Academic Head, Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab and Co-Director, Things That Think, USA (2012- )
Xavier Serra, Director, Music Technology Group, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain (2012- )
Hugues Vinet, Director Innovation and Research Means, IRCAM, France (2017- )
Industrial Sector:
Simon Ashby, Audiokinetic Inc. Canada (2018- )
Douglas Eck, Google, USA (2015- )
Pierre-Alexandre Fournier, Hexoskin, Canada (2018- )
Robert Godin, Godin Guitars, Canada (2015- )
Vincent Leclerc, Co-Founder/Creative Technology Officer, PixMob, Canada (2015- )
Marc-Pierre Verge, President, CEO, Applied Acoustics Systems, Canada (2013- )
Past International Advisory Council Members (Archives)
CIRMMT Student Representatives
CIRMMT's student representative is elected by the student membership and serves on our Board of Directors. The student representative is responsible for chairing the Student Executive Committee (composed of up to eight axis student coordinators), and for developing new student-initiated activities within the Centre. The student representative consults with students on a regular basis to ensure that their concerns are brought to the Executive Committee and to the Board.
CIRMMT Student Co-Representatives (2024-2025):
Miranda Jackson, Music Technology Area, Schulich School of Music
Ziyue Piao, Music Technology Area, Schulich School of Music