RESEARCH INTERESTS
My PhD work was in the area of musical digital audio compression. This work developed and tested new techniques for high-quality music distribution. I was awarded my PhD from the
University of Wales in 2009. My thesis was entitled:
Exploiting Musical Repetition for Data-Reduced Audio Coding. I studied for my PhD under the supervision of
Professor Vic Grout.
Digital Audio and Computer Music are my main areas of research, however I also have interests in the following (mostly related) themes and areas:
- 3D (Spatial) / Digital Audio
- Multi-modal and Gestural Interaction
- On-line Delivery of Musical Resources
- Data Communications & Wireless Networks
I am an active member of the Glyndŵr University Research Centre for Creative and Applied Research for the Digital Society (CARDS), which is the main research centre for the School of Computing & Communications Technology. The CAIR group hosts the biennial International Conference on Internet Technologies & Applications (ITA). ITA 05, ITA 07, ITA 09, ITA 11 were all a great success and we are currently making plans for ITA 13.
PUBLICATIONS (2012)
Cunningham, S. & Excell, P.S., e-Culture and m-Culture: The way that Electronics, Computing and Mobile Devices are Changing the Nature of Art, Design and Culture, In: Dill, J., Earnshaw, R.A., Kasik, D.J., Vince, J.A., and Wong, P.C.
(Eds), Art in Computer Graphics, Visualization and Visual Analytics, Springer, 2012.
Cunningham, S. & Picking, R., Sounds Relaxing-Looks Cool: Audio and Visual Selections for Computer Systems that Support Wellness, International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence, January - March, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.39-51, (DOI: 10.4018/jaci.201201010), 2012.
PUBLICATIONS (2011)
Grill, T., Flexer, A. & Cunningham, S., Identification of Perceptual Qualities in Textural Sounds using the Repetory Grid Methodology, Proceedings of Audio Mostly 2011: Conference on Interaction with Sound (AM 2011), University of Coimbra, Portugal, 7th-9th September, 2011.
Allemand, S., Wright, M. & Cunningham, S., Implementation of Ambisonics Technology for Surround Sound Performance, Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA 11), Wrexham, North Wales, UK, 6th-9th September, 2011.
Cunningham, S. & Picking, R., Continual Assessment in Computing Subjects, In Thomas, L. & Jamieson-Ball, C. (Eds), Engaging students to improve student retention and success in higher education in Wales, The Higher Education Academy, March, 2011.
PUBLICATIONS (2010)
Cunningham, S., Applying Personal Construct Psychology in Sound Design Using a Repertory Grid, Proceedings of Audio Mostly 2010: Conference on Interaction with Sound (AM 2010), Interactive Institute Sonic Studio, Piteå, Sweden, 15th-17th September, 2010.
Cunningham, S. & Papworth, N., Supporting wellness with digital audio activities, 1st Workshop on HCI for Wellness (HCI4WELL), part of the 24th BCS Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI 2010), Abertay, Dundee, UK, 6th-10th September, 2010.
Cunningham, S., Grout, V. & Picking, R., Emotion, Content & Context in Sound and Music, In: Grimshaw, M.
(Ed), Game Sound Technology and Player Interaction: Concepts and Developments, IGI Global Publishing, 2010.
PUBLICATIONS (2009)
Chen, Q., Davies, J.N., Grout, V. & Cunningham, S., Key Issues that apply to Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) Technology from a Study of the Chinese Campuses and UK Equivalent, Proceedings of the Fifth Collaborative Research Symposium on Security, E-Learning, Internet and Networking (SEIN 2009), Darmstadt, Germany, 26th-27th November, 2009.
Cunningham, S., Exploiting Musical Repetition for Data-Reduced Audio Coding, PhD Thesis, University of Wales, UK, October, 2009.
Cunningham, S., Grout, V., Houlden, N., Oram, D. & Picking, R. (eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA 09), Glyndwr University, 2009, ISBN: 978-0-946881-65-9.
Cunningham, S. & Grout, V., Audio Compression Exploiting Repetition (ACER): Challenges and Solutions, Proceedings of Third International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA 09), Wrexham, North Wales, UK, 8th-11th September, 2009.
Cunningham, S., Ghita, B. & Grout, V., A Sample of Consumer Wi-Fi Use & Security in the UK, Proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research (CNSR 2009), Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, 11th-13th May, 2009.
PUBLICATIONS (2008)
Cunningham, S. & Grout, V., Peace Driving: Case Studies of Wi-Fi Usage, Proceedings of the Fourth Collaborative Research Symposium on Security, E-learning, Internet and Networking (SEIN 2008), Glyndŵr University, Wrexham, UK, 5th-9th November, 2008.
Cunningham, S., Caulder, S. & Grout, V., Saturday Night or Fever? Context Aware Music Playlists, Proceedings of Audio Mostly 2008: Conference on Sound in Motion (AM 2008), Interactive Institute Sonic Studio, Piteå, Sweden, 22nd-23rd October, 2008.
Grout, V., Cunningham, S. & Hebblewhite, R., An Illustrative Discussion of Different Perspectives in Network Engineering, Proceedings of the Seventh International Network Conference (INC 2008), University of Plymouth, UK, 8th-10th July, 2008.
PUBLICATIONS (2007)
Cunningham, S. & Grout, V., War and Peace: A practical study of Wi-Fi Related Issues, Proceedings of the International Conference E-Activity and Leading Technologies (E-ALT’07), Porto (Oporto), Portugal, 3rd-6th December, 2007.
Cunningham, S. & Grout, V., The Rise and Fall of the Humanistic Use of Audio: A Cyclic Phase Cancellation?, Proceedings of New Media & The Global Diaspora Symposium, Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, 5th-7th October, 2007.
Davies, G., Cunningham, S. & Grout, V., Visual Stimulus for Aural Pleasure, Proceedings of Audio Mostly 2007: Conference on Interaction with Sound (AM 2007), Fraunhofer IDMT, Ilmenau, Germany, 27th-28th September, 2007.
Robinson, N. & Cunningham, S., Security Enhancement in Public ICT Services in Wales, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA 07), Wrexham, North Wales, UK, 4th-7th September, 2007.
Grout, V., Cunningham, S. & Picking, R., Practical Large-Scale Network Design with Variable Costs, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, Vol. 7, No. 7, July 2007.
Grout, V., Picking, R., McGinn, J., Davies, J. & Cunningham, S., Characterising ACLs by Rule Dependency: Effects on Optimisation Effectiveness, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, Vol. 7, No. 6, June 2007, pp10-16.
Grout, V. & Cunningham, S., Universal Optimisation Algorithms for Large Networks, North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (Glyndŵr University), UK, 2007 (ISBN: 978-0-946881-50-5).
Cunningham, S. & Grout, V., Advances in Similarity-Based Audio Compression, Proceedings of the Third Collaborative Research Symposium on Security, E-Learning, Internet and Networking (eds. U.G. Bleimann, P.S. Dowland & S.M. Furnell), ISNRG, University of Plymouth, 2007.
Cunningham, S. & Grout, V., A Study of the Geographic Spread and Security of Wireless Access Points, Proceedings of the Seventh Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA) Networking Conference (TNC 2007) "Visible Services - Transparent Networks". Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21st-24th May, 2007.
PUBLICATIONS (2006)
Cunningham, S., Potential for Unification of Musical Standards with I-MAESTRO, I-MAESTRO Project Consortium Workshop on Multimedia Music and Education. Proceedings of 2nd AXMEDIS International Conference on Automated Production of Cross Media Content for Multi-channel Distribution, University of Leeds, UK, 13th-15th December, 2006.
Grout V. & Cunningham, S., A Constrained Version of a Clustering Algorithm for Switch Placement and Interconnection in Large Networks, Proceedings of 19th ISCA International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAINE-2006), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 13th-15th November, 2006.
Grout, V. & Cunningham, S., Complexity Issues in Control Software Design: A Practical Perspective, Proceedings of 19th ISCA International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAINE-2006), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 13th-15th November, 2006.
Cunningham, S., Grout, V. & Hebblewhite, R., Computer Game Audio: The Unappreciated Scholar of the Half-Life Generation, Proceedings of Audio Mostly: Conference on Sound in Games (AM 2006), Piteå, Sweden, 11th-12th October 2006.
Cunningham, S., Bergen, H. & Grout, V., A Note on Content-Based Collaborative Filtering of Music, Proceedings of IADIS - International Conference on WWW/Internet, Murcia, Spain, 5th-8th October 2006.
Grout, V., McGinn, J., Davies, J. & Cunningham, S., Rule Dependencies in Access Control Lists, Proceedings of IADIS - International Conference on WWW/Internet, Murcia, Spain, 5th-8th October 2006.
Cunningham, S., Gebert, N. & Grout, V., Web-Based Music Notation Editing, Proceedings of IADIS - International Conference on WWW/Internet, Murcia, Spain, 5th-8th October 2006.
Grout, V., Cunningham, S., Picking, R. & Hebblewhite, R., Realistic Large-Scale Network Optimisation, Proceedings of 6th International Network Conference (INC 2006), University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK, 11th-14th July 2006.
Oram, D., & Headon, M. & Cunningham, S., Managing Risk through Negotiated Ethics, Conference on Risk Management Research and Practice: An Educational Perspective (Risk-e), University of Bangor, UK, 30th-31st March 2006.
McGinn, J., & Picking, R. & Cunningham, S., Using Simple Visualisation to Assess Risks, Conference on Risk Management Research and Practice: An Educational Perspective (Risk-e), University of Bangor, UK, 30th-31st March 2006.
PUBLICATIONS (2005)
Cunningham, S., Bergen, H. & Grout, V., Mozart to Metallica: A Comparison of Musical Sequences and Similarities, Proceedings of 18th ISCA International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAINE-2005), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 9th-11th November, 2005.
Cunningham, S., Grout, V. & McGinn, J., Play it Again, Babbage! - A Framework to Exploit Musical Repetition for High Quality Audio Compression, Proceedings of IADIS - International Conference on WWW/Internet, Lisbon, Portugal, 19th-22nd October 2005.
Cunningham, S., Efficient Audio Coding Techniques, Proceedings of First International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA 05), Wrexham, North Wales, UK, 7th-9th September, 2005.
Cunningham, S., Picking, R. & Grout, V., Goodbye Mister Chips - Hello Microchips: Implications for the Future of E-learning, Conference on E-learning in Health and Social Care: Theory to Practice, University of Wales, Glyndŵr University, Wrexham, UK, 18th March, 2005.
Cunningham, S., Waveform Analysis for High-Quality Loop-Based Audio Distribution, Proceedings of 20th ISCA International Conference on Computers and Their Applications (CATA-2005), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 16th-18th March, 2005.
PUBLICATIONS (2004)
Cunningham, S., Hebblewhite, R., Picking, R. & Edwards, W., Multimodal Interaction and Cognition In 3D Music and Spatial Audio Environments: A European Compatible Framework, Proceedings of CSSI- International Conference on System Integration in Integrated Europe (ISIE), Liberec, Czech Republic, 8th-9th November, 2004.
Grout, V., Houlden, N., Davies, J., McGinn, J. & Cunningham, S., A Unified Framework for Optimal Routing, Proceedings of CSSI- International Conference on System Integration in Integrated Europe (ISIE), Liberec, Czech Republic, 8th-9th November, 2004.
Grout, V., Hebblewhite, R., Cunningham, S. & Oram, D., A Note on the Distribution of Packet Arrivals in High-Speed Data Networks, Proceedings of IADIS - International Conference on WWW/Internet, Madrid, Spain, 6th-9th October, 2004.
Cunningham, S., Hebblewhite, R., Oram, D. & Grout, V., E-Learning: The Departure of the Human Factor in Education, Proceedings of IADIS - International Conference on WWW/Internet, Madrid, Spain, 6th-9th October, 2004.
Grout, V., Cunningham, S. & Hebblewhite, R., Computing for the New Generation, BCS/CPHC Conference on Grand Challenges in Computing Education, Gosforth Park, Tyneside, UK, 29th-31st March, 2004.
Cunningham, S., Suitability of MusicXML as a Format for Computer Music Notation and Interchange,Proceedings of IADIS - International Conference on Applied Computing, Lisbon, Portugal, 23rd-26th March, 2004.
PUBLICATIONS (2003)
Cunningham, S., Music File Formats & Project XEMO, MSc Dissertation, University of Paisley, UK, September, 2003.
