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I N S T I T U T E F O R P S Y C H O A C O U S T I C S
A N D E L E C T R O N I C M U S I C — G H E N T
U N I V E R S I T Y ( I P E M )
A Blandijnberg 2
9000 Ghent
T +32(0)9 264 41 26
W ipem.ugent.be
IPEM, Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic
Music, is the research center of the Department of
Musicology, which is part of the larger Department
of Art, Music and Theater Studies of Ghent
University. IPEM provides a scientific basis for the
cultural and creative sector, in casu music and performance arts, and does
pioneering research work on the relationship between music body movement
and new technologies.
IPEM was founded in 1963, as a joint venture between the Belgian
Radio and Television broadcasting company (BRT) and Ghent University. The
idea was to combine audio engineering with music production, thus building a
bridge between scientific research and artistic research.
Since 1987, IPEM became a research center for musicology, with a
focus on music information retrieval and embodied music cognition. IPEM
has meanwhile grown to a center that consists of an interdisciplinary team
of researchers and staff, lead by Prof. Dr. Marc Leman. Based on an elaborate
network of international collaboration, the institute is currently an attractive
place for visiting researchers from all over the world.
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