Matthew Hamilton

Contact

• email: matthew.hamilton2@unibo.it [mailto:matthew.hamilton2@unibo.it]
• LinkedIn: /mhamilt
• GitHub: /mhamilt

• 2022 – ···· Ph.D. (Candidate), Università di Bologna / University of Edinburgh UnaHerDoc Topic: Open Methods for Digital Conservation of Historical Musical Instruments.
• 2016 – 2017 M.Sc. Acoustics and Music Technology, University of Edinburgh. Thesis title: Coupled Finite Difference Strings and Plates.
• 2006 – 2010 B.Mus. Music Technology, University of Edinburgh. 

Research Publications

Conference Proceedings

1. M. Hamilton, M. Ducceschi, C. Vicens, R. Livi, and A. McPherson, “Augmentation of a historical harpsichord keyboard replica for haptic-enabled interaction in museum exhibitions,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Canberra, Australia, Jun. 2025
2. M. Hamilton, R. Russo, C. J. Webb, and M. Ducceschi, “A two-register haptic interface for articulated control of harpsichord physical models,” in Conference: 12th Convention of the European Acoustics Association (Forum Acusticum 2023)At: Malaga, Spain, Jun. 2025.
3. M. Hamilton, M. Ducceschi, A. Mousseau, and S. Duran, “Magpie: A web-based, open-source framework for plate vibration analysis,” in INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings, vol. 270, Oct. 2024, pp. 5918–5929.
4. M. Ducceschi, M. Hamilton, and R. Russo, “Simulation of the snare-membrane collision in modal form using the scalar auxiliary variable (sav) method,” in Conference: 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association (Forum Acusticum 2023)At: Turin, Italy, Sep. 2023.
5. R. Russo, M. Ducceschi, S. Bilbao, and M. Hamilton, “Efficient simulation of acoustic physical models with nonlinear dissipation,” in "Conference: SMC 2023 / SMAC 2023 (Sound and Music Computing Conference 2023 together with Stockholm Music Acoustic Conference 2023)At: Stockholm, Sweden", Jun. 2023.

Skills

• Languages CEFR B1 German and Italian
• Misc. Certified Software Carpentry Instructor