Andrew B. Horner

Andrew B. Horner is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His primary research interests include music synthesis and timbre. He coauthored the book Cooking with Csound: Woodwind and Brass Recipes and co-chaired the International Computer Music Conference in Hong Kong. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1993. He has won numerous teaching awards, including the Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching, the university's highest teaching award. He is also a certified Iyengar yoga teacher and teaches yoga classes at the university.

Andrew Horner is a professor whose research focuses on music technology and generative music. His work explores the intersection of computational methods and musical creativity, with an emphasis on algorithmic composition and sound synthesis. Horner's research includes the application of genetic algorithms to music composition, FM synthesis, and the analysis of musical timbre and emotion. He has also investigated the impact of reverberation on emotional characteristics of musical instruments and the development of wearable musical instruments. His publications highlight the use of machine learning and signal processing techniques in music technology.