Meet the Team
Our lecturers, researchers, and students work together to advance the field of Music Technology at Maynooth University.
Founder, Head of Department
Dr. Joe Timoney completed his PhD in Electronic Engineering in 1998 and joined Maynooth University the following year. His work focuses on audio signal processing, musical sound synthesis, and digital modelling, and he has supervised PhD research in audio analysis and digital watermarking. He has undertaken research visits in Japan and China and maintains a long‑standing collaboration with Aalto University in Finland. He is a member of the Audio Engineering Society.
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Dr. Behnam Faghih completed his PhD at Maynooth University, specialising in singing‑signal analysis. He is an assistant professor whose research focuses on music technology, audio processing, and machine learning. He has published widely, taught across music technology and software development, is a professional Santoor player, and previously founded two software development start‑up
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Victor Lazzarini is a Professor of Music at Maynooth University. His work focuses on musical signal processing, sound synthesis, computer‑music languages, and electroacoustic composition. He has published extensively, contributed to major audio‑processing libraries such as Aulib and Aurora, and is a project leader for the Csound programming system. His music has been widely performed and released, and his recent research includes work on digital filters, convolution methods, and computer‑music history.
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