Dr Michael Newton
Job title:
Senior Lecturer, Music
Role:
Head of Subject Area - Music
Research Output:
Edinburgh Research Explorer linkBiography
Mike Newton was awarded a BSc in Physics from the University of Edinburgh in 2004. He went on to study for a PhD in the acoustics of human speech production and brass instrument sound production under the supervision of Prof. Murray Campbell, graduating in 2009.
From 2010 until early 2012 he worked on the development of hearing aid and cochlear implant microphone technology and auditory modelling while based in Computing Science at the University of Stirling, UK.
He joined ECA in 2012 as lecturer, based in the Reid School of Music. He has served as Programme Director (for the BSc Acoustics and Music Technology, and MSc in Acoustics and Music Technology), and as ECA Director of Education (2019-2024). He is now Head of Music for the Reid School of Music (2025-present).
Mike is part of the cross-College Acoustics and Audio Group.
Research interests
- Acoustics
- Audio signal processing
- Musical instrument design and analysis
- Sensor design, fabrication, testing
- Machine learning in acoustics and audio
My research interests span ecoacoustics/passive acoustic monitoring, vibroacoustic sensor design and fabrication, spatial audio, musical acoustics, and machine learning.
PhD Supervision Topics
- Acoustics
- Computational modelling
- Musical instrument research
- Technology
- Audio technology
- Audio signal processing
- Acoustic testing
- Ecoacoustics
- Passive acoustic monitoring
