About Hongshuo
Hongshuo Fan 范弘硕 is a Chinese cross-disciplinary composer, new media artist, and creative programmer who holds a PhD in Electroacoustic Composition from the University of Manchester. He has extensive experience in creating real-time interactive multimedia content, such as acoustic instruments, live electronics, generative visuals, light, and body movements. Hongshuo is particularly interested in the fusion of traditional culture and cutting-edge technology in the context of contemporary art. His portfolio encompasses a wide range of work including chamber music, live interactive electronics, installations, and audio-visual pieces. His current research interest is to explore new avenues in music and art, leveraging machine learning and AI to create innovative works.
Research
Research Areas
Audiovisual composition, Interactive music, live electronics, generative art, ML&AI in Art.
External Research Roles
- Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Research Outputs
Written Outputs
Understanding Piano Sight-Reading Exercises: A Score-Based Encoder-Decoder LSTM Framework
Ma, B., Fan, H., De Roure, D., Howard, E. & Thormählen, W., May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) Music Encoding Conference (MEC) 2026.Hand-on workshop on PRiSM’s Music Gesture Recognition tool
Fan, H., 2024, International Conference on AI and Musical Creativity (AIMC) 2024.Practice Research/Compositions
Shadows’ Resonance
Fan, H. (Composer), 2024Web Resources
PLAY
Fan, H. (Developer), Laidlow, R. (Producer), Ma, B. (Consultant / Advisor) & Sargen, E. (Consultant / Advisor), 2024PRiSM Musical Audio Gesture Recognition (AGR)
Howard, E. (Producer), Fan, H. (Developer), De Roure, D. (Consultant / Advisor), Ma, B. (Consultant / Advisor) & Lewis, G. (Consultant / Advisor), 2024Professional Activity
Public Presentations and Performance
Hand-on workshop on PRiSM’s Music Gesture Recognition tool
Fan, H. (Speaker / presenter)
PLAY: New Music for Video Game Controllers
Ma, B. (Keynote speaker), Laidlow, R. (Keynote speaker), Sargen, E. (Keynote speaker) & Fan, H. (Keynote speaker)
International Contemporary Ensemble and PRiSM: Music, AI, and Co-creation; New York
Howard, E. (Invited speaker), Salem, S. (Invited speaker), De Roure, D. (Invited speaker), Ma, B. (Invited speaker), Leeming, Z. (Invited speaker), Fan, H. (Invited speaker), Steinberg, M. (Invited speaker) & Laidlow, R. (Invited speaker)
Professional Service
AIMC 2024 (Event)
Ma, B. (Reviewer) & Fan, H. (Reviewer)