Michele Ducceschi

I am the Principal Investigator of the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant NEMUS, a five-year project dedicated to the physical modelling and sound synthesis of historical musical instruments that are no longer playable due to their delicate condition. The project aims to bring these instruments back to life sonically, bridging musical heritage and advanced computational methods.

Prior to this, I held a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2017) at the Acoustics and Audio Group, University of Edinburgh, and was a Royal Society Newton International Fellow (2015), contributing to the NESS project (Next Generation Sound Synthesis).

My research lies at the intersection of computational acoustics, physical modelling, and cultural heritage preservation. I focus on:

• Sound synthesis of acoustic instruments and mechanical phenomena via physics-based models

• Numerical solutions of partial differential equations in the context of acoustics

• Room acoustics modelling and simulation

• Design of musical interfaces for preservation and interaction with historical sound artefacts

• Study of nonlinear dynamics and wave turbulence in vibrating structures