Information

Publications

Book

2013
Arduino in Action
Hochenbaum, J., Noble, J., Evans, M. Manning Publications. [WEB]

Dissertation

2013
L'Arte di Interazione Musicale: New Musical Possibilities through Multimodal Techniques
Ph.D Thesis. Victoria University, Massey University. Wellington, New Zealand. [WEB]

Patents

2026
Prediction network to select intervention modalities
Robichaux, A., Sudhof, M., Hochenbaum, J., Reece, A., Black, H. US Patent Application 2026/0105061 A1. BetterUp, Inc. [WEB]
2025
Intelligent coach-member determination system
Godlabeelu Suresh, B., Bernardes, D. F., Hochenbaum, J. US Patent Application 2025/0292344 A1. BetterUp, Inc. [WEB]
2018
User identity authentication techniques for on-line content or access
Cook, P. R., Kapur, A., Vallis, O. S., Hochenbaum, J. US Patent 10,095,850 B2. Kadenze, Inc. [WEB]
2017
Feature extraction and machine learning for evaluation of image- or video-type, media-rich coursework
Kapur, A., Cook, P. R., Hochenbaum, J., Honigman, C. B., Vallis, O. S., Wagner, C. A., Heep, E. C. US Patent 9,792,553 B2. Kadenze, Inc. [WEB]
2015
Feature Extraction and Machine Learning for Evaluation of Audio-Type, Media-Rich Coursework
Kapur, A., Cook, P. R., Hochenbaum, J., Vallis, O. S., Wagner, C. A., Heep, E. C. US Patent Application 14/448,579 (WO 2015/017706 A2). Kadenze, Inc.
2015
Self Organizing Maps (SOMs) for Organizing, Categorizing, Browsing and/or Grading Large Collections of Assignments for Massive Online Education Systems
Hochenbaum, J. N., Kapur, A., Vallis, O. S., Cook, P. R., Honigman, C., Wagner, C. A. US Patent Application 14/524,913. Kadenze, Inc.

Journal articles

2014
Convergence by the Noise Index
Vallis, O., Hochenbaum, J., Blasco, J. Leonardo Music Journal, Volume 24. [WEB]
2012
Building on the Foundations of Network Music: Exploring Interaction Contexts and Shared Robotic Instruments
Vallis, O., Diakopoulos, D., Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. Organised Sound, Volume 17, Issue 1. [WEB]
2011
The Machine Orchestra: An Ensemble of Human Laptop Performers and Robotic Musical Instruments
Kapur, A., Darling, M., Diakopoulos, D., Murphy, J., Hochenbaum, J., Vallis, O., Bahn, C. Computer Music Journal, Volume 35, Issue 4. [WEB]

Papers

2017
Automatic Anomaly Detection in the Cloud Via Statistical Learning
Hochenbaum, J., Vallis, O., Kejariwal, A. arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.07706. [WEB]
2017
ChucK Racks: Text-Based Music Programming for the Digital Audio Workstation
Hochenbaum, J., Salazar, S., Sena, R. Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference. Shanghai, China. [WEB]
2017
Redesigning Music Education through Laptop Ensembles
Yepez, J.P., Hochenbaum, J., Salazar, S., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference. Shanghai, China. [WEB]
2014
A Novel Technique for Long-Term Anomaly Detection in the Cloud
Vallis, O., Hochenbaum, J., Kejariwal, A. Proceedings of the 6th USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '14). Philadelphia, PA. [PDF]
2014
Techniques in Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing: An Open Source Approach
Honigman, C., Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. London, United Kingdom. [PDF]
2014
Toward Ambient Intelligent Systems for Improving Levels of Creativity in Arts Learning Environments
Christopher, K., Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Applications of Affective Computing in Intelligent Environments. Shanghai, China. [WEB]
2014
VIE, An Automata Sequencer: Performance and composition through metaphorical representation of living organisms
He, J., Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. eContact! 16.2, Canadian Electroacoustic Community, 2014. [WEB]
2013
Toward The Future Practice Room: Empowering Musical Pedagogy through Hyperinstruments
Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. Daejeon/Seoul, Korea. [PDF]
2013
Visual Analytics Framework for Cloud Infrastructure Data
Kejariwal, A., Lee, W., Vallis, O., Hochenbaum, J., Yan, B. Proceedings of the International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering. Sydney, Australia. [WEB]
2012
Drum Stroke Computing: Multimodal Signal Processing for Drum Stroke Identification and Performance Metrics
Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. Ann Arbor, Michigan. [PDF]
2012
Improving Onset Detection Accuracy in Non-Percussive Sounds Using Multimodal Fusion
Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference. Brisbane, Australia. [PDF]
2012
Nuance: A Software Tool for Capturing Synchronous Data Streams From Multimodal Musical Systems
Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference. Ljubljana, Slovenia. [PDF]
2011
Adding Z-Depth and Pressure Expressivity to Tangible Tabletop Surfaces
Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. Oslo, Norway. [PDF]
2011
The Chronome: A Case Study in Designing New Continuously Expressive Musical Instruments
Vallis, O., Hochenbaum, J., Murphy, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference (ACMC). Auckland, New Zealand. [PDF]
2011
The KarmetiK NotomotoN: A New Breed of Musical Robot for Teaching and Performance
Kapur, A., Darling, M., Murphy, J., Hochenbaum, J., Diakopoulos, D. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. Oslo, Norway. [PDF]
2010
A Shift Towards Iterative and Open-Source Design For Musical Interfaces
Vallis, O., Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. Sydney, Australia. [PDF]
2010
Designing Expressive Musical Interfaces For Tabletop Surfaces
Hochenbaum, J., Vallis, O., Diakopoulos, D., Murphy, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. Sydney, Australia. [PDF]
2010
Multimodal Musician Recognition
Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A., Wright, M. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. Sydney, Australia. [PDF]
2010
The Machine Orchestra
Kapur, A., Darling, M., Wiley, M., Vallis, O., Hochenbaum, J., Murphy, J., Diakopoulos, D., Burgin, C., Yamin, T. Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference, New York City, New York, June 2010. [PDF]
2009
21st Century Electronica: MIR Techniques for Classification and Performance
Diakopoulos, D., Vallis, O., Hochenbaum, J., Murphy, J., Kapur, A. Proceedings of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference. Kobe, Japan. [PDF]
2009
Bricktable: A Musical Tangible Multi-Touch Interface
Hochenbaum, J., Vallis, O. Proceedings of Berlin Open Conference '09. Berlin, Germany. [PDF]
2009
Musical Applications for Multi-Touch Surfaces
Hochenbaum, J., Vallis, O., Akten, M., Diakopoulos, D., Kapur, A. 1st Workshop on Media Arts, Science, and Technology. Santa Barbara, USA.
2008
Extended Interface Solutions for Musical Robotics
Vallis, O., Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A. IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM). Berkeley, USA. [PDF]