Join Our Research

Music is not a luxury—it is a necessity, shaping cognition, emotion, physiology, and human interaction. Today, with advanced tools in neuroscience, computer science, medicine, and engineering, we can begin to understand its impact in measurable and transformative ways.

As a concert pianist, composer, and improviser now serving as Associate Artist Professor at the Technion, I seek to bring the lived practice of art into dialogue with science and technology. My goal is to mentor students and fellows who wish to explore this intersection and contribute to positioning music at the heart of interdisciplinary research.

Research Directions

Potential areas of research include, but are not limited to:

  1. Music Communication: how performers and formats such as the concert lecture shape audience experience, meaning, and impact.
  2. Music, AI, and Physiological ID: mapping biometric responses to music with advanced machine learning to uncover individual and collective patterns.
  3. Improvisation and Cognitive Flexibility: examining improvisation as a model for creativity, adaptability, and problem-solving under disruption.
  4. Neural Mechanisms of Pianistic Expertise: studying how the brain organizes fine motor skills in pianists and applying these insights to rehabilitation and preventive care.

At the same time, I actively encourage candidates to propose original interdisciplinary projects that extend these themes in new directions, connecting music with medicine, neuroscience, computer science, leadership studies, or engineering. The goal is to create a platform where music is no longer peripheral but central to interdisciplinary discovery.

What I Seek

I welcome students and fellows who combine intellectual curiosity with the courage to cross boundaries—those who are eager to frame new questions, develop innovative methodologies, and connect artistic and scientific perspectives. These projects are intended not only to produce high-level academic research, but also to generate insights with cultural, technological, and social impact.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to write to oritw@technion.ac.il with the subject line Application – Research Collaboration. Please include:

  1. CV with academic background and relevant experience.
  2. Statement of interest (1–2 pages) describing your research goals and how they connect with the vision outlined above.
  3. Relevant materials (publications, recordings, case studies, or interdisciplinary projects).
  4. Indication of preferred research direction(s), or a proposal for a new, relevant theme.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to pioneer research in one of the most promising and emerging fields of our time: the dialogue between music, science, and society.