Miriam Akkermann conducts research on music of the 20th and 21st centuries, computer music and music technology, digital musicology, musical performance practice and music archiving, as well as the study of the effects of music on sleep. She received her PhD from the Berlin University of the Arts in 2014 and completed her habilitation at the University of Bayreuth in 2023. Since April 2024, she has held the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation Professorship at Freie Universität Berlin.
Biography
Miriam Akkermann conducts research on music of the 20th and 21st centuries, computer music and music technology, digital musicology, musical performance practice and music archiving, as well as the study of the effects of music on sleep. She received her PhD from the Berlin University of the Arts in 2014 and completed her habilitation at the University of Bayreuth in 2023. Since April 2024, she has held the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation Professorship at Freie Universität Berlin.