Summary
Luiz Naveda is a Professor of Musicology based in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with 11 years of professional experience bridging academic research, pedagogy, and applied technology. His work centers on the interplay of sound, image, video and interactivity, combining motion-capture analysis and psychoacoustic methods to map cross-modal gestures in Afro-Brazilian samba. A PhD from Universiteit Gent and a background in guitar performance and electronics inform his interdisciplinary approach, enabling him to design both paper structures and hardware/software for music education. He has led development and research projects that translate ethnomusicological insights into interactive educational tools and hardware prototypes. Notably, his scholarship argues that samba’s musical meter is co-constructed with dance, showing a rare integration of motion-capture data with cultural analysis. He brings a practiced blend of technical design, field research, and classroom mentorship to musicological inquiry.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Art Sciences, PhD, Art Sciences at Universiteit Gent
Master, Music, guitar, acoustics, psychoacoustics, Master, Music, guitar, acoustics, psychoacoustics at School of Music - UFMG
Bachelor, Music performance (Guitar), Bachelor, Music performance (Guitar) at Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais
Technical degree in Electronics, Electronics, Technical degree in Electronics, Electronics at Colégio Técnico da UFMG
English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Dutch, Chinese