Overview

Sound impacts the human body at every level: cellular, emotional, neurological, autonomic.

My work explores the intersection between acoustic stimulation, physiological regulation, and human longevity, with a particular focus on:

  • Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

  • Vagal regulation and baroreflex stimulation

  • Resonant breathing and rhythmic entrainment

  • Psychoacoustics and somatic sound

  • The human exposome and the role of sound in healthspan

This research stems from my PhD in biomedical engineering, where I investigated rhythmic acoustic stimulation and its effects on autonomic nervous system regulation. Today, I collaborate with scientists, clinicians and wellness innovators to develop sound-based interventions for wellbeing, performance and health optimization.

My approach combines artistic sensitivity with scientific rigor — bridging the worlds of music, physiology, and longevity to create experiences that regulate the nervous system, support emotional balance, and deepen somatic awareness.

I studied Electronic Engineering at La Salle Barcelona, completing both my undergraduate and master’s degrees with distinction cum laude, specialising in sound and image technologies. For over twenty years, I have been lecturing in music and sound technology at Imperial College London, working at the intersection of acoustics, digital signal processing, psychoacoustics and creative practice. This scientific foundation, combined with my work as a composer, informs my research into sound, physiology and human wellbeing.

Strategic Research & Innovation

I am a contributor to The Empathic Machine, a strategic research mission within Imperial College London’s School of Convergence Science in Human & AI, supported by pilot funding from Toyota. The initiative explores the frontier of empathy detection, emotional and intention sensing, and human–AI interaction. My contribution focuses on the intersection of sound, embodied perception, physiological regulation and emotion, informing future research directions and interdisciplinary collaborations.

I am a creative and scientific contributor to the JoyScore Experiment, an international multi-partner research collaboration exploring human joy, emotional synchrony and wellbeing through physiological, behavioural and exposomic data. The project integrates wearable sensing, AI-driven biomarker analytics and sound-based protocols within an open-science framework aligned with the Human Exposome Project. My contribution focuses on the design of reproducible sound and sensory conditions that support measurable emotional and physiological outcomes.