Fall 2013

• Background Research Complete

Spring 2014

• Thesis Proposal Defense Presentation
• Experimentation with Feature Generation
• Contact with Experts

Fall 2014

• IRB for Focus Group Sessions Complete
• Focus Group Sessions Complete
• The Echo Nest API Introduced
• Junior Colloquia Presentation

Winter 2014

• IRB for Survey (5) Complete
• Survey (5) Written
• Video Completed
• Conference Abstract for The Society of Music Perception and Cognition Complete
• Begin Comparison between Five-Factor Model and The Echo Nest API Results

Spring 2015

• Survey (5) Complete and Analyzed
• Prediction of the Five-Factor Model from API Correlations Complete
• IRB for Survey (7) Complete
• Survey (7) Written
• Poster for Presentation Completed
• Undergraduate Research Day Presentation
• Conference Materials Complete
• Thesis Begun

Fall 2015

• Survey (7) Complete and Analyzed
• Discussants Identified and Confirmed
• Conferences Attended
• Thesis Progress

Spring 2016

• Thesis Complete
• Proposal and Defense Complete