Klaus Scherer's current research interests concern the further theoretical development and empirical validationof his Component Process Model of emotion (CPM), specifically the modeling of appraisal processes and the synchronization of action tendencies, motor expression, and physiological reaction patterns, as well as the reflection of these processes in subjective experience. Other major research foci consist of the study of the expression and perception of affect in voice and speech and applied emotion research. Cross-cultural research also constitutes an important aspect of his work. Much of his recent work is oriented towards studying the elicitation of aesthetic emotions through music and the definition and assessment of emotional competence. See also PROPEREMO: Production and perception of emotion: An affective sciences approach.