50th Anniversary Deans' Lecture Series - What�s New in Engineering?

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Friday, November 2nd, 2012
12:30 PM to 1:45 PM

How Computers Have and Will Affect Music Creation, Distribution and Perception
Computers have transformed almost every human endeavor and music is no exception. In this talk the speaker will describe the many ways computers have been used in relation to music and describe some of the ways they are transforming how music is created, distributed and perceived.

Date: Friday, November 2, 12:30-1:45 at the Greater Victoria Public Library
Speaker: George Tzanetakis, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Computer Analysis of Audio and Music, Department of Computer Science, UVic
Course Code: ASDS281 2012F E01

George Tzanetakis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science with cross-listed appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Music at the University of Victoria. He is Canada Research Chair(Tier II) in the Computer Analysis of Audio and Music. In 2011 he was Visiting Faculty at Google Research. He received his PhD in Computer Science at Princeton University in 2002 and was a Post-Doctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University in 2002-2003. His research spans all stages of audio content analysis such as feature extraction, segmentation, and classification with specific emphasis on music information retrieval. He is also the primary designer and developer of Marsyas an open source framework for audio processing with specific emphasis on music information retrieval applications. His pioneering work on musical genre classification received an IEEE signal processing society young author award and is frequently cited. More recently he has been exploring new interfaces for musical expression, music robotics, computational ethnomusicology, and computer-assisted music instrument tutoring. These interdisciplinary activities combine ideas from signal processing, perception, machine learning, sensors, actuators and human-computer interaction with the connecting theme of making computers better understand music to create more effective interactions with musicians and listeners.

In celebration of the University of Victoria�s 50th Anniversary we are pleased to bring you an expanded 50th Anniversary Deans� Lecture Series for 2012/2013. The series is presented in partnership with the Greater Victoria Public Library, the 50th Anniversary Organizational Team, the Division of Continuing Studies and the Faculties of Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Graduate Studies, Human and Social Development, Humanities, Law, Science and Social Sciences.

Daytime Lectures are held at the Greater Victoria Public Library, Central Branch, 735 Broughton St. Parking is available underground and you are welcome to bring a bag lunch.

Evening Lectures are held at the UVic Legacy Art Gallery, 630 Yates St. Parking is available in nearby lots. No food or drink is allowed in the gallery.

Please note that registration will open on August 8th. Online registration is NOT available for the Dean�s Lecture Series. Admission to the lectures is free but you must register by calling 250-472-4747 so we can guarantee you a seat. If you are unable to attend a lecture for which you have registered please let us know so that we can offer a seat to someone else.