Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
CCRMA Summer Workshops
Summer 2023 Workshops: we are excited to offer workshops at CCRMA this year! There are a wide variety of offerings, some in person, some on line, and some hybrid. Have a look! More will be announced as they're organized, so check back with us frequently!
[Check out the schedule] [Register for workshops]
There will be opportunities for financial assistance for some workshops - check specific pages for more details.
COVID Policies
See CCRMA's COVID policies for 2023.
CCRMA WAVE (Wall for AudioVisual Expression) presents
Upcoming Events
There are no events currently scheduled. Please check again soon.
CCRMA's Online Classes
CCRMA currently offers several online courses to the general public:
Chris Chafe "ONLINE JAMMING AND CONCERT TECHNOLOGY"Perry Cook and Julius Smith "PHYSICS-BASED SOUND SYNTHESIS FOR GAMES AND INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS"
Jay LeBoeuf "CAREERS IN MEDIA TECHNOLOGY"
Xavier Serra and Julius Smith "AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR MUSIC APPLICATIONS"
Matt Wright (with David Zicarelli) "PROGRAMMING MAX: STRUCTURING INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE FOR DIGITAL ARTS"
Recent Events
James A. Moorer: The Man in the Mangroves Counts to Sleep | UCSB
Date:
Wed, 05/31/2023 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Event Type:
Concert 
The Man in the Mangroves Counts to Sleep
A thirteen minute digital surround-sound opera-novella based on the poem of the same title
Real-time sound synthesis for 2-D plates using FDTD methods
Date:
Wed, 05/31/2023 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location:
Classroom [Knoll 217]
Event Type:
Guest Colloquium 
FREE
Open to the Public
Music and the Brain 2023: Aural Architecture – Sound, Space, and Spirituality
Date:
Tue, 05/30/2023 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
CCRMA Stage
Event Type:
Other For details: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~brg/trt/events.html
FREE
Open to the Public
Prof. Daibhid O Maoileidigh on Making sense of the sensory hearing cells
Date:
Fri, 05/26/2023 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location:
Seminar Room
Event Type:
Hearing Seminar 
Who: Dáibhid Ó Maoiléidigh, Stanford Otolaryngology
What: Making Sense of the Sensory Hearing Cells
When: Friday May 26th at 10:30AM
Where: CCRMA Seminar Room (Top Floor at The Knoll)
Why It all starts at the cochlea and hair cells
FREE
Open to the Public
Recent News
Hearables Will Monitor Your Brain and Body to Augment Your Life, by Poppy Crum
Poppy Crum recently published a fascinating article in IEEE's magazine Spectrum on the potential future of wearables/hearables.
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ARTFUL DESIGN — A new (comic) book by Ge Wang!
What is the nature of design, and the meaning it holds in human life? What does it mean to design well -- to design ethically? How can the shaping of technology reflect our values as human beings? These are the questions addressed in Ge Wang's new book, ARTFUL DESIGN (check it out: https://artful.design/).
Technology that Knows What You're Feeling: TED2018 Talk Featuring Dr. Poppy Crum
Very interesting talk by Poppy Crum:
What happens when technology knows more about us than we do? Poppy Crum studies how we express emotions -- and she suggests the end of the poker face is near, as new tech makes it easy to see the signals that give away how we're feeling. In a talk and demo, she shows how "empathetic technology" can read physical signals like body temperature and the chemical composition of our breath to inform on our emotional state. For better or for worse. "If we recognize the power of becoming technological empaths, we get this opportunity where technology can help us bridge the emotional and cognitive divide," Crum says.
What happens when technology knows more about us than we do? Poppy Crum studies how we express emotions -- and she suggests the end of the poker face is near, as new tech makes it easy to see the signals that give away how we're feeling. In a talk and demo, she shows how "empathetic technology" can read physical signals like body temperature and the chemical composition of our breath to inform on our emotional state. For better or for worse. "If we recognize the power of becoming technological empaths, we get this opportunity where technology can help us bridge the emotional and cognitive divide," Crum says.
CCRMA's SLOrk Featured in Wired Magazine
The Aural Magic of Stanford's Laptop Orchestra
CCRMA: Award-winning Faculty!
Please join us in contratulating Dr. Poppy Crum upon receiving two recent awards! Her work on tech industry standards, particularly focusing on improving hearing aid technology, and her leadership as a women in the tech world have been recognized by the Consumer Technology Association and the Advanced Imaging Society. Links to articles are below.
Way to go, Poppy!
CTA Honors Five for Outstanding Contributions to Tech Industry Initiatives and Standards
Way to go, Poppy!
CTA Honors Five for Outstanding Contributions to Tech Industry Initiatives and Standards
