Recent Events https://ccrma.stanford.edu/recent-events/feed en Leslie Famularo on Differentiating and Optimizing an Auditory Model https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/leslie-famularo-differentiating-and-optimizing-auditory-model <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Fri, 08/09/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">12:00am</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">12:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Location:&nbsp;</div> CCRMA Seminar Room </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Hearing Seminar </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="133" height="200" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/malcolm/leslie_famularo_headshot_09-11-23.jpg?1722831386" /> </div> </div> </div> <div>One of the shortcomings of current AI work is the inability to tie the results back to known physics. This is useful both to help explain the results, but also to constrain the optimal solution to known physical properties of the system. Neural networks are hard. They are big, often times the result is inscruttable. What can be done?<br /> <br /> New software paradigms such as JAX and PyTorch allow one to specify arbitrary computations in a way that can be differentiated. And if we can differentiate a function we can optimize it. Hurray. How can we express an auditory model in a differentiable fashion?<br /></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/leslie-famularo-differentiating-and-optimizing-auditory-model" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sat, 03 Aug 2024 22:52:36 +0000 malcolm 6750 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu 4D Audio-Visual Learning: A Visual Perspective of Sound Propagation and Production https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/4d-audio-visual-learning-visual-perspective-of-sound-propagation-and-production <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Thu, 08/01/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">3:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">4:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Location:&nbsp;</div> CCRMA Classroom </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Guest Lecture </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="150" height="200" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/iran/avatar3.jpg?1720115721" /> </div> </div> </div> Changan Chen (Stanford) joins us to discuss his research.<br /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/4d-audio-visual-learning-visual-perspective-of-sound-propagation-and-production" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:55:22 +0000 iran 6742 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu Dynamical mechanisms of how an RNN keeps a beat, uncovered with a low-dimensional reduced model https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/dynamical-mechanisms-of-how-rnn-keeps-beat-uncovered-with-low-dimensional-reduced-model <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Wed, 07/31/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">3:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">4:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Location:&nbsp;</div> CCRMA Classroom </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Guest Lecture </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="150" height="200" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/iran/img_0080.jpeg?1720270764" /> </div> </div> </div> Klavdia Zemlianova (Columbia) joins us to discuss her research.<br /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/dynamical-mechanisms-of-how-rnn-keeps-beat-uncovered-with-low-dimensional-reduced-model" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:59:49 +0000 iran 6744 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu Text-to-Audio GenAI: Opportunities and Challenges in Music Production and Audio Content Generation https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/text-audio-genai-opportunities-and-challenges-in-music-production-and-audio-content-generatio <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Tue, 07/30/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">3:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">4:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Guest Lecture </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="175" height="200" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/iran/francesca.jpg?1719601958" /> </div> </div> </div> Francesca Ronchini (Politecnico di Milano) joins us to discuss her PhD research.<br /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/text-audio-genai-opportunities-and-challenges-in-music-production-and-audio-content-generatio" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:12:44 +0000 iran 6741 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu Dataset distillation for Audio-visual tasks https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/dataset-distillation-audio-visual-tasks <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Mon, 07/29/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">3:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">4:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Location:&nbsp;</div> CCRMA Classroom </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Guest Lecture </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="200" height="157" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/iran/screen_shot_2024-06-13_at_9.26.50_am.png?1718285227" /> </div> </div> </div> Saksham Singh (UT Dallas) joins us to discuss his PhD research.&nbsp;<br /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/dataset-distillation-audio-visual-tasks" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:27:32 +0000 iran 6735 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu Leveraging Electric Guitar Tones and Effects to Improve Robustness in Guitar Tablature Transcription Modeling https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/leveraging-electric-guitar-tones-and-effects-improve-robustness-in-guitar-tablature-transcrip <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Fri, 07/26/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">3:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">4:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Location:&nbsp;</div> CCRMA Classroom </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Guest Lecture </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="200" height="180" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/iran/screen_shot_2024-06-25_at_10.17.20_am.png?1719325055" /> </div> </div> </div> Hegel Pedroza (UNAM) joins us to discuss his PhD research.<br /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/leveraging-electric-guitar-tones-and-effects-improve-robustness-in-guitar-tablature-transcrip" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:18:16 +0000 iran 6738 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu Investigating Bell Patterns in Candomblé from Historical Field Recordings https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/investigating-bell-patterns-in-candombl-historical-field-recordings <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Thu, 07/25/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">3:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">4:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Location:&nbsp;</div> CCRMA Classroom </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Guest Lecture </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="200" height="168" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/iran/screenshot_2024-06-25_at_9.43.41_pm.png?1719366237" /> </div> </div> </div> Richa Namballa (NYU) joins us to discuss her PhD research.<br /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/investigating-bell-patterns-in-candombl-historical-field-recordings" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 01:44:06 +0000 iran 6740 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu Exploring Contextual Timbre Representation https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/exploring-contextual-timbre-representation <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Wed, 07/24/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">3:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">4:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Location:&nbsp;</div> CCRMA Classroom </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Guest Lecture </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="200" height="190" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/iran/20230630-img_6374.jpg?1721148368" /> </div> </div> </div> Charis Cochran (Drexel) joins us to discuss her PhD research.<br /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/exploring-contextual-timbre-representation" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:47:30 +0000 iran 6748 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu [cancelled; rescheduled] SoundSignature: What Type of Music Do You Like? https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/cancelled-rescheduled-soundsignature-what-type-of-music-do-you <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Tue, 07/23/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">3:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">4:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Location:&nbsp;</div> CCRMA Classroom </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Guest Lecture </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="200" height="200" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/iran/brandon.png?1720185837" /> </div> </div> </div> Brandon Carone (NYU) joins us to discuss his PhD research.<br /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/cancelled-rescheduled-soundsignature-what-type-of-music-do-you" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:24:04 +0000 iran 6743 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu Total variation in popular rap vocals from 2009-2023 https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/total-variation-in-popular-rap-vocals-2009-2023 <div class="field field-type-date field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Mon, 07/22/2024 - <span class="date-display-start">3:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">4:00pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Location:&nbsp;</div> CCRMA Classroom </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Event Type:&nbsp;</div> Guest Lecture </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="200" height="158" alt="" src="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/iran/screen_shot_2024-06-13_at_9.30.33_am.png?1718285448" /> </div> </div> </div> Kelvin Walls (NYU) joins us to discuss his PhD research. <br /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-cost"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> FREE </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-intended-audience"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Open to the Public </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/total-variation-in-popular-rap-vocals-2009-2023" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:32:24 +0000 iran 6736 at https://ccrma.stanford.edu