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Summary Sentence: Parag Chordia to present in monthly COA Research Forum
Full Summary: Through his research, Chordia attempts to synthesize advances in machine learning and signal processing to create systems that can ‘listen’ intelligently.
Parag P. ChordiaParag Chordia will present his research in music information retrieval as part of the COA Research Forum, a series of talks from researchers and faculty in Georgia Tech's College of Architecture designed to explore ideas and identify opportunities for collaboration.
Parag Chordia is an assistant professor of music at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is part of the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology where he specializes in Music Information Retrieval (MIR) and Music Cognition research. Through his research, Chordia attempts to synthesize advances in machine learning and signal processing to create systems that can ‘listen’ intelligently. He is particularly interested in creating tools for live performance and computational ethnomusicology. His work in Music Cognition has focused on understanding how emotion is evoked. As a composer, he attempts to create new forms drawing on both Indian classical and electronic music, often using machine listening technologies and computational models developed in his research. Chordia received his PhD in media ‘Computer-based Music theory and Acoustics’ from Stanford University’s CCRMA, and his BA in Applied Mathematics from Yale University. He completed his post-doctoral studies with David Huron on the topic of statistical learning and expectation-evoked emotion. Before turning to academia, he founded Bol Records, an Indian classical music label, where he served as CEO and artistic director. Most recently, he co-founded Yaari.com, a social networking tool for South Asians, where he served as CTO. Additionally, he is an active performer of Indian classical music on the sarod, and a disciple of the legendary Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta.
The COA Research Forum provides an informal setting for the Georgia Tech community to learn about research within the College of Architecture. Forums are free and open to the public and participants are invited to explore ideas and identify opportunities for collaboration. All talks are held in the Architecture Library from 11 a.m. to noon on the last Thursday of August through April. Talks are 30-to-45 minutes followed by questions and discussion.
View past research forums.
