LASER 15 Hexagram Montréal (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous)
Co-chairs : Nina Czegledy et Ricardo Dal Farra
Tuesday February 4, 2025
6 – 8 PM (UTC-5)
In English
Hybrid Event*
Gratuit
* Participants registered on Zoom
will receive a confirmation email.
Milieux Institute Resource Room
Concordia University
EV Building, 11th Floor, Room 11.705
1515, Sainte-Catherine W. Street,
Tiohtià:ke | Mooniyang | Montréal
H3G 1S6
Directions on Google Maps
Guy-Concordia Subway Station
Universal Access
Artificial intelligence (AI) and human-computer interaction (HCI) are revolutionizing creative practices, offering innovative tools and methodologies for artists, designers, and technologists. These advancements challenge traditional workflows and open up new possibilities in sound, music, and interactive media.
In this session, Gabriel Vigliensoni, Assistant Professor in Creative Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Design and Computation Arts at Concordia University, and Marcelo M. Wanderley, Professor, Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), and Area Coordinator for Music Technology at McGill University, will explore cutting-edge research and practices in AI, HCI, and musical interfaces.
Data- and Interaction-Driven Approaches for Sustained Musical Practice
Gabriel Vigliensoni will present his research on the control and steerability of neural audio synthesis models through data- and interaction-driven approaches. His talk will emphasize how small datasets enhance performers’ creative agency and how interactive machine learning techniques improve expressivity and coherence in generative audio models. These concepts will be illustrated with examples from his creative practice, demonstrating the potential for rich, sustained musical engagements.
Interdisciplinary Research on New Musical Interfaces
Marcelo M. Wanderley will discuss interdisciplinary research on new interfaces for musical expression (NIME), highlighting the interplay between music technology, HCI, and engineering. His presentation will include an overview of early NIME designs, recent advancements from the Input Devices and Music Interaction Laboratory (IDMIL) at McGill University, and insights into creative AI opportunities within this field.
Together, these talks showcase how AI and HCI are transforming music technology and performance, opening new horizons for creativity and innovation in sound and interactive media.
MODERATION
Nina Czegledy, Adjunct Professor, OCAD, and Co-Chair Leonardo/ISAST LASER talks.
Ricardo Dal Farra, Professor, Music Department, Concordia University.
SPEAKERS
Gabriel Vigliensoni is an electronic music artist, performer, and researcher whose work explores the creative affordances of machine learning in sound and music-making. His practice combines formal musical training with extensive experience in sound recording, music production, music information retrieval, and human-computer interaction to develop novel approaches to music composition and performance.
Marcelo M. Wanderley holds a Ph.D. in acoustics, signal processing, and computer science applied to music. His interdisciplinary research focuses on the development of novel interfaces for music performance. He has authored and co-authored numerous publications on new interfaces for musical expression (NIME), including the co-edited volume Trends in Gestural Control of Musicand the textbook New Digital Musical Instruments: Control and Interaction Beyond the Keyboard. As the director of the Input Devices and Music Interaction Laboratory (IDMIL) at McGill University, he leads research in gestural control of sound synthesis, new instrument design, and analysis of performer-instrument interaction.
LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening RendezVous) by Leonardo/The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (ISAST) is an international program that brings together artists, scientists, humanists and technologists for informal presentations, performances and conversations with audiences. LASER’s mission is to contribute to the cultural environment of a region by fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and community development opportunities in more than 40 cities around the world.
Hexagram gratefully acknowledges funding from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture, and Concordia University’s Milieux Institute for the arts, culture and technology for hosting this edition.
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