November 22

5pm - 6:30pm

Sage 3303

DR. SCOTT OSHIRO is a Bay Area-based flautist and music technology researcher. As an African and Okinawan American, Scott’s creative and academic work incorporates influences from his heritage and combines them with Jazz, Hip Hop, and Electronic music. This lecture discusses ongoing research into the use of quantum computers for creating and understanding music.

Musical improvisation is the spontaneous act of communicating and composing with one or more musicians in the moment. In the field of music information retrieval (MIR) there has not been a focus on developing algorithms to better understand the inner workings of improvisation, especially between musicians of different cultures and backgrounds. It is in part, due to the vast and complex space in which improvisation operates. A space with infinite outcomes that could possibly unfold. Because of this, classical computers are not efficient at modeling these types of interactions. Musical improvisation is more aligned with quantum computers, as their properties allow us to simultaneously consider and handle this large number of musical possibilities. This lecture discusses ongoing research into the use of quantum computers for creating and understanding music.

This workshop will also be viewable via WebEx:

https://rensselaer.webex.com/rensselaer/j.php?MTID=m7922b35e7b0363b81e3f68393e955cf3

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