Hometown / Country: Thessaloniki, Greece

Area of Research / Interest: computer music, decentralized musicking

Undergraduate Education Institution: Pa.Mak., HfM Freiburg, KUG IEM

Undergraduate Major: Music Composition; Computer Music

Biography: Kosmas Giannoutakis studied piano and percussion performance, composition, and computer music in Greece, Germany, and Austria. Currently, he is attending the Ph.D. Electronic Arts program at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with a focus on experimental, blockchain-powered, post-capitalist political economies of music. His works have been presented and received awards in numerous international festivals and conferences. Email: giannk@rpi.edu