Stefania Serafin E: sts (at) create.aau.dk

CV

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EDUCATION

  • 2004. Ph.D. in Computer Based Music Theory and Acoustics, Stanford University,
    Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). Phd thesis title:
    The sound of friction: real-time models, playability and musical applications.
  • 2001. M.A. in Computer Based Music Theory and Acoustics, Stanford University,
    Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).
  • 1998. DEA-ATIAM (Master) degree in Acoustics, Signal Processing and Computer
    Science applied to Music, IRCAM, Centre G. Pompidou, Paris.
  • 1996. Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science, summa cum laude. University
    Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Italy.
  • 1987-1993, Conservatory of Venice, Italy. Degrees in violin performance, music
    theory, piano proficiency, history of music and music analysis.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Sonic interaction design, Sound synthesis by physical models, sound effects design, real-time devices and new musical
instruments design, multimodal interfaces, auditory display, interactive sonification, auditory
perception and cognition.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

  • April 2012-Present: Professor in sound for multimodal environments, Medialogy Aalborg
    University Copenhagen.
  • August2006-March 2012: Associate professor in sound modeling, Medialogy Aalborg
    University Copenhagen.
  • August 2003-2006: Assistant professor in Medialogy at Aalborg University.
  • Summer 2003: Visiting researcher, Department of Speech, Music and Hearing, KTH,
    Stockholm.
  • 2003 Consultant. VRSonic. Design and development of parametric based audio
    effects.
  • Spring 2003. Visiting faculty. Music Department, University of Virginia.
  • 2002 (august-september). Visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge,
    Mechanical engineering department, under the supervision of Prof. Jim Woodhouse.
  • 1999. Visiting scholar, CCRMA, Stanford University.
  • 1998-1999. Researcher, IRCAM, Analysis-Synthesis team, George Pompidou center,
    Paris.
  • 1998 (march-july). Training period. IRCAM, Analysis-Synthesis team, George
    Pompidou Center, Paris.
  • 1997 (march to september). Researcher and software developer of Audiosculpt.
    IRCAM, Centre G. Pompidou, Paris.

ACTIVITIES AND DISTICTIONS

  • Danish delegate for COST action: Sonic Interaction design and workpackage leader of WP 2: Sound product design (2007-ongoing).
  • Member of project: Sound forum Oresund
  • Paper chair of International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Copenhagen,
    August 2007.
  • Meta-reviewer, NIME 2007.
  • Member of paper committee, SMC 2007.
  • Reviewer, AES 2007, New York.
  • Reviewever, International Journal of Computer Games Technology, 2007.
  • Member of paper committee, NIME 2006.
  • Member of paper committee, ACM 2006.
  • Member of paper committee, ICMC 2006.
  • Organiser (together with Amalia De Goetzen and Juraj Kojs), of Sound in Interactive
    Media Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 2005.
  • Proceedings chair for CMMR 2004, Esbjerg, Denmark, May 2004.
  • Chair for Medialogy study plan revision (bachelor), and creation of Cand.Sc. study
    plan, Spring 2004.
  • Regular paper reviewer for various journals and conferences (IEEE Transaction
    of Speech and Audio processing, International Computer Music Conference, New
    interfaces for musical expression).
  • Scholarship for one year training period, (1998-1999) from the French ambassy in
    Italy.
  • Post-laurea fellowship of the University of Venice, Italy, 1997-1998. Fellowship for
    fully funded postgraduate studies in a foreign country for one academic year.

INVITED TALKS

  • Invited presentation: Medialogi and interactive sound at Sound days , Copenhagen, June 7-8, 2007.
  • Invited presentation of Medialogi activities in haptic interfaces at Good morning Denmark (TV2), May 9th, 2007
  • Invited presentation of Medialogi sound interfaces at Danish research days opening event, April 2007.
  • Instructor, Physical models in Max/MSP, Opuzone workshop, May 31st, 2007.
  • Invited presentation. Current research in gestural controlled audio systems, CONGAS final review meeting, Island, May 2007.
  • Invited lecture, demo and performance. Physical models in action, SARC, Belfast, December 2006.
  • Invited lecture (Introduction to physical models), Audio design master, Aarhus University, fall 2006.
  • Invited lecture at DIEM Aarhus, fall 2005
  • Invited lecturer at Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Finland (8 hours class
    on sound for mobile devices), Fall 2005.
  • Invited lecturer at ESMUC, Barcelona (8 hours class on physical modeling synthesis),
    Spring 2005.
  • S. Serafin. Invited talk at SARC opening ceremony: Physical models: future directions, April 28, 2004.
  • S. Serafin et al. Panel on Computer Music Research. UVA, Technosonic festival, february 2003.
  • The sound of friction: real-time models, playability and musical applications. University of Limerick,
    Limerick, January 2003.
  • S. Serafin. Hyperinstruments in HyperSpace. Workshop on Sounding Objects, Mestre, Italy, June
    2002.
  • S. Serafin. Tutorial on Physical Modeling Synthesis University of Virginia, May 2002.
  • S. Serafin. Advantages and disadvantages of waveguide physical model synthesis Workshop on Phys-
    ical models of musical instruments Marseille, France, May 2001.
  • J.O. Smith I I I, S. Serafin. Virtual musical instruments. Invited tutorial, ASA meeting, Newport Beach
    december 2000.
  • S. Serafin, J.O. Smith I I I. Modeling stiffness in virtual bowed-string instruments ASA meeting, Atlanta
    may 2000 Invited talk at the session: Modeling and Perception of Musical Sound Sources.
  • Invited lecture. S. Serafin. Physical modeling, playability and control of a bowed string. IRCAM, june 1999.

    • TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    Instructor for the following courses:

    • Audio design, Spring 2007, Medialogi bachelor.
    • Cross modal perception, Fall 2006, Medialogy Cand. Sc..
    • Perception (sound), Fall 2006, Medialogy bachelor.
    • Interactive acoustics, Spring 2006, Medialogy Master.
    • Automatic perception II (sound), Spring 2006, Medialogy bachelor.
    • Automatic perception I (sound), Fall 2005, Medialogy bachelor.
    • Perception (sound), Fall 2005, Medialogy bachelor.
    • Cross modal perception, Fall 2005, Medialogy Cand. Sc..
    • Interactive acoustics, Spring 2005, Medialogy Cand. Sc.
    • Automatic perception (sound), Spring 2005, Medialogy bachelor.
    • Cross sensorial processing, Fall 2004, Medialogy Cand.Sc.
    • Cross modal perception, Fall 2004, Medialogy Cand.Sc.
    • Programming sound effects, Fall 2004, Medialogy bachelor.
    • Music informatics, Fall 2004, Medialogy bachelor.
    • Automatic perception (sound), Spring 2004, Medialogy, Aalborg University.
    • Automatic perception (sound), Spring 2004, Medialogy, Aalborg University.
    • Auditory perception, Spring 2004, Medialogy, Aalborg University.
    • Medialogy Math I, Spring 2004, Medialogy, Aalborg University.
    • Soundtrack for animation, animation Spring 2004, Medialogy, Aalborg University.
    • Music informatics, Fall 2003, Medialogy, Aalborg University.
    • Auditory perception, Fall 2003, Medialogy, Aalborg University.
    • Computer Applications in Music. University of Virginia, Spring 2003.
    • Physical Interaction Design Workshop I, CCRMA, Stanford University, summer
      2002.
    • Physical Interaction Design Workshop II, CCRMA, Stanford University, summer
      2002.

    Teaching assistant for the following courses:

    • MUS151: Introduction to Psychoacoustics and Music Cognition, CCRMA, Spring
      2002.
    • MUS250b: Music Controller Design and Development, CCRMA, Spring 2002.
    • MUS320: Introduction to Digital Audio Signal Processing, CCRMA, Fall 2001 for Audio: Spectral and
      Physical Models, summer 2001.
    • MUS23: Music theory, Stanford University, Spring 2001.
    • MUS220a: Introduction to Computer Generated Sound, CCRMA, Stanford
      University, Fall 2000.
    • CCRMA summer workshop: Linux sound, summer 2000.

    SUPERVISED STUDENTS

    • Supervisor of Phd students Smilen Dimitrov, Steven Gelineck and Niels Boettcher, 2007->
    • Supervisor of several Bachelor and Master Medialogy students, 2003-present.
    • External supervisor for Master thesis of Antoine Minard, from University of
      Marseille, September 2005.
    • External committee member for the Master thesis Defense of Stefan Tomlic,
      Darmouth College, June 2003.