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Stefania Serafin - CV

 

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

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 EXPERIENCE

  • August2006-present: 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 several Bachelor and Master Medialogy students, 2003-present.
    • External supervis