MIT Music Technology Program Debuts 90-Minute Showcase as 10 Students Join From 100 Applicants
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Updated · MIT News · Jun 29
MIT Music Technology Program Debuts 90-Minute Showcase as 10 Students Join From 100 Applicants
1 articles · Updated · MIT News · Jun 29
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MIT’s Music Technology and Computation program staged its first Research Showcase on May 13, filling Thomas Tull Concert Hall with a 90-minute mix of research talks and live performances.
Five inaugural master’s students and MIT faculty presented projects spanning AI piano co-improvisation, dance-generated music, noisy-network sound art and EEG-based decoding of imagined tunes.
Claire Southard showed a machine-learning system that identified musical notes from EEG signals, aimed at helping musicians with Parkinson’s disease, dystonia or injuries perform without relying on motor control.
Anna Huang used the event to stress human-centered AI music design and preview a new fall course on movement, sound and AI co-taught with theater professor Grisha Coleman.
The program, launched in fall 2024, is expanding after its first year: director Eran Egozy said MIT admitted 10 students for 2026-27 from more than 100 applicants, widening recruitment beyond MIT alumni.