Can computers understand and recommend music?

On Friday, the 3rd of July members of the network are invited to an exclusive VIP event with Pedro Cano from 5.30 to 7.00 pm.

Program:

> Introduction by Jan Larsen, Associate Professor and leader of the network

> Short lecture by Pedro Cano, Music technology applied: the BMAT case, Barcelona Music & Audio Technologies

> Meet and Greet - Mingle with the other participants and chat with Pedro Cano, while you enjoy a refreshment

Pedro Cano in Denmark                                          

Pedro Cano is participating in the conference EMMDS 2009, European Workshop on Challanges in Modern Massive Data Sets, at DTU from July 1st. through 4th. He is giving a speak on Saturday the 4th of  July 1.30-2.30 pm with the title: Music Recommendation Systems: A Complex Networks Perspective.

Abstract:

Nowadays it is possible to access millions of music tracks. In order to ease users to search and discover the music, a number of recommendation systems have been proposed. We analyze the topology of several commercial recommendation systems from a Complex networks perspective. We observe structural properties that provide some hints on searchability and behaviour of music recommendation systems. For example, is the Long Tail truly exploited? How much of the network structure is due to actual musical similarity and how much to other network growth processes?. The properties derived allows us to compare different recommendation approaches: Expert-based, Collaborative filtering and Content-based. Finally, we provide possible optimizations when designing music information systems.

It is possible for members of the network to take part in the conference Saturday the 4th in the afternoon and listen to the lectures, including Pedro Canos. Read more about that event here.

Read more about Pedro Cano on his website here

Read more about Barcelona Music & Audio Technologies here

The Pompeu Fabra University is particularly interesting for members of the Network because of the focus on the border area between computers, multimedia (e.g. music), software, machine learning, etc. Read more about it here

BIO

Dr Pedro Cano
Pedro is a founder of BMAT, and currently the CTO.
PhD in Computer Science and Communication, Telecommunication Engineer and a post-degree of EOI Business School. Author of a book on audio fingerprinting and semantic audio and more than 45 publications in international journals and conferences as well as has 5 patents in the audio and music computing area.

Previously researcher at the MTG. Assistant professor in the Department of Technology at UPF. Recipient of an ICREA Junior scholarship and a Entrepreneur XXI Award.
 

Contact information

Pedro Cano, CTO
BMAT
Llacuna 162, 08018
Barcelona, Spain
pedro@bmat.com :eml
www.bmat.com :web
+34-649-856-856 :fon
+34-934-019-893 :fax