23 OCTOBER 2024 //// ARTIST TALK //// Transdisciplinary Sympoisum on AI, Human Rights and Warfare //// contestations.ai, The Train Factory - Helsinki, Finland
k o r a y . t a h i r o g l u @ a a l t o . f i t w i t t e r @koray_tahiroglu i n s t a g r a m @koray.tahiroglu
Koray Tahiroğlu is a musician, researcher and lecturer at the Aalto University School of ARTS. He is the founder and head of SOPI (Sound and Physical Interaction) research group, coordinating research projects with interests including AI and Music Creativity, New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Digital Musical Instruments and Sonic Interaction Design. Since 2004, he has been also teaching workshops and courses covering a wide range of topics - from sound synthesis, physical computing to deep learning models- to develop and build the theoretical underpinnings and real-world applications of research and teaching in the area of sound and music computing. Tahiroğlu has performed experimental music in collaboration as well as in solo performances in Europe, North America and Australia. His work has been presented in important venues, such as Ars Electronica, AI x Music Festival, Sònar, STEIM, TodaysArt and Audio Art Festival. In 2018, he was awarded a 5-year Academy of Finland Research Fellowship.