Jean Bresson is a computer music researcher and software engineer, currenly working as product owner at Ableton (Berlin). Between 2003 and 2019 he was researcher at IRCAM (Paris). He has been one of the main developers of the OpenMusic environment, and has extended computer-assisted composition applications in a number of new directions such as sound synthesis and processing, sound spatialization, or real-time interaction systems.
Alessandro is an Audio Engineer Researcher who graduated in Mechanical Engineering (BSc and MSc) at Politecnico of Turin, Italy. During his Master's, he specialized in Vibration Mechanics, Acoustics, and Psychoacoustics with a Thesis project on Binaural Recording. Alessandro works at CNMAT with Professor Carmine Emanuele Cella on a project focused on modeling an augmented instrument.
Han Zhang is a researcher in music technology and a composer. She received her MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, IL in 2020, and she is now working with Prof. Carmine E. Cella on music-technology-related projects and other creative works.
Kayla Cashetta is a composer whose work incorporates analog, digital, and acoustic instruments and practices.
Didem Coskunseven is a composer, sound artist and electronic musician based in Berkeley, CA. Coskunseven’s works vary between acoustic compositions for ensembles, electronic music, installations for gallery spaces and productions for stage focusing on creating multi-sensorial experience. She performs as a computer musician and improvisor collaborating with dancers, choreographers and video designers.
Clara Olivares (b. 1993) is a Franco-Spanish composer. After studying the piano at the Conservatory of Strasbourg, she entered the composition curriculum with Mark André in 2011, then continued studying with Philippe Manoury, Daniel D’Adamo, Thierry Blondeau and Annette Schlüntz. She also received advice from Chaya Czernowin, Philippe Schoeller and Alberto Posadas.
Ursula Kwong-Brown is a composer, sound designer and arts technologist based in Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. in Music Composition & New Media from the University of California, Berkeley (2018) and her B.A. in Music & Biology from Columbia University (2010).
Composer, sound artist, improviser /piano, drums, electronics/
post-doctorate degree (habilitation) /composition/
associate professor at Academy of Music in Poznan
Theocharis Papatrechas is a visiting Researcher and Composer at CNMAT through November, 2021.
Imran Sekalala is an undergraduate researcher at CNMAT. He is currently studying Data Science with an emphasis in Data Arts and Humanities. He is also minoring in Environmental Design. At CNMAT, Imran is working with Professor Edmund Campion on an upcoming release of the CNMAT Depot 2.0 software package with a focus on CNMAT Spectral Tools.
