Maya Ackerman

Can soulless machines engage in the creative art of musical
composition? Indeed, computer systems have been writing
music for decades. We will discuss developments in algorithmic
composition and improvisation. The talk will then focus on a
recent system were a computer takes on songwriting, including
both the creation of lyrics and vocal melodies. Full compositions,
created together with machines and independently by computer
systems, will be presented.

Life performance of songs composed with an AI may be included.

Clustering is an integral part of Machine Learning, which aims
to identify similar groups of items in data. This fundamental
data mining method has wide-reaching applications,
spanning from autonomy and bioinformatics, to marketing
and zoology. This talk offers an introduction to Cluster
Analysis, starting with a overview of the clustering pipeline.
Several popular clustering algorithms will be presented.
Further, we will discuss a framework that enables us to make
informed decisions when selecting a clustering techniques.