Descriptions of the birds-of-a-feather pre-conference workshop sessions to be held at DHCS 2009 have been posted.
Please contact Mark Olsen (markymaypo57 AT gmail DOT com) for more information.
Descriptions of the birds-of-a-feather pre-conference workshop sessions to be held at DHCS 2009 have been posted.
Please contact Mark Olsen (markymaypo57 AT gmail DOT com) for more information.
If you have not yet registered for DHCS online, please do so today, as online registration will close at midnight. In particular, if you are planning to come to the conference banquet, make sure to register and pay online now, as space is limited.
FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Critical Computing:
Models and Challenges for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science
http://dhcs.iit.edu
November 14-16, 2009
Illinois Institute of Technology
Hermann Hall, 3241 S Federal St.
McCormick-Tribune Campus Center, 3201 S State St.
Chicago, IL 60616
The annual Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer
Science (DHCS) brings together researchers and scholars in the
humanities and computer science to advance interdisciplinary
collaborations between the digital humanists and computer scientists,
advancing the area as a field of intellectual inquiry and identifying
new directions and perspectives for future research.
Program: http://dhcs.iit.edu/fullprogram.html
Registration: http://dhcs.iit.edu/registration.html
Please register by Wednesday, November 11, as space is limited.
INVITED SPEAKERS:
SPONSORED BY:
* Illinois Institute of Technology
* The University of Chicago
* Northwestern University
The keynote speaker at the DHCS 2009 banquet on Sunday evening, November 15, will be Prof. Roger Dannenberg, of Carnegie-Mellon University.
Click here to register for the banquet, and here to register for the main conference.
The Music Technology Revolution
Roger B. Dannenberg
Abstract
Today, more than ever, is a time of technological change. It does not seem an exaggeration to claim that we are in the midst of a musical revolution as evidenced by huge changes in music formats and distribution, new modes of music distribution, and the near collapse of live music. The revolution is not over. Most of the changes we have seen recently can be explained in terms of music storage (the CD, digital studio, and iPod) and transmission (radio, cell phones, Internet). It is remarkable that computers have been doubling in computational power every 18 months for 60 years, yet we have mainly used that power to move and store music more efficiently. While storage and transmission are obviously pivotal factors, I believe that ultimately computation will be seen as the major force of change. Computation gives us fundamentally new abilities that include searching, teaching, composing, performing, interacting, and playing with music. I expect these capabilities to emerge in the next decade, and I will show examples from today's research that hint at our musical future.
Dr. Roger B. Dannenberg is an Associate Research Professor in the Schools of Computer Science and Art at Carnegie Mellon University, where he is also a fellow of the Studio for Creative Inquiry. His compositions have been performed by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and many festivals. Dannenberg is well known for his computer music research, especially in real-time interactive systems. His pioneering work in computer accompaniment led to three patents and the SmartMusic system now used by over 100 thousand music students. He also played a central role in the development of the Piano Tutor, an intelligent, interactive, automated multimedia tutor that enables a student to obtain first-year piano proficiency in less than 20 hours. Dannenberg held a patent for large-scale interactive games controlled by crowd noise, and these "stadium games" have entertained many NFL fans. Other innovations include the application of machine learning to music style classification and the automation of music structure analysis. As a trumpet player, he has performed in concert halls ranging from the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem to the Espace de Projection at IRCAM, and he is active in performing jazz, classical, and new works as trumpeter in the Roger Humphries Big Band, principle trumpet with the Edgewood Symphony, and member of the Capgun Quartet.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Critical Computing:
Models and Challenges for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science
November 14-16, 2009
Illinois Institute of Technology
McCormick-Tribune Campus Center, 3201 S State St.
Hermann Hall, 3241 S Federal St.
Chicago, IL
http://dhcs.iit.edu
Critical Computing:
Models and Challenges for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science
November 14-16, 2009
Illinois Institute of Technology
McCormick-Tribune Campus Center, 3201 S State St.
Hermann Hall, 3241 S Federal St.
Chicago, IL
http://dhcs.iit.edu
The annual Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS) brings together researchers and scholars in the humanities and computer science to advance interdisciplinary collaborations between the digital humanists and computer scientists, advancing the area as a field of intellectual inquiry and identifying new directions and perspectives for future research.
Such collaborative research poses both problems and opportunities:
- How can computation provide new critical and interpretative tools for humanists?
- How can humanities scholarship help us understand the meaning and import of computational analysis of human artifacts?
Program: http://dhcs.iit.edu/program.html
Registration: http://dhcs.iit.edu/registration.html
INVITED SPEAKERS:
- Dr. Stephen Wolfram, founder and chief executive officer of Wolfram Research, creator of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha, and author of A New Kind of Science.
- Vasant Honavar, professor of Computer Science at Iowa State University, and founding director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory and the Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning & Discovery.
- Roger B. Dannenberg, Associate Research Professor of Computer Science and Art at Carnegie Mellon University, and fellow of the Studio for Creative Inquiry.
BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER WORKSHOP SESSIONS:
November 14, 2009: 1:00-5:00
Location: Illinois Institute of Technology
McCormick Tribune Campus Center
3201 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60616
As we did last year, we invite participants to organize workshops and informal, "birds-of-a-feather" workshop meetings on the day before the colloquium's regular paper and poster sessions. We envision the pre-colloquium being used for seminars and/or tutorials on topics that will feature in the colloquium's paper presentations as well as more informal exchanges on topics of common interest (e.g. "digital archaeology"). You may wish to consult last year's BoF schedule:
for some examples.
If you are interested in organizing a session, please contact Mark Olsen (markymaypo57 at gmail dawt com) with a title, brief synopsis, and preferred time slot which we will post on the colloquium site.
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR STUDENTS:
We are very pleased to be able to offer $500 towards travel expenses to three graduate students who wish to participate in DHCS 2009. Please see http://dhcs.iit.edu/student_travel.html for more information.
SPONSORED BY:
* Illinois Institute of Technology
* The University of Chicago
* Northwestern University
MORE INFORMATION:
For more information or to register, visit http://dhcs.iit.edu or email dhcs2009 at iit dot edu.
If you are interested in organizing a session, please contact Mark Olsen (markymaypo57 at gmail dawt com) with a title, brief synopsis, and preferred time slot which we will post on the colloquium site.
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR STUDENTS:
We are very pleased to be able to offer $500 towards travel expenses to three graduate students who wish to participate in DHCS 2009. Please see http://dhcs.iit.edu/student_travel.html for more information.
SPONSORED BY:
* Illinois Institute of Technology
* The University of Chicago
* Northwestern University
MORE INFORMATION:
For more information or to register, visit http://dhcs.iit.edu or email dhcs2009 at iit dot edu.
BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER WORKSHOP SESSIONS
November 14, 2009: 1:00-5:00
Location:
Illinois Institute of Technology
McCormick Tribune Campus Center
3201 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60616
As we did last year, we invite participants to organize workshops and
informal, "birds-of-a-feather" working meetings on the day before the
colloquium's regular paper and poster sessions. We envision the
pre-colloquium being used for seminars and/or tutorials on topics that
will feature in the colloquium's paper presentations as well as more
informal exchanges on topics of common interest (e.g. "digital
archaeology"). You may wish to consult last year's BoF schedule:
http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/dhcs2008/schedule/pre-colloquium/
for some examples.
If you are interested in organizing a session, please contact Mark
Olsen (markymaypo57 at gmail dawt com) with a title, brief synopsis,
and preferred time slot which we will post on the colloquium site.
The DHCS 2009 Online Registration is now open!
