George Tzanetakis, University of Victoria

Research

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Computer audition audio signal processing machine learning music information retrieval human computer interaction computer assisted music education music robotics and sensors

Latest funding

Computational modelling of sonic mimicry for music pedagogy, revitalization, and search
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$92,000
Physical activity based music recommendation and selection system
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Improvising with the dead
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$138,000

All 20 grants and awards

No publications available.

Computational modelling of sonic mimicry for music pedagogy, revitalization, and search

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tzanetakis, George

Keywords: music information retrieval; deep learning; human-in-the loop ai; artificial intelligence; computer-assisted music pedagogy; computational ethnomusicology; language learning

$92,000

Physical activity based music recommendation and selection system

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Tzanetakis, George

$25,000

Improvising with the dead

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tzanetakis, George

$138,000

CREATE in Visual and Automated Disease Analytics (VADA)

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Irani, Pourang PP

$1,650,000

Music-visual feature mapping and deep tagging

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Tzanetakis, George

$25,000

Autonomous and reactive objects for sound and light generation

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Tzanetakis, George

$25,000

Advancing interdisciplinary research in singing: knowledge translation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: singing; development; education; well-being; cultural understanding; intergenerational understanding; inclusion; lifespan; knowledge translation; music

$20,000

Computer Analysis of Audio and Music

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Tzanetakis, George

$400,000

Computer Analysis of Audio and Music

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Tzanetakis, George

Keywords: CRC

$100,000

Automatic transcription of drum sounds from rhythmic loops and music recordings

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Tzanetakis, George

$24,750

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Computer audition Dear Professor Tzanetakis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on computer audition connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Computational modelling of sonic mimicry for music pedagogy, revitalization, and search" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]