Composing, programming, and performing musical robots: Ajay Kapur at TEDxCalArts

TEDxCalArts: Performance, Body and Presence

Ajay Kapur is the Director of the Music Technology program (MTIID) at the California Institute of the Arts, as well as the Associate Dean for Research and Development in Digital Arts. He received an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in 2007 from University of Victoria combining computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, music and psychology with a focus on intelligent music systems and media technology. Ajay graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University in 2002.

Kapur has published over 70 technical papers and presented lectures across the world on music technology, human computer interface for artists, robotics for making sound, and modern digital orchestras. His book "Digitizing North Indian Music", discusses how sensors, machine learning and robotics are used to extend and preserve traditional techniques of Indian Classical music.

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