OCH
Da Música por Computador à Computação Quântica
2025-01-27 2pm Pequeno Auditório CAE, Figueira da Foz
Sinopse
How can Quantum Computing be used in Music Composition? And what does it even mean to use computers in music? In this talk I will present my research and creative work on Music and Quantum Computing. I’ll include a brief personal and historical overview, explaining the context in which computers enter the music creative practice space, and the doors that it opened. On my quest to define a Quantum-computing Aided Composition (QAC), I developed a toolkit for musicians and artists to build, run, and simulate quantum circuits. And along the way co-hosted conferences and started an online-first Community for artists and scientists working in this cross-disciplinary field. Part of the talk will feature a live coding demo and a quick overview of how to engage with the Community.
Bio
OCH is a performer, composer, and technologist, working and teaching on music and quantum computing, telematics, multimedia, and improvisation. He earned his PhD at UC Irvine (USA) with the pioneering work in Music and Quantum Computing "Adventures in Quantumland" (quantumland.art). He also earned his MA at ESMAE-IPP (PT) with his research on the relations between music and painting, and currently he is a Marie-Curie Fellow with the project IIMPAQCT at University of Coimbra (PT). OCH has numerous software tools and relevant academic publications, and he has presented his music and research at international venues such as NYCEMF, NIME, IRCAM, Splice, Audio Mostly, and MCM. In recent years, his work has been recognized with grants and awards from MSCA, Fulbright, FCT, Medici, Beall Center for Art+Technology, and IBM.
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