NEWS    MERL hosts Boston AI Music Meetup

Date released: March 19, 2026

  •  NEWS    MERL hosts Boston AI Music Meetup
  • Date:

    March 19, 2026

  • Where:

    Cambridge, MA

  • Description:

    MERL hosted the Boston AI Music Meetup on March 19, 2026, bringing together researchers, musicians, and technologists from the local community to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and music. The event featured talks on emerging approaches in AI-driven audio and creative tools, including a presentation by Elena Georgieva (NYU MARL) on improving audio quality for singing and speech using CLAP-based methods, as well as a talk by Ashvala Vinay (NoneType) on creative workflows using infinite canvas systems. Following the presentations, attendees participated in a networking session, fostering discussion and collaboration across academia and industry.

    The Boston AI Music Meetup has been held monthly since 2024 (including a presentation on MERL’s music source separation work in May 2025), and has grown to include over 1,200 subscribers, attracting attendees from across the Northeast. It provides a forum for knowledge exchange and collaboration within the rapidly evolving AI music ecosystem, with discussions spanning music information retrieval, generative AI, and machine learning for creative practice.

  • External Link:

    https://www.meetup.com/boston-ai-music-meetup/events/313325428/

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  • Research Areas:

    Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Speech & Audio