AES Milan 2018 Presenter or Author
Alberto Pinto
Primary Affiliation: CESMA - Lugano, Switzerland
Secondary Affiliation: Milan, Italy
AES Member Type: Member
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Alberto Pinto was born in Milan in 1974. After degrees in mathematics and physics he received a PhD in computer science from the University of Milan focusing on mathematical modelling of musical structures and music information retrieval. Besides, he graduated in organ and organ composition (terminal degree) at the "G. Verdi" Conservatory of Music of Milan and continued the musical studies in organ and improvisation with Alessio Corti at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, Switzerland, where he was given a "Diplôme de Concert avec Mention" in organ and improvisation. He also attended masterclasses and summer courses in organ interpretation with Lionel Rogg, François Delor and Michael Radulescu.
As a researcher, he worked at the University of Milan and the University of Utrecht and, since 2006, he has been Visiting Scholar at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and the Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities (CCARH) at Stanford University. His research interests are mainly focused in the areas of mathematical musicology and music information retrieval. He serves as a referee for international journals and conferences, and he is a member of many technical committees, board member of the Italian AES Section and of the education committee of the Swiss AES Section. He is the recipient of the gold medal for mathematics from the President of the Italian Republic and a nominee for the ACM doctoral dissertation award.
As a musician, he has been titular organist at the Ss. Patroni d'Italia church in Milan since 1990 and, since 2004, at the San Bartolomeo church, in the same town. Alongside his scientific activity, he regularly performs in concerts in Italy and abroad. In 2008 he won the Italian national organ competition of Viterbo - Carivit prize and, in 2011, he was awarded the "Pierre Segond" prize from the City of Geneva.
Since 2012 he is the director of CESMA - Centro Europeo per gli Studi in Musica e Acustica of Lugano, Switzerland, where he has the opportunity to combine his two loves, also by teaching courses in mathematical modelling and audio signal processing.
Session List
May 23:
SE01: Opening Ceremonies (Presenter)