Prof. Doug Turnbull (Computer Science) will be bringing four IC students (Sean Blackford ‘22, Emmett Barry ‘23, April Trainor ’25, and D’Andre Walker ‘25) to the Northeast Music Information Special Interest Group (NEMISIG) annual workshop at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on Saturday, June 4th. The students will present to two music apps (Localify.org, Porchfest.live) and give a research presentation on “Music Deserts”.
Localify.org: Exploring Local Artist and Live Event Recommendation
Emmett Barry ‘23, April Trainor ‘25, Sean Blackford ‘22, Sam Edelstein ‘22, Doug Turnbull
Porchfest.live: A User-Centric Guide for Community-Based Porchfest Events
Vera Crabtree ‘22, Sam Edelstein ‘22, Sean Blackford ‘22, Elias Platt ‘22, Emmett Barry ‘23, April Trainor ‘25, Doug Turnbull
Identifying “Music Deserts”: Using Live Music Event Data to Study Local Music Scenes
Michael Zhou, April Trainor ‘25, Andy McGraw, Doug Turnbull
Posters for these presentations can be found online. Prof. Turnbull will also be giving a lab overview talk on “Using Technology to Build Local Music Community” at the workshop.
