Posts

Sophie Straetemans interviewed me for Science Notes. We talk about what fairness means in music recommender systems and how powerful algorithms quietly decide which artists get heard and which stay invisible on digital music platforms.

As part of Open Garden 2026, composers and sound artists are invited to submit concepts for a sound installation engaging with the theme ‘Territory’.

Anouk van Kasteren presents our CHI 2026 poster in Barcelona, Spain.

A feature article in ‘Arbeit & Wirtschaft’ looks at how generative AI (GenAI) is changing the music landscape.

Have just returned from ECIR 2026 in Delft, The Netherlands; Short Paper Chair with Sean MacAvaney and Mohammad Aliannejadi; proceedings in four parts; mentored two PhD students; memorable Lijm & Cultuur venue.

Reflecting on the First AlpCHI Conference.

Panelist at the Austrian Chancellery’s event on the International Women’s Day 2026.

Together with Elena V. Epure, Andrés Ferraro, and Lorenzo Porcaro, I am a Guest Editor for the Special Issue ‘Music Recommender Systems’ in the journal ACM Transactions on Recommender Systems.

I was honored to contribute to the article ‘Verliebt in KI: Wie Chatbots Herzen erobern’ and discuss the topic live on ORF Radio Salzburg’s ‘Mittagszeit’ with Sabine Viktoria Schneider and Martin Ferdiny.

A personal recap of 2025.