tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34154557841519352502012-02-16T09:21:53.852-08:00Public transportation in the vicinity of machine learning, signal processing, and information retrieval.Doug Turnbullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146743146337616988noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415455784151935250.post-13882229649013384852007-09-22T05:39:00.000-07:002007-09-22T05:59:29.119-07:00This first blog entry is being written while <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sitting</span> in my hotel room on the eve of the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> International Conference of Music Information Retrieval (</span><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ISMIR</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 2007)</span>. It is my favorite conference because I'm surrounded by 'my people': everyone is part artist and part researcher, and everyone loves music.<br /><br />I can honestly say that last year, I found just about every talk, poster, and demo to be relevant and interesting. Everyone is excited to share, discuss and debate the finer point of music analysis and information retrieval.<br /><br />Dinner tonight is a chance to catch up with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">colleagues</span> both old an new. I am most excited to see <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Masataka</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Goto</span> and his merry bunch of Japanese grad students. Last summer, I got to work with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Goto</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">san</span> and Elias <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Pampalk</span> in Japan at a government lab just north of Tokyo. The experience completely <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">rejuvenated</span> my research. Every grad student should have to work in a foreign lab. I guess this is why professors go on sabbaticals...<br /><br />This is my second year at ISMIR, though I have been following the conference for years. This year, I am presenting three paper and a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">MIREX</span> poster. It's my first multiple-event conference. Slides for multiple talks can be a drag, but it make me feel like a major contributor rather then an outsider peaking in.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415455784151935250-1388222964901338485?l=dougcab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Doug Turnbullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146743146337616988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415455784151935250.post-24628752284788903202007-09-22T05:09:00.000-07:002007-09-22T05:39:06.216-07:00Now in the beginning of my final year of graduate school, I have decide to start a research blog.<br /><br />The long title is:<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Doug's Computer Audition Blog (CAB)</span>: public transportation in the vicinity of machine learning, signal processing, and information retrieval<br /><br />The plan is to give commentary Computer Audition research from the perspective of an emerging researcher in the field. However, I am sure the commentary will be tempered by my personal evolution as a move away from my meager grad student existence to whatever grand plan lies ahead.<br /><br />On tap for this year:<br /><ol><li>Writing a thesis</li><li>Putting together papers</li><li>Finding a postdoc or faculty postion<br /></li><li>Starting a company</li></ol>Hopefully the stress from all this will lead to some insightful and creative thoughts...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3415455784151935250-2462875228478890320?l=dougcab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Doug Turnbullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146743146337616988noreply@blogger.com0