Prof. Rafael Ramirez is a Tenured Associate Professor and Leader of the Music and Machine Learning Lab at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. He obtained his BSc in Mathematics form the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and his MSc in Artificial Intelligence and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Bristol, UK. For five years, Rafael was a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the School of Computing of the National University of Singapore. He was principal investigator in the H2020 Research and Innovation TELMI (Technology-Enhanced Learning of Music Instruments) project. His research interests include music technology, machine learning, data mining, and their application to cognition, creative processes, accessible and brain-computer Interfaces, and health and well-being. He has published more than 100 research articles in peer-reviewed international Journals and Conferences, and acted as guest-editor of several special issues focused on machine learning and music. He currently acts as chair and program committee member for several machine learning and music technology conferences. In September 2025, Prof. Ramirez is invited to NITech hosted by Prof. Shinji Sakoh, Prof. Akinobu Lee and Dr. Sei Ueno.
– Title of given lecture in NITech:
Artificial Intelligence in Music: From Education to Health and Well-Being
