Group Members
On this website, you find the list of current and former studends of my research group.
Current Postdocs
Current Doctoral Students
- Michael Krause
- Peter Meier
Doktorand im BayWISS-Kolleg Digitalisierung
Mitarbeiter: Technische Hochschule Deggendorf
Co-Betreuer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Krump - Yigitcan Özer
- Simon Schwär
- Johannes Zeitler
Former Postdocs
- Christof Weiß (09/2015 – 10/2022).
Professor for Computational Humanities (since November 2022)
Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (CAIDAS)
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany
Former Doctoral Students
- Sebastian Rosenzweig
(2022).
Interactive Signal Processing Tools for Analyzing Multitrack Singing Voice Recordings.
PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), June 2022.
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- Frank Zalkow
(2021).
Learning Audio Representations for Cross-Version Retrieval of Western Classical Music.
PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), June 2021.
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- Hendrik Schreiber
(2020).
Data-Driven Approaches for Tempo and Key Estimation of Music Recordings.
PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), July 2020.
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- Patricio López-Serrano
(2019).
Analyzing Sample-Based Electronic Music Using Audio Processing Techniques.
PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), March 2019.
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- Christian Dittmar
(2018).
Source Separation and Restoration of Drum Sounds in Music Recordings.
PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), May 2018.
Christian Dittmar won the Promotionspreis 2019 of the Staedtler Stiftung for his outstanding dissertation.
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- Stefan Balke
(2018).
Multimedia Processing Techniques for Retrieving, Extracting, and Accessing Musical Content.
PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), March 2018.
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- Thomas Prätzlich
(2016).
Freischütz Digital: Processing Audio Signals in Complex Music Scenarios.
PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2016.
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- Jonathan Driedger
(2016).
Processing Music Signals Using Audio Decomposition Techniques.
PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), May 2016.
Jonathan Driedger won the Promotionspreis 2017 of the Staedtler Stiftung for his outstanding dissertation.
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Harald G. Grohganz (2015).
Algorithmen zur strukturellen Analyse von Musikaufnahmen.
PhD Thesis, Bonn University, February 2015.
Co-supervision with Prof. Michael Clausen
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Nanzhu Jiang (2015).
Repetition-based Structure Analysis of Music Recordings.
PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), February 2015.
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Thomas Helten (2013).
Processing and Tracking Human Motions Using Optical, Inertial, and Depth Sensors.
PhD Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, December 2013.
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Andreas Baak (2012).
Retrieval-based Approaches for Tracking and Reconstructing Human Motions. PhD Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, June 2012.
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Peter Grosche (2012).
Signal Processing Methods for Beat Tracking, Music Segmentation, and Audio Retrieval.
PhD Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, May 2012.
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Verena Konz (2012).
Automated Methods for Audio-Based Music Analysis with Applications to Musicology.
PhD Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, May 2012.
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Sebastian Ewert (2012).
Signal Processing Methods for Music Synchronization, Audio Matching, and Source Separation.
PhD Thesis, Bonn University, March 2012.
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Former Master, Diploma, and Bachelor Students
- Michael Fast (2022). Data-Driven Singing Reconstruction and Synthesis Techniques. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2022.
- Yunbei Huang (2022). Integrating Activation Functions for Improving Music Synchronization Algorithms. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2022.
- Jonathan Hansen (2021). Constrained Autoencoders for Musically Informed Audio Decomposition. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), December 2021.
- Halil Erdogan (2021). Data-Driven Singing Activity Detection for Music Recordings. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), December 2021.
- Benjamin Brunner (2021).
Evaluating Tuning Estimation Algorithms for Music Processing Applications.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), March 2021.
Co-supervision with Prof. Robert Weigel, Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik - Tim Zunner (2021).
Neural Networks with Nonnegativity Constraints for Decomposing Music Recordings.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), January 2021.
PDF - Florian Schuberth (2021).
A Cross-Version Study on Computational Harmony Analysis of Music Recordings.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), January 2021.
PDF - Edgar Andrés Suárez Guarnizo (2020).
DNN-Based Matrix Factorization with Applications to Drum Sound Decomposition.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), April 2020.
PDF - David Kopyto (2020). Graph-Based Techniques for Music Structure Analysis of Audio Recordings. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), March 2020.
- Julian Brandner (2019).
Efficient Cross-Version Music Retrieval Using Dimensionality Reduction and Indexing Techiques.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2019.
Co-supervision with Prof. Andreas Maier, Lehrstuhl für Informatik 5 (Pattern Recognition)
PDF - Judith Bauer (2019).
Deep-Learning Approaches for Fundamental Frequency Estimation of Music Recordings.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2019.
Co-supervision with Prof. Andreas Maier, Lehrstuhl für Informatik 5 (Pattern Recognition)
PDF - Julian Reck (2019). Boundary Detection in Music Recordings Using Deep Learning Techniques. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), July 2019.
- María Alejandra Acuña Rojas (2019). Informed Music Processing Techniques for Singing Voice Analysis. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), May 2019.
- Leo Brütting (2019). Hierarchical Tonal Analysis of Music Signals. Bachelor Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), March 2019.
- Fabian Brand (2018).
Chord Transition Features for Style Classification of Music Recordings.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), October 2018.
PDF - Helmut Hedwig (2017). Audio Processing Techniques for Constraint-Based Music Remixing. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), October 2017.
- Sebastian Rosenzweig (2017).
Audio Processing Techniques for Analyzing Georgian Vocal Music.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), September 2017.
PDF - Johannes Knödtel (2016).
Efficient Content-Based Audio Retrieval.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), December 2016.
Co-supervision with Prof. Klaus Meyer-Wegener, Lehrstuhl für Informatik 6 (Datenmanagement) - Arne Niitsoo (2016). Soft Decision Trees for Singing Voice Detection. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), December 2016.
- Manuel Hiemer (2016).
Konzept einer Multimedia-Datenbank für Musikdaten zu einer Oper.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2016.
Co-supervision with Prof. Klaus Meyer-Wegener, Lehrstuhl für Informatik 6 (Datenmanagement) - Pedro Solórzano Manzano (2016).
Audio Fingerprinting Techniques for Sample Identification in Electronic Music.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2016.
PDF - Thimmaiah Kuppanda Ganapathy (2015). Development of a Virtual Reality Environment for Sonification Evaluation. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), March 2015.
- Sanu Pulimootil Achankunju (2014).
Cross-Modal Matching of Text, Image and Symbolic Music Data.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2014.
PDF - Lukas Lamprecht (2014).
Towards Automated Retrieval of Audio Recordings based on Musical Themes.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2014.
PDF - Venkatesh Kulkarni (2014).
Towards Automatic Audio Segmentation of Indian Carnatic Music.
Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), July 2014.
PDF - Thomas Prätzlich (2012).
A Cross-Version Approach for Novelty Detection in Music Recordings.
Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, January 2012.
PDF - Jonathan Driedger (2011).
Time-Scale Modification Algorithms for Music Audio Signals.
Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, November 2011.
PDF - Zhe Zuo (2011).
Towards Automated Segmentation of Repetitive Music Recordings.
Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, August 2011.
PDF - Philipp von Styp-Rekowsky (2011).
Towards Time-Adaptive Feature Design in Music Signal Processing.
Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, March 2011.
PDF - Nanzhu Jiang (2011).
An Analysis of Automatic Chord Recognition Procedures for Music Recordings.
Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, January 2011.
PDF - Heike Brock (2010).
Automated Classification of Trampoline Motions Based on Inertial Sensor Input.
Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, December 2010.
PDF - Radu Curticapean (2009).
Clustering-based Audio Segmentation with Applications to Music Structure Analysis.
Bachelor Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, November 2009.
Radu Curticapean won the FdSI-Bachelor-Preis for outstanding achievements in the Bachelor programme.
PDF - Andi Scharfstein (2009).
Determining Tempo Characteristics of Expressive Music Recordings: An Algorithmic Approach.
Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, May 2009.
PDF - Daniel Appelt (2008).
Multiresolution Approaches to Audio Structure Analysis - Identifying Hierarchical Structures in Music.
Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, July 2008.**
PDF - Katharina Stollenwerk (2008)
Bewegungsklassifikation mittels stochastischer Modelle.
Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, May 2008.
PDF - Andreas Baak (2008).
Effiziente Algorithmen zur inhaltsbasierten Suche in Bewegungsdaten.
Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, March 2008.
PDF - Sebastian Kreuzer (2008).
Beiträge zum Entwurf und Vergleich von robusten Audiomerkmalen für das Musikretrieval.
Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, February 2008.
PDF - Sebastian Ewert (2007).
Effiziente Methoden zur hochauflösenden Musiksynchronisation.
Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, December 2007.
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Research Internships & Research Projects
- Teena tom Dieck (Minor Research Project in co-supervision with Sebastian Schlecht at Aalto University, ASC, FAU, 2023)
- Sebastian Strahl (Major Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2022)
- Moumita Chakraborty (Minor Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2022)
- Hans-Ulrich Berendes (Minor Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2022)
- Michael Fast (Research Internship, EEI, FAU, 2022)
- Yunbei Huang (Research Internship, EEI, FAU, 2022)
- Thomas Neher (Project, Computer Science, FAU, 2021)
- Vojtěch Pešek (Project, Computer Science, FAU, 2021)
- Jonathan Hansen (Research Internship, EEI, FAU, 2021)
- Halil Erdogan (Research Internship, CME, FAU, 2021)
- Leo Brütting (Research Internship, EEI, FAU, 2021)
- Harsha Vadlamudi (Minor Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2021)
- Johannes Zeitler (Major Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2021)
- Simon Schwär (Major Research Project in co-supervision with Sebastian Schlecht at Aalto University, ASC, FAU, 2020)
- Shahmeer Shahnawaz (Research Internship, CME, FAU, 2020)
- Dipanjan Datta Roy (Research Internship, CME, FAU, 2020)
- Lu Cheng (Research Internships , I&K, FAU, 2020)
- Tim Zunner (Major Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2020)
- Angel Villar-Corrales (Major Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2020)
- Florian Schuberth (Research Internship, EEI, FAU, 2020)
- David Kopyto (Major Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2019)
- Junseong Park (Major Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2019)
- Edgar Suarez (Major Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2019)
- Satnam Singh (Minor Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2019)
- Ryo Nishikimi (Kyoto University, Japan, 2019)
- Lukas Brand (Major Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2018)
- María Alejandra Acuña Rojas (Research Internship, CME, FAU, 2018)
- Érica Fontana Paiva (Research Internship, CME, FAU, 2018)
- Julian Reck (Research Internship, EEI, FAU, 2017)
- Helmut Hedwig (Research Internship,EEI, FAU, 2017)
- Sebastian Rosenzweig (Research Internship, CME, FAU, 2017)
- Fernando María De Villar Rosety (Tecnun, Spain, 2015)
- Thure Beyer (Research Internship, EEI, FAU, 2015)
- Lukas Lamprecht (Research Internship, EEI, FAU, 2014)
Research Assistants
- Julia Zalkow (08/2016-01/2018)