International Audio Laboratories Erlangen

Group Members

On this website, you find the list of current and former studends of my research group.

Current Postdocs

• Stefan Balke
  
  
  
  
• Ben Maman
  
  
  
  
• Jakob Abeßer
  
  
  
  
• Ching-Yu Chiu (Sunny)
  
  
  
  

Current Doctoral Students

• Peter Meier
  
  
  
  
• Simon Schwär
  
  
  
  
• Johannes Zeitler
  
  
  
  
• Sebastian Strahl
  
  
  
  
• Hans-Ulrich Berendes
  
  
  
  

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

• Yigitcan Özer (2024). Source Separation of Piano Music Recordings. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), June 2024.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Michael Krause (2023). Activity Detection for Sound Events in Orchestral Music Recordings. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), July 2023.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Sebastian Rosenzweig (2022). Interactive Signal Processing Tools for Analyzing Multitrack Singing Voice Recordings. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), June 2022.
  PhD Thesis
  

• Frank Zalkow (2021). Learning Audio Representations for Cross-Version Retrieval of Western Classical Music. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), June 2021.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Hendrik Schreiber (2020). Data-Driven Approaches for Tempo and Key Estimation of Music Recordings. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), July 2020.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Patricio López-Serrano (2019). Analyzing Sample-Based Electronic Music Using Audio Processing Techniques. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), March 2019.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• 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.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Stefan Balke (2018). Multimedia Processing Techniques for Retrieving, Extracting, and Accessing Musical Content. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), March 2018.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Thomas Prätzlich (2016). Freischütz Digital: Processing Audio Signals in Complex Music Scenarios. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2016.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• 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.
  PhD Thesis
  

• Harald G. Grohganz (2015). Algorithmen zur strukturellen Analyse von Musikaufnahmen. PhD Thesis, Bonn University, February 2015.
  Co-supervision with Prof. Michael Clausen
  PhD Thesis
  

• Nanzhu Jiang (2015). Repetition-based Structure Analysis of Music Recordings. PhD Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), February 2015.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Thomas Helten (2013). Processing and Tracking Human Motions Using Optical, Inertial, and Depth Sensors. PhD Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, December 2013.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Andreas Baak (2012). Retrieval-based Approaches for Tracking and Reconstructing Human Motions. PhD Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, June 2012.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Peter Grosche (2012). Signal Processing Methods for Beat Tracking, Music Segmentation, and Audio Retrieval. PhD Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, May 2012.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Verena Konz (2012). Automated Methods for Audio-Based Music Analysis with Applications to Musicology. PhD Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, May 2012.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

• Sebastian Ewert (2012). Signal Processing Methods for Music Synchronization, Audio Matching, and Source Separation. PhD Thesis, Bonn University, March 2012.
  PhD Thesis
  
  

Former Master, Diploma, and Bachelor Students

• Rico Rosenbusch (2024). Automated Real-Time Beat Tracking: Response Time and Confidence Analysis. Bachelor Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), September 2023.
  Demo
• Ole Frederik Müermann (2024). Real-Time Beat Tracking for Creative Music Production. Bachelor Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), August 2024.
  DemoMaster Thesis
• Saikeerthi Chirumamilla Hagadur (2024). DSP-Assisted Deep F0 Extractor Implementation and Evaluation. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), August 2024.
• Leo Brütting (2023). Efficient Sound Synthesis Methods for Musical Event Sonification. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), December 2023.
• Hans-Ulrich Berendes (2023). Differentiable Models for Piano Sound Synthesis. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), July 2023.
• 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.
  Master Thesis
• Florian Schuberth (2021). A Cross-Version Study on Computational Harmony Analysis of Music Recordings. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), January 2021.
  Master Thesis
• 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.
  Master Thesis
• 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)
  Master Thesis
• 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)
  Master Thesis
• 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.
  Master Thesis
• 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.
  Master Thesis
• 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.
  Master Thesis
• 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.
  Master Thesis
• Lukas Lamprecht (2014). Towards Automated Retrieval of Audio Recordings based on Musical Themes. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), November 2014.
  Master Thesis
• Venkatesh Kulkarni (2014). Towards Automatic Audio Segmentation of Indian Carnatic Music. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), July 2014.
  Master Thesis
• Thomas Prätzlich (2012). A Cross-Version Approach for Novelty Detection in Music Recordings. Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, January 2012.
  Master Thesis
• Jonathan Driedger (2011). Time-Scale Modification Algorithms for Music Audio Signals. Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, November 2011.
  Master Thesis
• Zhe Zuo (2011). Towards Automated Segmentation of Repetitive Music Recordings. Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, August 2011.
  Master Thesis
• Philipp von Styp-Rekowsky (2011). Towards Time-Adaptive Feature Design in Music Signal Processing. Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, March 2011.
  Master Thesis
• Nanzhu Jiang (2011). An Analysis of Automatic Chord Recognition Procedures for Music Recordings. Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, January 2011.
  Master Thesis
• Heike Brock (2010). Automated Classification of Trampoline Motions Based on Inertial Sensor Input. Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, December 2010.
  Master Thesis
• 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.
  Bachelor Thesis
• Andi Scharfstein (2009). Determining Tempo Characteristics of Expressive Music Recordings: An Algorithmic Approach. Master Thesis, Saarland University and MPI Informatik, May 2009.
  Master Thesis
• Daniel Appelt (2008). Multiresolution Approaches to Audio Structure Analysis - Identifying Hierarchical Structures in Music. Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, July 2008.**
  Master Thesis
• Katharina Stollenwerk (2008) Bewegungsklassifikation mittels stochastischer Modelle. Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, May 2008.
  Master Thesis
• Andreas Baak (2008). Effiziente Algorithmen zur inhaltsbasierten Suche in Bewegungsdaten. Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, March 2008.
  Master Thesis
• Sebastian Kreuzer (2008). Beiträge zum Entwurf und Vergleich von robusten Audiomerkmalen für das Musikretrieval. Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, February 2008.
  Master Thesis
• Sebastian Ewert (2007). Effiziente Methoden zur hochauflösenden Musiksynchronisation. Diplomarbeit, University of Bonn, December 2007.
  Master Thesis

Research Internships & Research Projects

• Botsch, Sören (Major Research Project, ASC, FAU, 2024)
• Cariappa, Rithika (Project MAP, AI, FAU, 2023)
• Sarkar, Jibak (Project MAP, AI, FAU, 2023)
• Sen Sarma, Jeet (Project MAP, AI, FAU, 2023)
• Foti, Pietro (Project MAP, AI, FAU, 2023)
• Wang, Zuhiu (Research Internship, EEI, FAU, 2023)
• 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 MAP, 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)