TOYOTA AI SEMINAR SERIES
       Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
                Stained-Glass Conference Room (3725 CSE)
                4:00 - 5:30 PM Tuesday, November 6, 2007


 Name-that-Tune and other Naming Problems in Music Information Retrieval

                                  by

                           Gregory Wakefield

                          Associate Professor
              Electrical Engineering and Computer Science


Abstract:

Music Information Retrieval draws upon a variety of disciplines to
address basic questions related to music as a source of information.
"Name that tune" is a famous example that has generated much attention
in the MIR community. Other "naming problems" exist, however, such as
singer identification and style classification. This talk presents an
overview of the MIR field, reviews several approaches that are being
taken to address these naming problems, and summarizes the work of my
students and colleagues.