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2025 AES International Conference on Breaking Barriers in Audio
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Thursday, April 3
 

7:45am PDT

Conference Welcome
Thursday April 3, 2025 7:45am - 8:00am PDT
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Thursday April 3, 2025 7:45am - 8:00am PDT
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8:00am PDT

Amplifying Identity: The Historical Impact of the Queer Community on Audio Engineering and Electronic Music
Thursday April 3, 2025 8:00am - 8:20am PDT
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Speakers
HG

Heloise Garry

Stanford University
Thursday April 3, 2025 8:00am - 8:20am PDT
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  Allyship and Advocacy in the Audio Community, Paper |   LGBTQIA+ Representation in Audio, Paper

8:20am PDT

Five Interviews with Chinese Electro-pop Musicians, Technologists, and Trailblazers
Thursday April 3, 2025 8:20am - 8:40am PDT
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Speakers
avatar for Jiayue Cecilia Wu

Jiayue Cecilia Wu

Assistant Professor, Graduate Program Director (MSRA), University of Colorado Denver
Originally from Beijing, Dr. Jiayue Cecilia Wu (AKA: 武小慈) is a scholar, composer, audio engineer, and multimedia technologist. Her work focuses on how technology can augment the healing power of music. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Design and Engineering in 2000... Read More →
Thursday April 3, 2025 8:20am - 8:40am PDT
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  Global Perspectives on DEI in Audio, Paper |   LGBTQIA+ Representation in Audio, Paper |   Role models, Paper

8:40am PDT

K-pop Culture and Protest: Bridging Generations, Identities, and Agendas in South Korea
Thursday April 3, 2025 8:40am - 9:00am PDT
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Speakers
avatar for Alexandria Smith

Alexandria Smith

Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Praised by The New York Times for her “appealingly melancholic sound” and “entertaining array of distortion effects,” Alexandria Smith is a multimedia artist, audio engineer, scholar, trumpeter, and educator who enjoys working at the intersection of all these disciplines... Read More →
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Chaeryeong Oh

Georgia Institute of Technology
Thursday April 3, 2025 8:40am - 9:00am PDT
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  Global Perspectives on DEI in Audio, Paper |   LGBTQIA+ Representation in Audio, Paper |   Representation, Paper

9:00am PDT

Tutorial: Taking the Stage: Electronic Music Education as Empowerment
Thursday April 3, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT
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Speakers
avatar for Claire Lim

Claire Lim

Music Technologist/Educator, Independent/Berklee College of Music/City University of New York
Claire Marie Lim is a music technologist and electronic musician, active under her artist project dolltr!ck. An educator on faculty at Berklee College of Music, BerkleeNYC and the City University of New York, she specializes in instruction for live electronic performance, production... Read More →
Thursday April 3, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am PDT
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  Inclusive Pedagogy in Audio Education, Tutorial |   Mentoring for underrepresented groups, Tutorial

9:45am PDT

Demonstration: Enhancing Creativity: AI-Assisted
Thursday April 3, 2025 9:45am - 10:10am PDT
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Speakers
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Reda El Ouajjite

Al Akhawayn University In Ifrane
Thursday April 3, 2025 9:45am - 10:10am PDT
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  Accessibility, Demonstration

10:10am PDT

Cultural Gatekeeping: The Role of Oriental Superstitions in Limiting Women's Access to the Technology
Thursday April 3, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am PDT
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Speakers
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Tiange Zhou

Beijing Normal University
Thursday April 3, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am PDT
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  Barriers to entry (Gatekeeping), Poster

10:10am PDT

Cultural Appropriation and Unethical Adaption of African Music and its Artefacts
Thursday April 3, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am PDT
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NI
Thursday April 3, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am PDT
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  Cultural Appropriation and Ethics in Sound Production, Poster |   Cultural Sensitivity in Sound Design, Poster |   Historical Exclusion and Erasure in Audio, Poster

10:10am PDT

Queer Acousmonia: ad-hoc multichannel sound as collective social practice within Berlin's experimental music community
Thursday April 3, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am PDT
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Speakers
SD

Sam Dunscombe

UC San Diego
Thursday April 3, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am PDT
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  DEI in Audio Research and Development, Poster |   LGBTQIA+ Representation in Audio, Poster |   Technological Access and Digital Divide, Poster |   Women in Audio Leadership, Poster

11:00am PDT

Embodied Sonic Meditation Workshop: Promoting Audio Engineers' Wellbeing
Thursday April 3, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
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Speakers
JW
Thursday April 3, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
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  Neurodiversity and Mental Health in Audio Careers, Workshop |   Workplace Inclusivity and Diversity Initiatives, Workshop

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Break
Thursday April 3, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
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Thursday April 3, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
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1:00pm PDT

Keynote Dr. Leslie Gaston-Bird
Thursday April 3, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
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Speakers
DL

Dr. Leslie Gaston-Bird

AES past president and founder of Immersive and Inclusive Audio (IIA)
Thursday April 3, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
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2:00pm PDT

Music for the Masses: Expanding Diversity in Music Technology Through Representation and Sonic Empowerment
Thursday April 3, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
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Speakers
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Emelia Piane

University of Michigan
Thursday April 3, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
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  Allyship and Advocacy in the Audio Community, Poster |   Inclusive Pedagogy in Audio Education, Poster |   Representation, Poster

2:25pm PDT

Tutorial: Breaking the Sound Barrier: Building the Next Wave of Audio
Thursday April 3, 2025 2:25pm - 3:10pm PDT
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Speakers
KL

Kacie Luaders

Could Be Pretty Cool
Thursday April 3, 2025 2:25pm - 3:10pm PDT
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  Barriers to entry (Gatekeeping), Tutorial |   Technological Access and Digital Divide, Tutorial

3:10pm PDT

Networking: Breakout Rooms
Thursday April 3, 2025 3:10pm - 3:50pm PDT
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Thursday April 3, 2025 3:10pm - 3:50pm PDT
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3:50pm PDT

Practice-Led Perspectives on Biofeedback Music and Instrument Design
Thursday April 3, 2025 3:50pm - 4:30pm PDT
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Speakers
avatar for Alexandria Smith

Alexandria Smith

Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Praised by The New York Times for her “appealingly melancholic sound” and “entertaining array of distortion effects,” Alexandria Smith is a multimedia artist, audio engineer, scholar, trumpeter, and educator who enjoys working at the intersection of all these disciplines... Read More →
Thursday April 3, 2025 3:50pm - 4:30pm PDT
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  Cultural Sensitivity in Sound Design, Workshop |   Historical Exclusion and Erasure in Audio, Workshop |   Inclusive Pedagogy in Audio Education, Workshop
 
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  • Accessibility
  • Allyship and Advocacy in the Audio Community
  • Barriers to entry (Gatekeeping)
  • Cultural Appropriation and Ethics in Sound Production
  • Cultural Sensitivity in Sound Design
  • Data about Participation
  • DEI in Audio Research and Development
  • Global Perspectives on DEI in Audio
  • Global Perspectives on DEI in Audio participation
  • Historical Exclusion and Erasure in Audio
  • Inclusive Pedagogy in Audio Education
  • Intersectionality in the Audio Industry
  • LGBTQIA+ Representation in Audio
  • Mentoring for underrepresented groups
  • Neurodiversity and Mental Health in Audio Careers
  • Representation
  • Role models
  • Technological Access and Digital Divide
  • Women in Audio Leadership
  • Workplace Inclusivity and Diversity Initiatives