In the last months of 2018 I was invited to be one the speakers during the “2019 Deutscher Musikautorenpreis” in Berlin, at the Sony Center. It was a true honor and privilege. The event is organized by GEMA (Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte) a society responsible for collecting, preserving and defending the rights of...

Music has always played a pivotal role in advertising, as the association and conditioning between sound, image, content and brand is a powerful communication tool. Iconic jingles, ambient sounds or simple background melodies have long contributed to triggering the suitable emotional state in viewers while being informed about a particular offer. This represents an extremely...

You probably heard many times the following argument: Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take over non-appealing repetitive jobs that humans do not want to do. This way, humans will spend their time doing creative tasks, such as composing art and music. Correct? Well, think again. Since the late seventies, researchers have developed algorithms capable of compositing extraordinary...

Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) is potentiality the next most disruptive innovation to impact our privacy. Currently there multiple applications for FRT. Some include: unlocking of smartphones, passenger tracking in airports, cinemas and shopping malls and stores.  Thus, we currently live in a “Race for Face” where multiple stakeholders strive for FRT supremacy....

Are you currently writing your dissertation or thesis? Every semester I have many students developing bachelor or Masters research projects. And writing it can be quite a difficult task which requires support. For this reason, over years I have developed an entire section here on LiveInnovation.org for THESIS PREPARATION ranging from the conceptualization of an idea until the...