Roger Dannenberg, PhD

Roger Dannenberg is professor of Computer Science and Art at Carnegie Mellon University, where he has spent his career at the intersection of music, artificial intelligence, and interactive systems. Dannenberg earned his undergraduate degree before completing his Ph.D. in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, where his fellowship began in 1981. His research has produced landmark contributions to computer music, including the development of the Nyquist audio programming language, the Audacity audio editor (one of the most widely used open-source audio applications), and algorithms for automatic music accompaniment. He has also contributed to research in computer vision, real-time programming, and human-computer interaction.