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Education

Aalto University
2024-2026 | MA in New Media | Helsinki, Finland

Georgia Institute of Technology
2022-2024 | MS in Music Technology | Atlanta , USA

Beijing Film Academy
2018-2022 | BA in Art and Technology | Beijing, China



Experience

Robotic Musicianship Lab, Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology 
Aug 2022-May 2024 | Graduate Researcher | Atlanta, USA

Aurora Studios, Tencent Games
Jul 2021-Aug 2021 | Audio Designer Intern | Shanghai, China

Technical Research Institute, Hero Games
Apr 2021-Jun 2021 | Game Audio Intern | Beijing, China

The 18th International Student Film and Video Festival 
Oct 2020-Nov 2020 | Directing Group | Beijing, China

Art and Design Center, NetEase Games
Jul 2020-Aug 2020 | Technical Audio Designer Intern | Guangzhou, China

TV Station, Beijing Film Academy 
Sep 2018-May 2020 | Deputy Director of the Audio Department | Beijing, China

Long Sing Studio
Jan 2016 | Assistant Audio Engineer | Beijing, China 



Publication

Gao, X., Rogel, A., Sankaranarayanan, R., Dowling, B. and Weinberg, G., 2024. Music, body, and machine: gesture-based synchronization in human-robot musical interaction. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 11, p.1461615.



Exhibition

Reverie & Pyramuse | 2024 Guthman Music, Art, and Technology Fair | Atlanta, USA

Rekindle | ICIDS 2023 Art Exhibition | Kobe, Japan 



Awards

Most Completed Prototype Award at GTCMT Hackathon | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2024

Outstanding Graduate | Beijing Film Academy | 2022

First-class Scholarship | Beijing Film Academy | 2019 & 2020 & 2021

Dingrun Scholarship | Beijing Dingrun Technology Co., Ltd | 2019 & 2020

Leadership Award | Beijing Film Academy | 2020





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