Jiayue Cecilia Wu

Originally from Beijing, Dr. Jiayue Cecilia Wu (AKA: 武小慈) is an award-winning scholar, musician, and audio engineer. She has 10 years of diversified work experience in music and media technology companies such as Universal Music Group, EMI Records, and Shazam. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Music, Science, and Technology from Stanford University and a Ph.D. degree in Media Arts and Technology with an emphasis in Computer Music from the University of California Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on how music technology can augment the healing power of music. Her music has been performed in Asia, the U.S., Canada, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, and Europe. Her audiovisual work has been exhibited at museums and international arts and engineering societies such as the National Museum of China, AES, and IEEE. Her piece <Mandala> was selected by the Denver Art Museum for its permanent collection. As a musician, she received an award from the California State Assembly for being a positive role model in sharing Chinese culture. As an audio engineer, she received a two-year-long grant award from the Audio Engineering Society (AES). As a multimedia artist, she received the “Young Alumni Arts Project Grant Award” from Stanford University. Currently, Dr. Wu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado’s College of Arts and Media. She is the chairperson of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committees at both the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and Colorado MahlerFest. She also serves as a voting member of the Recording Academy (GRAMMY), the Editor-in-Chief of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US (SEAMUS), and the board director-at-large at the International Computer Music Association (ICMA).