TL;DR My name is Richa and I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Music and Audio Research Laboratory (MARL) at NYU. My main research interests include: source separation, audio restoration, underrepresented music, accessibility, and ethics.
Education
- New York University – New York, NY
- Doctor of Philosophy in Music Technology – Expected May 2028
Advisor: Dr. Magdalena Fuentes
Mentor: Dr. Brian McFee - Master of Music in Music Technology
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Brian McFee
Research Supervisor: Dr. Pablo Ripollés
- Doctor of Philosophy in Music Technology – Expected May 2028
- University of California, Berkeley – Berkeley, CA
- Bachelor of Arts in Statistics
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business
Work Experience
- New York University – New York, NY
- Adjunct Faculty (September 2024 – Present)
- Research Assistant (October 2021 to May 2023)
- The McKittrick Hotel – New York, NY
- Audio Engineer (August 2022 to January 2025)
- SAP Ariba – Palo Alto, CA
- Senior Data Scientist (April 2021 to August 2021)
- Data Scientist (July 2019 to March 2021)
- SAP Labs – Palo Alto, CA
- Data Scientist (July 2017 to July 2019)
- Associate Data Scientist (July 2016 to July 2017)