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
  • 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)