About the Society
The International Society for Music Information Retrieval is a non-profit organization seeking to advance the access, organization, and understanding of music information. As a field, music information retrieval focuses on the research and development of computational systems to help humans better make sense of this data, drawing from a diverse set of disciplines, including, but by no means limited to, music theory, computer science, psychology, neuroscience, library science, electrical engineering, and machine learning.
More formally, the objectives of the corporation are:
- Foster the exchange of ideas between and among members whose activities, though diverse, stem from a common interest in music information retrieval.
- Stimulate research, development, and improvement in teaching in all branches of music information retrieval.
- Encourage publication and distribution of theoretical, empirical, and applied studies.
- Cooperate with representatives of other organizations and disciplines toward the furtherance of music information retrieval.
- Support and encourage diversity in membership and the disciplines involved as a fundamental aspect of the society.
ISMIR was incorporated in Canada on July 4, 2008. It was previously run by a Steering Committee.
