Our Open House at Maker Faire Rome 2021
“Science is a never-ending journey towards a free and a better world. At CSL, we care for the journey and the destination”. The metaphor of journey has been the suitable one to refer to, first to develop the concept and then to describe the Sony CSL Open House experience that took place on the occasion […]
The metaphor of journey
Sony CSL Paris Open House at Maker Faire Rome Rome, 7-10 October 2021 From the 8th till the 10th of October 2021, Sony CSL Paris has showcased its researches and technologies to the public on the occasion of the 9th edition of the Maker Faire Rome. The event took place at the iconic Rome Gasometer […]
The role art can play for an alternative future: the Regional STARTS Centers
Launched by the European Commission, the S+T+ARTS initiative aims to foster imaginative thinking by creating spaces of dialogue between Science, Technology, and the Arts. The five pillars of the S+T+ARTS initiative – the S+T+ARTS Prize, S+T+ARTS Residencies, S+T+ARTS Lighthouses, S+T+ARTS Academies, and S+T+ARTS Regional Centers – address the unintended consequences of steadfast technological development resulting […]
Uèle Lamore releases “Heqet’s Shadow: Return of Glycon”
Musicians have always used technology to augment their creativity; Uèle Lamore is no exception. The 27-year-old Franco-American composer, conductor, orchestrator, and arranger specializes in incorporating electronic and synthetic elements in her work, but for new EP Heqet’s Shadow: Return Of Glycon – her first release on new Sony Music Masterworks imprint XXIM Records – she […]
The 15-Minute City unveiled
B. Monechi, E. Ubaldi and V. LoretoSony CSL Paris C. Chiappetta, B. Campanelli and L. Rossi Mori Sapienza University of Rome Modern cities are at the centre of a passionate debate about their future. COVID-19 pandemic made many flee from cities towards safer and less crowded areas. Meanwhile, urban planners, decision-makers, and politicians try to […]
Emergence and evolution of social networks through exploration of the Adjacent Possible space
The article “Emergence and evolution of social networks through exploration of the Adjacent Possible space” is out in Communications Physics journal. The paper presents the results obtained by Enrico Ubaldi and Vittorio Loreto from CSL Paris, Francesca Tria (Sapienza Rome), and, Raffaella Burioni (University of Parma). In this work, the authors developed a minimal model […]
Interview: one year testing A.I. music production
The Music Team at Sony CSL is developing a new generation of music technology based on Artificial Intelligence. From generating melodies and toplines, to designing drum samples and mixing, the technology is destined for musicians, music producers, and beatmakers alike. Development of the technology is performed in collaborations with artists: Platinum-producer Twenty9 released in December […]
Letter on ‘Interacting Discovery Processes on Complex Networks’
The Letter ‘Interacting Discovery Processes on Complex Networks’ is out on Physical Review Letters. The paper presents the results obtained in a collaboration between Enrico Ubaldi and Vittorio Loreto from Sony CSL Paris, Iacopo Iacopini, Gabriele Di Bona and Vito Latora from the School of Mathematical Sciences of the Queen Mary (QMUL, London). The paper […]
The A.I. Drum Kit, by Twenty9 and Sony CSL
Twenty9 is a platinum producer who has worked with artists such as SCH, Dinos, Maes, Lacrim, Angèle, Rilès, Yseult, Swing, Tsew The Kid, among others. At the beginning of 2020, he started collaborating with the music team in Sony CSL. As a hip-hop beatmaker, he’s used to digging into countless kits, scrolling into endless drum […]
Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions
The Covid19 pandemic had a massive impact on daily life worldwide, especially in terms of how to contain and control the spread of the disease. Before the introduction of vaccines, many countries worldwide had to adopt socio-political and environmental interventions to reduce the number of people admitted to intensive care and deaths on the one […]