Arpi Mardirossian

Gold Bug

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:46:11 +0000

Bang Bang

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:31:08 +0000

Ever since my days in MIR research, I have been fascinated by musical renditions. This fascination emerged because I realized that renditions were great test pieces for my music similarity algorithms. Now that I don’t have a practical need for renditions, I have begun to appreciate them and wonder about their less tangible qualities. I find it so interesting that even though the core song remains the same, the changing of other musical qualities can sometimes completely alter the listening experience and emotions that are evoked by the piece. To demonstrate, I have compiled 10 renditions of the song ‘Bang Bang’. This song was first recorded by Cher in 1966 even though the more well known version is by Nancy Sinatra who covered it in the same year. My favorite version is by Le Bang Bang. Get the playlist on Grooveshark

Bang Bang by Arpi Mardirossian on Grooveshark

ISE 220: Spring 2012

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:50:28 +0000

I am currently teaching ISE 220: Probability Concepts in Engineering at USC. The class meets MW 10:00 AM – 11:50 AM in VHE 217. Click here for the course syllabus.

Sun and Mojitos

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:49:23 +0000

A new playlist for a new year. Cheers! Get the playlist on Grooveshark

Sun and Mojitos by Arpi Mardirossian on Grooveshark

Playing with Playlists

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:48:56 +0000

I’ve been playing around with different ways to explore/share music lately. I’m really liking the Grooveshark option. Check out my first playlist!

Rouge by Arpi Mardirossian on Grooveshark

CrowdConf 2011

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:28:26 +0000

I had an awesome time moderating the Collective Creativity panel on behalf of Tagasauris at CrowdConf! On the panel were: Jason Aiken from 99 Designs, Karl Jacob from Coveroo, Sean O’Connell from Creative Allies and Mark Schoneveld from Poptent. The questions we covered were:

How will you handle issues of quality control verses quality assurance? Which will be of greater importance and why?

What incentives will motivate crowds in creative work? Financial? Creative inspiration? Other?

What ethical issues will spec work present? How will you deal with these issues?

What is the future of reputation management (in both supply and demand)? What role does the subjective nature of creative work play?

Classes for Fall 2011

admin — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:09:31 +0000

I am currently teaching ISE 530: Introduction to Operations Research (grad course) and ISE 330: Introduction to Operations Research (undergrad course) at USC. ISE 530 meets MW 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm and ISE 330 meets MW 3:30 pm – 4:50 pm. Some introductory material may be found here for both courses.

“Crowd-Sourcing the Magnum Archive”

admin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:43:09 +0000

The New York Times Lens Blog on Tagasauris!

ISE 530: Summer 2011

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:28:20 +0000

I am currently teaching ISE 530: Introduction to Operations Research at USC. The class meets MW 1:00 pm – 4:10 pm in OHE 120. Click here for the course syllabus. Some introductory material may be found here.

Tagasauris Meetup 1.0

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:36:11 +0000

It was so great to have the whole Tagasauris team together @ NYC headquarters. Thanks Todd and Sharon for hosting. The Artichoke Pizza was amazing!