IRCAM
Benoit Alary is a researcher at IRCAM since October 2021, previously serving as a post-doctoral researcher at Aalto University from September 2016 to October 2021, where a project on the conservation of acoustics in historical halls in Helsinki was funded by the Kaute Foundation. Prior experience includes roles as a software engineer and R&D acoustics specialist at Audiokinetic, where Benoit developed the dynamic early reflection system Wwise Reflect and optimized sound engine performance on PS4, as well as positions at Ubisoft Vancouver Inc and Deep Fried Entertainment, focusing on audio technology development and interactive music systems. Benoit began a career in game programming at Electronic Arts, developing mobile games with various constraints. Benoit holds a D.Sc. in Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing from Aalto University, an MSc in Acoustics and Music Technologies from The University of Edinburgh, a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Université de Montréal, and a Diploma of College Studies in Computer Science Technologies from Collège Lionel-Groulx.
IRCAM
IRCAM, the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music directed by Frank Madlener, is one of the world’s largest public research centers dedicated to both musical expression and scientific research. This unique location where artistic sensibilities collide with scientific and technological innovation brings together over 160 collaborators. IRCAM's three principal activities — creation, research, transmission — are visible in IRCAM's Parisian concert season, in productions throughout France and abroad, in a new rendezvous created in June 2012, ManiFeste, that combines an international festival with a multidisciplinary academy. Founded by Pierre Boulez, IRCAM is associated with the Centre Pompidou, under the tutelage of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. The mixed STMS research lab (Sciences and Technologies for Music and Sound), housed by IRCAM, also benefits from the support of the CNRS and the University Pierre and Marie Curie, as well as Inria (team-project MuTant).