Dr. Hao Wen Dong

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Hao-Wen Dong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Performing Arts Technology at the University of Michigan. His research aims to augment human creativity with machine learning, focusing on developing human-centered generative AI technology that integrates into professional creative workflows. Dong's long-term goal is to make professional content creation accessible to everyone. His research interests include music generation, music technology, audio synthesis, video editing, and multimodal AI. He is particularly focused on generative models for music creation and the adoption of deep neural networks for generating multi-instrument music. Dong's work encompasses various topics such as multitrack music generation, text-to-music generation, video-to-music generation, and the development of AI-assisted tools for music creation. He is interested in multimodal generative AI that enhances human-AI co-creation in music, audio, and video.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Intern

2023-09-01 — 2023-12-01

NVIDIA • Remote

Worked at the Deep Imagination Research Group focusing on controllable audio generation.

Research Scientist/Engineer Intern

2023-01-01 — 2023-09-01

Adobe • Remote

Part of the Audio Research Group, concentrating on text-to-audio retrieval.

Deep Learning Audio Intern

2023-01-01 — 2023-04-01

Dolby • Remote

Focused on text-to-audio synthesis.

Applied Scientist Intern

2022-09-01 — 2023-01-01

Amazon • Remote

Worked in the Natural Understanding Team concentrating on Alexa AI.

Student Intern

2022-01-01 — 2022-09-01

Sony • Tokyo

Engaged in universal sound separation at the Tokyo Laboratory.

Research Assistant

2017-07-01 — 2019-04-01

Academia Sinica • Taipei

Contributed to music generation deep generative models research.

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science