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Stanford University

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5.04/23/2026

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Ge Wang is an Associate Professor of Music in the Arts and Culture faculty at Stanford University, affiliated with the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and holding a courtesy appointment in Computer Science. He specializes in computer music design, encompassing programming languages and interactive software for music, interaction design, mobile music, laptop orchestras, expressive virtual reality design, aesthetics of music technology, and interdisciplinary education in computer science and music. Wang earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Princeton University in 2008, an M.S. from the same institution in 2003, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Duke University in 2000. He authored the ChucK music programming language, serves as the founding director of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk), and co-founded the Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra (MoPhO). Additionally, he co-founded Smule, which has reached over 200 million users with music-making applications, and designed the iPhone's Ocarina and Magic Piano.