Alba B. Rosado has received a B.S. in Telecommunication Engineering, MSc. in Telecommunication Engineering & Management , and holds postgraduate diplomas in Information Systems Management, all by Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya and in Management of the Business Aspects of Science and Technology by the Barcelona School of Management (IDEC-UPF). She is responsible for R&D promotion and technology transfer activities in the Music Technology Group from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. She has has been part of the coordination team behind the MIReS, PHENICX and Giant Steps European projects. She has been involved in the organisation of several events in Barcelona, such as SMC’10, TEI’13, and Music Hack Day since its first edition in 2010.