William Sethares

William Sethares is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering. His research combines system identification, adaptive algorithms, and signal processing with unique applications in musical acoustics and perception-based audio systems.

• Primary Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Research Interests: Adaptive learning systems, acoustical signal processing, musical scale modeling, rhythmic structure analysis, and computational music composition

His recent publications focus on multimodal data analysis, medical imaging applications, and cultural music studies. Scientific contributions include innovative approaches to speech emotion recognition, historical paper analysis, and inharmonic musical instrument modeling. Teaching responsibilities include courses like ECE401: Electroacoustic Engineering and ECE415: System Modeling and Identification. As a musician, he explores algorithmic composition and alternative tuning systems, authoring books like "Tuning Timbre Spectrum Scale" and "Rhythm and Transforms".

Additional creative endeavors encompass inventing the Fibonacci Checkers board game, developing interactive Fourier Transform educational materials, and pioneering computational tools for art authentication through watermark analysis in Leonardo da Vinci's manuscripts.