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Anja Volk is Professor of Music Information Computing at Utrecht University's Faculty of Science, bridging computer science, mathematics, and musicology. With a dual background in mathematics and musicology, she has worked in Germany (1999-2003), the USA (2003-2005), and the Netherlands (2006-present). Her research focuses on music as a fundamental human trait, with applications in music technology for health and wellbeing, particularly through music-driven serious games and inclusivity research.
- Recipient of NWO-VIDI grant (2010)
- Awarded Westerdijk Award (2018) and Utrecht University Diversity and Inclusion Award (2020)
- Co-founder of Transactions of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval (2018), Women in MIR (WIMIR) mentoring program (2016), and Society for Mathematics and Computation in Music (2007)
Her recent publications cover topics like computational music analysis for therapy, AI-driven education tracks, and music's role in healthcare applications. She actively contributes to interdisciplinary education through workshops and the master's course Sound and Music Technology, leading to collaborations like the AI Song Contest entries and diverse holiday playlist projects featured in NPO Radio 1.
