Johannes Kepper

Johannes Kepper is a Professor at Paderborn University's Musicology Seminar Detmold/Paderborn and Deputy Executive Director of the Zentrum Musik – Edition – Medien (ZenMEM). As a digital humanist, he specializes in digital music philology with a focus on music notation encoding standards.

• Education: PhD in Musicology (2009, Paderborn University), Diplom in Media Studies (2007), and Magister Artium in Musicology (2005)

Research Focus includes:

• Digital music philology
• Music encoding standards (MEI)
• Genetic editions
• Linked data applications
• Musical stylometry
• Humanities data modeling

His work intersects musicology, computer science, and media studies.

Scientific Engagement highlights:

• Co-founder and elected member of the MEI Board (since 2015)
• Editor-in-chief of MEI Guidelines (since 2010)
• Organized multiple international conferences including Music Encoding Conference 2024

Key Projects led:

• Beethoven in the House
• Beethovens Werkstatt
• Digital Music Notation Data Model