Michela Magas is co-founder of Stromatolite, a design research lab focusing on visual communication, music tech and Open Product concepts, and co-author of Sonaris - an innovative technology for matching songs in real time and discovering music. Labelled “Innovation Catalyst” by the European Commission, she is currently directing seven EU music tech centres to create the roadmap for the future of music tech in Europe.

Cyril Laurier is a researcher and PhD in music technologies, co-author of Sonaris. His expertise includes artificial intelligence, music information retrieval, signal processing and emotion modeling. He is specialized in managing technology transfer projects, building products based on research innovation. He is currently directing the technical development of the Sonaris product.