PATRICK YAO

Founder

Athens Music Technology Forum (AMTF) ↗

July 2025 – Present · Athens, Greece

• Founder of AMTF, an organization dedicated to interdisciplinary research and outreach in computer science and music.
• Organised the first-ever edition of the forum, taking place at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaro Mousikis) on 7 November 2025.
• Under the theme "The Sonic Frontier: AI and the Future of Music," the event brought together researchers, musicians and students to discuss music, ethics and culture.
• Spoke & presented about generative AI in music.
• Collaborated with various faculty and students from leading research institutions, featuring their video presentations, facilitating cross-border academic dialogue.

Creator & Developer

Musical Metrics ↗

August 2025 – Present · Athens, Greece

• Prototyped and coded a set of browser-based ear-training games to support the development of musical listening skills and abilities.
• Built using JavaScript, HTML, and the Tone.js web audio framework.
• Assisting with my ongoing research on the impact of listening abilities on musical education & pedagogy.

Secretary General

Campion School Model United Nations (CSMUN) ↗

January 2025 – October 2025 · Athens, Greece

• Responsible for the organization, planning, and management of the conference.
• Conducting student officer interviews and the selection process, agenda creation, study guide guidance & corrections, facilitating and hosting workshops, etc.
• Leading the secretariat team and the organizing team, assigning tasks for finance, sponsorship, media, and IT.
• Attended by more than 500 delegates from over 20 schools worldwide.

Orchestra Member

Campion School Orchestra

November 2021 – April 2025 · Athens, Greece

• Performed as a member of the orchestra on keyboard (2021–2023), melodica (2023, 2025), and electric bass (2024).
• Repertoire covers a wide variety of genres, including classical, tango, and film music.

Peer Reviewer

Web Audio Conference (WAC) by IRCAM ↗

July 2025 · Remote · Paris, France

• Peer reviewed research papers related to the field of web audio.
• Reviewed topics include JavaScript web audio coding, API, and audio artefacts in online settings.

Student Officer

Model United Nations (MUN)

May 2022 – March 2025 · Athens, Greece

• Served as a student officer in various MUN conferences. Work included study guides, committee planning, resolution editing, and facilitation of committee work.

Conferences:

• CSMUN 2022: Co-Chair of Legal Committee
• SCMUN 2023: Co-Chair of Disarmament and International Security Committee
• PSMUN 2023: Deputy President of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
• CSMUN 2023: Main Chair of Economic and Financial Committee
• SCMUN 2024: Main Chair of Economic and Financial Committee
• PSMUN 2025: President of Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)

Peer Reviewer

International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) ↗

February 2025 – March 2025 · Remote · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

• Worked as a paper track reviewer for ICMC 2025, under the theme of “Curiosity, Play, Innovation”.
• Reviewed topics include signal processing techniques, audio detection algorithm, etc.

Debater

Campion School Debate Team

January 2020 – November 2024 · Athens, Greece

• Represented Campion School’s debate team in various tournaments and competitions, both at local and national level events.
• Best result in the International Competition for Young Debaters (ICYD) 2023 Greek Round, placing 7th in team points and qualifying for the finals.

Speaker

TEDxYouth@CampionSchoolAthens ↗

October 2022 – December 2022 · Athens, Greece

• Participated as a student speaker in the conference themed around “Overcoming Obstacles”.
• Speech on “Five steps to overcoming your obstacles”.