Abstract: Numerous algorithms have been proposed for image to sound and sound to image transforms. Based on heuristic assignments of sound frequencies to RGB values, they perform effective mappings between musical entities (notes) and values for optical wavelengths. The new element that has been recently exploited is the chromaticism of the sound domain. When taken into account, a colouring of the performed music may take place. On the other hand, segments that have acoustic polymorphism can be assigned to colours and archetypal image to sound transforms may take place. In both approaches, the visualization of music is exhibited according to the melodic structure and not only according to the temporal characteristics (i.e. rhythm).

Brief Biography of the speaker:
Dr. Dionysios Politis earned his Ph.D in Computer Science, MSc in Radio Engineering and Telecommunications, and B.Sc. in Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is also a holder of a Graduate Diploma in Computing Studies from RMIT as a scholar of the Australian Government.
Apart from his academic career in the Department of Informatics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, he had been a scientific collaborator of the Centre of International and European Economic Law in Thessaloniki and participated as EU expert in Computer Law in various projects aiming to enhance the pre-accession route of Bulgaria, FYROM, Romania and Cyprus.

His research focuses on Multimedia Applications, Computer Music and e-Learning, with more than 50 publications in these areas. He has authored, edited and co-edited six books.