Matthias holds a Bachelor from Paderborn University in Popular Music and Media and a Master in Electronic Media from Stuttgart Media University. Before starting his Ph.D. in Norway, he worked at Berlin’s state academy as audio production specialist and headed the program team of Most Wanted: Music conference.
His recent research focuses on Intelligent Music Performance Systems, bio-inspired coding and creative symbioses, some of which he carried out at Georgia Tech Uni as a visiting scholar. He currently lectures at KMITL – a tech campus in Bangkok, and develops Community Music formats at the State Academy for Music in Berlin.