Mark Rau

  • School of Engineering Gale Career Development Professor
  • Assistant Professor of Music
  • Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Email
mrau@mit.edu
Office
W18-2311

Mark Rau is an Assistant Professor of Music Technology at MIT with a shared appointment between MIT Music & Theater Arts Section and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). He is interested in the fields of musical acoustics, vibration and acoustic measurement, audio signal processing, and also physical modeling synthesis.

Rau recently completed his PhD at Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). He also holds a master’s in Music, Science, and Technology from Stanford University, as well as a BSci in Physics and BMus in Jazz from McGill University.

As a lifelong guitarist, his research tends to focus on anything that involves guitars or audio effects often used with guitars. These interests—combined with a passion for physical design and making—have led to an interest in luthiery, or the art and craft of building, repairing, and restoring stringed musical instruments, which in turn helps guide Rau’s research in musical instrument acoustics, measurement, and modeling.

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