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Juan Carlos Vasquez

Assistant Professor of Computation and Design

Prof. Juan Carlos Vasquez is an award-winning composer, video game researcher, and educator. His creations, ranging from spatial audio works to intermedia experiences and game art, have been featured in over 30 countries spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Vasquez’s most prominent awards include the Colombian Ministry of Culture’s Contemporary Music Composition Grant and the Audio Engineering Society’s Award for Excellence in Art, Design, and the Production of Sound (both 2016); the highly selective Dean’s Grant for exceptional Master’s achievements from Aalto University (2016); a Finnish government grant for artistic creation and a ACM/SIGCHI “Best of CHI” award (both 2017); a fully funded five-year doctoral award at the University of Virginia (2018); recognition as Primus Master at Aalto University and a commission at the ZKM (both 2019); along with the prestigious Jefferson Fellowship from the University of Virginia (2021). Later, he received a Highly Commended distinction at the Sound of the Year Awards (2022); the Best Computer Music award from the International Computer Music Association (2023); led and curated an exhibition at the renowned Ars Electronica Festival (2024); won Second Prize at Musicacoustica-Hangzhou and the WOCMAT Phil Winsor Award (both 2024); and took First Prize in Composition at the 35th International Competition Città di Barletta in Italy (2025).
Events and venues featuring Prof. Vasquez’s works include Ars Electronica (AU), the Ateneum Art Museum (FI), the Seoul Arts Center (KR) the Lincoln Center (USA), the Hanshan Art Museum (CN), Berklee College of Music (USA), and Matera Intermedia Festival (IT). He earned his M.A. in New Media from Aalto University in Finland and subsequently completed both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Composition and Computer Technologies from the University of Virginia in the United States. Prof. Vasquez is a member of the Society of Finnish Composers.

Juan Carlos Vasquez 教授是一位屡获殊荣的作曲家、电子游戏研究者和教育家。他的创作涵盖空间音频作品、跨媒介体验及游戏艺术等领域，作品已在美洲、欧洲、亚洲和澳大利亚等30多个国家展出与呈现。

Vasquez 教授的重要奖项包括：2016年获得哥伦比亚文化部当代音乐作曲资助，以及音频工程学会（Audio Engineering Society）“艺术、设计与声音制作卓越奖”；同年获得阿尔托大学（Aalto University）极具竞争力的院长特别资助，以表彰其硕士阶段的杰出成就。2017年，他获得芬兰政府艺术创作资助以及 ACM/SIGCHI “Best of CHI” 奖。2018年，他获得弗吉尼亚大学为期五年的全额博士奖学金。2019年，他被评为阿尔托大学“Primus Master”，并获得德国 ZKM 艺术与媒体中心的委约创作。他于2021年获得弗吉尼亚大学享有盛誉的 Jefferson Fellowship。2022年，他在“年度声音奖”（Sound of the Year Awards）中获得“高度推荐奖”（Highly Commended）。2023年，他荣获国际计算机音乐协会（International Computer Music Association）“最佳计算机音乐奖”。2024年，他策划并主持了著名的 Ars Electronica 艺术节展览；同年在中国杭州“Musicacoustica-Hangzhou”比赛中获得二等奖，并荣获 WOCMAT Phil Winsor 奖。2025年，他在意大利第35届“Città di Barletta”国际作曲比赛中获得作曲一等奖。

Vasquez 教授的作品曾在多个重要活动与场馆展出与演出，包括奥地利 Ars Electronica 艺术节、芬兰阿黛浓美术馆（Ateneum Art Museum）、韩国首尔艺术中心、美国林肯中心、中国寒山美术馆、美国伯克利音乐学院以及意大利 Matera Intermedia 艺术节等。

他于芬兰阿尔托大学获得新媒体硕士学位，随后在美国弗吉尼亚大学完成作曲与计算机技术方向的第二个硕士学位及博士学位。Vasquez 教授是芬兰作曲家协会成员。

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