Chi Kim
Associate Professor
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChi Kim is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music and CTO/Producer at Serotonics Music with nine years of professional experience blending music, technology, and accessibility. Trained at NYU and Berklee, Chi combines deep musical expertise with hands-on tech work to build tools and experiences for musicians. As an accessibility specialist on the widely used Jamulus project, Chi added screen-reader support and audio alerts to enable real-time remote jamming for musicians with disabilities. They bridge academic research, studio production, and software engineering to solve practical problems in music technology. Based in Boston, Chi is driven by a passion for inclusive audio experiences and often works at the intersection of scoring, live collaboration, and assistive tech.
9 years of coding experience
BM, Contemporary Writing And Production, Songwriting, BM, Contemporary Writing And Production, Songwriting at Berklee College of MusicMusic, Music at Occidental CollegeMM, Music Technology: Scoring For Film And Multimedia, MM, Music Technology: Scoring For Film And Multimedia at NYU
English, Korean
Github Skills (8)
accessibility10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
qt10
audio8
ui-design7
interface-design7
user-interface7
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
jamulussoftware/jamulus
Aug 2020 - Sep 2020
Jamulus enables musicians to perform real-time jam sessions over the internet.
Role in this project:
Accessibility Specialist
Accessibility SpecialistContributions:7 commits, 9 PRs, 60 comments in 27 days
Contributions summary:Chi primarily focused on improving the accessibility of the Jamulus software. Their contributions include adding accessibility features for screen readers, such as providing accessible names and descriptions for UI elements like faders, buttons, and server names. They also implemented audio alerts for client join/leave events and chat messages, further enhancing the user experience for those with disabilities. The user's work involved modifying existing UI components and integrating new functionalities to adhere to accessibility standards.
realtimejam-sessionslow-latency-audiojamopus
chigkim/AME
Nov 2019 - Sep 2021
Contributions:5 releases, 3 commits, 15 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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