Simon Waloschek is a CTO and machine learning researcher with two decades of software development experience and over a decade focused on production ML and music information retrieval. He builds scalable music-AI systems—from fast performance-to-score alignment pipelines to interactive digital score UIs—translating research prototypes into robust, user-centered products. His background combines a PhD in MIR, embedded and safety-critical systems experience, and product-facing UX work, enabling him to bridge algorithmic research, backend architecture, and musician-focused usability. As a consultant and R&D engineer he has advised startups and contributed to open standards and tools (e.g., MEI, Verovio, music21), bringing research-grade models into real products. Based in Detmold, Germany, he is an obsessive learner who couples creative practice in music, design, and photography with hands-on technical leadership.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering at Paderborn University
Doktor (Ph.D.) Music Information Retrieval, Doktor (Ph.D.) Music Information Retrieval at Hochschule für Musik Detmold
Master of Arts Media Production, Master of Arts Media Production at OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts
A simple score alignment REST API to align audio files (or YouTube videos) to MEI scores
Contributions:13 commits, 11 PRs, 26 pushes in 2 years 10 months
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Simon Waloschek - Chief Technology Officer at Clefer