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NISHAL

scientist

Hello, and welcome to my little corner of the internet. I'm a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Trento, Italy, with a background that runs from music technology to computer vision, signal processing, algorithm design and creative work. I build things that bridge technology, creativity and human connection.

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Three Callings

Lab, Workshop, Stage

Nishal presenting research
Calling I · PhD

Scientist

PhD in Information Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Trento. I work on Music Information Retrieval and Smart Musical Instruments, currently within the EU project Musical Metaverse.

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Nishal engineering
Calling II · 6+ yrs industry

Engineer

MSc in Telecommunication and Electronic Engineering, BEng in Electronic Engineering. Computer vision, IoT, machine learning, electronics and prototyping, as a Research Engineer in apparel and FinTech.

Professional work →
Nishal playing bass on stage
Calling III · Grade 8

Musician

Guitarist and singer for more than a decade, Trinity College London Rock & Pop Grade 8, session and studio player, part of several award-winning musical projects.

Music →

the record

2025PhD, University of Trento
6+Years in industry
12 / 3Publications / h‑index
via Google Scholar
4Open datasets on Zenodo
2023MIDI Awards finalist

the current quest

The Musical Metaverse

What if a guitar could light a thousand lamps? My work turns instruments into controllers, so the right lick fires the lights, the smoke and the virtual world, with no pedals, no tech and no pause in the music.

This work is supported by the MUSMET project, funded by the EIC Pathfinder Open scheme of the European Commission (grant agreement n. 101184379).