About Me

Hi!! I am Shashank Aswathanarayana and I'm a music technologist, percussionist and researcher from Bengaluru, India. I'm currently a Postdoctoral Fellow of Audio Technology in the Department of Performing Arts at American University, Washington DC working on a project titled, "Acoustics of Hindu Temples". I received a PhD in Media, Arts and Technology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. My research interests include spatial/3D audio, psychoacoustics, soundscape studies, music and religious studies.

Prior to this, I was a music information retrieval engineer at the San Francisco-based mobile startup, Humtap. I also hold a Masters degree in Music Technology from New York University and a Bachelors degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University in India. In my free time, I enjoy trekking, traveling and playing sports.