Aletta Steynberg

• Conceptualized and brought together a podcast team consisting of current students to facilitate knowledge sharing and professional development through the sharing of UEA Alumni experience on labour market entrance and relevant skills training • Adjudicated academic work, selected papers to be published, edited the journal, and produced original content for the annual publication

• Conceptualized the curriculum and taught Berklee students programming and integration using integrated audio solutions, including Audiokinetic’s Wwise software • Developed interactive audio systems for a mixed medium live performance on The Dream Machine Project in collaboration with Nona Hendryx and the Berklee EPD department

• Progressed from intern in video production to leading the Public VR lab projects, taking direction directly from the CEO, creating an idea of what is possible in connecting communities in virtual reality, breaking it into actionable steps, recruiting interns, providing coaching to achieve their own goals whilst contributing value to the project • Performed research and developed audio systems to direct attention in gaze-based VR systems

Collaborated with the lead founder to conceptualize and create accessible symphonic music education through the merge of virtual reality technologies with the pedagogy of classical music conducting Conceptualized and programmed the music systems for the Virtual Reality Symphony Orchestra project providing invaluable interactive functionality, crucial in triggering instruments and providing a real conducting experience Negotiated business expansion through incorporation in academic curriculum

Founded the RAIDAR student team, recruiting 40+ students from diverse backgrounds and built a system of pedagogy that now ranges across all Berklee’s campuses, providing a system of mentorship by facilitating the fusion between leading experts in blockchain, AI and lawyers in the music industry and the personal experience of student artists Led the expansion of the music licensing platform through blockchain, from a theoretical concept to market

Flutist | Composer | Conductor 2021 1st prize American Prize Competition in Composition Vocal Chamber Music 2017 1st prize Yamaha Competition Rodean, Woodwinds 2016 1st prize Il Vento Wind Competition & 1st prize, jointly, NEA Competition 2013 1st prize Phillip H Moore Competition 2011 Top 4 World Championships of Performing Arts (Los Angeles) 2020 Berklee Thrive Scholarship & Berklee Fellowship Award Recipient 2018 World Tour Scholarship & Ed Cherney Scholarship Excellence, Berklee College of Music

Hosted campus-wide workshops and teaching hours providing students with cutting edge music integration and extended reality (XR) technology, turning novel research into practical applications to realize and enhance their individual project visions