Richa is a PhD student in NYU’s Music Technology program working under the supervision of Dr. Magdalena Fuentes. She received her M.M. in Music Technology from NYU where she completed her thesis on the analysis of vocal timbre in non-Western popular music genres, under the guidance of Dr. Brian McFee. During her time in the Master’s program, Richa also worked as a research assistant under the direction of Dr. Pablo Ripollés to improve the Computer Human Interface for the Live Labeling of Emotional Responses (CHILLER) for goosebump detection.
Prior to pursuing her graduate studies, Richa received a B.A. in Statistics and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. Upon graduation, she worked for five years in Silicon Valley as a data scientist in enterprise procurement software.
Richa is committed to improving diversity in STEAM-related fields, so she served as the President for the Society of Women in Technology (SWiTCH), advised by Dr. Agnieszka Roginska, for the 2022-23 academic year and remains an active member today. Additionally, she currently serves on the Audio Engineering Society’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee as a data science researcher.
Outside of academia, Richa is an audio engineer at The McKittrick Hotel where she works on live sound for music and immersive theater productions. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the trombone and attending live music events.