Background
Bert Schiettecatte was born in Ghent, Belgium.
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Bert Schiettecatte
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He holds an Master of Science in computer science from the University of Brussels (VUB) and an Master of Arts/MST of Arts in Music, Science and Technology from CCRMA, a department at Stanford University (BAEF grant).
Career
He has an electronic music production background. While studying at CCRMA, Bert Schiettecatte developed a strong interest in hardware engineering, electronics, and human-computer interaction. Together with Eto Otitigbe and Luigi Castelli, Bert Schiettecatte created a customized dance pad and a laser harp (such as the one of Jean-Michel Jarre), at CCRMA. After taking several research positions, Bert founded his company Percussa in 2004 to develop tangible user interface technology for music making.
Percussa"s first product, Audiocubes, was launched in January 2007.
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Belgian