Bio

Hao-Wen (Herman) Dong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Performing Arts Technology at the University of Michigan. He is also affiliated with the Computer Science and Engineering and the Electrical and Computer Engineering departments. Herman’s research aims at augmenting human creativity with generative AI. He develops human-centered generative AI technology that can be integrated into professional creative workflows, with a focus on music, audio, and video creation. His long-term goal is to make professional content creation accessible to everyone. Herman received his PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of California San Diego, where he worked with Julian McAuley and Taylor Berg-Kirkpatrick. His research has been recognized by the AAAI New Faculty Highlights, UCSD CSE Doctoral Award for Excellence in Research, KAUST Rising Stars in AI, UChicago and UCSD Rising Stars in Data Science, ICASSP Rising Stars in Signal Processing, and UCSD GPSA Interdisciplinary Research Award. Herman has organized the NeurIPS 2025 Workshop on AI for Music.