Jason Ackermann

📍 Würzburg
📧 jason.ackermann@stud-mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
💻 https://github.com/jasonvla

Experience

Student Research Assistant, University of Würzburg

04/2026 – present

• Computer-assisted data analysis
• Participation in research projects
• Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Fabian Moss

Orchestra Management Internship, Mainfranken Theater Würzburg

02/2026 – 03/2026

• Personnel and data management in theatre operations

Projects

An Algorithmic Comparison of Bach and AI Chorales

11/2025 – present

• Voluntary research project (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Fabian Moss)
• Objective: Understanding AI-generated musical compositions
• Developed analysis algorithms in Python using music21
• Presentation at ICCCM (September 2026)

Education

Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg

B.A. Digital Humanities (starting 09/2026)

Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg

B.A. Musicology (09/2024 – present, Ø 1.0)

Gymnasium Veitshöchheim

Abitur (09/2016 – 06/2024, Ø 1.2)

Engagement & Scholarships

• German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes), 12/2024 – present
• e-fellows.net Scholarship, 06/2024 – present
• MozartLabor Scholarship (MozartFest), 04/2025 – 07/2025
• Member of the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra, 05/2024 – 12/2024
• Volunteer concert activities (church preservation), 05/2018 – 06/2022

Skills

Programming: Python · LaTeX · R (basic)
Tools: Git · GitHub · Jupyter

Languages:

• German (native)
• English (C1)
• French (B2)
• Italian (A2)
• Portuguese (A1)

Musical Activities

• Electric Guitar (since 2026)
• Piano (since 2024)
• Principal Viola, Musica Medica (since 2022)
• Member of JKO Würzburg (since 2022)
• Viola & Violin (since 2011)