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Daniel Rubin
Professor of Biomedical Data Science and of Radiology (Integrative Biomedical Imaging Informatics at Stanford), Emeritus
Daniel Rubin is Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Radiology at Stanford University, Emeritus and past Faculty Affiliate of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI). He published over 400 peer-reviewed publications in biomedical imaging informatics, data science, and radiology, and is a Fellow of AIMBE, ACMI, and SIIM, and recipient of the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research.
As Emeritus Professor, Dr. Rubin leads the Stanford AI in Performing Arts laboratory, which applies the methods of data science and artificial intelligence to address urgent challenges facing opera and the performing arts. Working in collaboration with the Opera Verace Foundation (https://operaverace.org), the lab pursues four research initiatives:
(1) conversational AI agents and AI-generated content — including social media posts and cinematic animations — to make opera discoverable and compelling for younger audiences;
(2) an AI-powered "opera docent" featuring a live avatar, built on large language models and high-fidelity voice synthesis, which guides new audiences through opera's works, performers, and history;
(3) STAGE (Standardized Theater and Arts Granular Evidence), a performing arts data warehouse developed in partnership with major opera institutions in North America and Europe, enabling cross-institutional research on audience behavior, demographics, and engagement at scale; and (
4) a virtual performance platform ("Virtual Opera Theater") encompassing multi-camera recording technology with AI-directed editing, audience-controlled viewing of opera performances recorded with multi-camera technology, AI-generated video director and "audience directed" video cuts, AI-generated promotional opera trailers, and virtual streaming of live and recorded productions — enabling global audiences to experience opera beyond the concert hall.
The laboratory collaborates with leading opera houses and organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Nuovo, Opera San José, the International Meistersinger Academy (Germany), Opera Fuoco (France), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), Opera America, and Opera Europa and the Opera Verace Foundation.
Lab website: https://web.stanford.edu/~dlrubin/ai-performing-arts/
As Emeritus Professor, Dr. Rubin leads the Stanford AI in Performing Arts laboratory, which applies the methods of data science and artificial intelligence to address urgent challenges facing opera and the performing arts. Working in collaboration with the Opera Verace Foundation (https://operaverace.org), the lab pursues four research initiatives:
(1) conversational AI agents and AI-generated content — including social media posts and cinematic animations — to make opera discoverable and compelling for younger audiences;
(2) an AI-powered "opera docent" featuring a live avatar, built on large language models and high-fidelity voice synthesis, which guides new audiences through opera's works, performers, and history;
(3) STAGE (Standardized Theater and Arts Granular Evidence), a performing arts data warehouse developed in partnership with major opera institutions in North America and Europe, enabling cross-institutional research on audience behavior, demographics, and engagement at scale; and (
4) a virtual performance platform ("Virtual Opera Theater") encompassing multi-camera recording technology with AI-directed editing, audience-controlled viewing of opera performances recorded with multi-camera technology, AI-generated video director and "audience directed" video cuts, AI-generated promotional opera trailers, and virtual streaming of live and recorded productions — enabling global audiences to experience opera beyond the concert hall.
The laboratory collaborates with leading opera houses and organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Nuovo, Opera San José, the International Meistersinger Academy (Germany), Opera Fuoco (France), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), Opera America, and Opera Europa and the Opera Verace Foundation.
Lab website: https://web.stanford.edu/~dlrubin/ai-performing-arts/