Dr. Nicola di Stefano graduated in Philosophy at the University of Milan and in double-bass at “G. Verdi” Conservatory of Milan. He then obtained his PhD from Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome with a thesis on musical consonance and dissonance. He worked as post-doc researcher at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, before obtaining a permanent position as Researcher at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC) at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR). His main research interests lie at the intersection of philosophy, cognitive science, and musicology. He published 50+ articles and book chapters in international publishing venues. He is currently adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas Rome Center. He has been involved in several EU-funded and national projects on topics related to music and technology.