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SERENE (born 1991) is an American classical concert pianist^[1] and technologist.

SERENE emigrated from China as an infant.^[1] As a pianist, she is largely self-taught; she also taught herself to write code at age 9^[2]. She attended Carnegie Mellon University, graduating with a degree in computer science^[1] in 2012. She worked as a programmer for technology incubator Google Ideas^[3], now Jigsaw LLC. While working at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California, she was a recipient of the Open Technology Fund’s Information Controls Fellowship, focusing on Snowflake^[4], a pluggable transport enabling censorship circumvention.

SERENE has given performances at both concert halls and such non-traditional settings as San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and inside a decommissioned Boeing 747 at Burning Man.^[1] She received a composition credit on Kanye West’s opera Mary (2019). She has released two EPs: Unraveling (2019), a collection of piano works by Maurice Ravel, and Rachmaninoff Concert No. 3 (2020). She experiences synesthesia^[2] and has collaborated with Blue Man Group founder Chris Wink on music-technology projects and social-distanced events at Las Vegas’s AREA15. As of 2021, SERENE is a Bösendorfer Artist, the sole non-conservatoire pianist with such an affiliation.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Serene". Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Musicians. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b Sylvan, Edward. "Serene On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Music Industry". Medium. Authority Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ Bratton, Benjamin H. (2015). The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-262-02957-5.
^ McDevitt, Dan (18 March 2017). "Information Controls Fellows Reflect On Their ICFP Experience". Open Technology Fund. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[AAPI_Serene-1] "Serene". Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Musicians. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[Authority-2] Sylvan, Edward. "Serene On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Music Industry". Medium. Authority Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[3] Bratton, Benjamin H. (2015). The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-262-02957-5.

[4] McDevitt, Dan (18 March 2017). "Information Controls Fellows Reflect On Their ICFP Experience". Open Technology Fund. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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-SERENE (born 1991) is an American classical concert pianist<ref>{{cite web |title=Serene |url=https://www.aapimusicians.com/post/serene |website=Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Musicians |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> and technologist.
+SERENE (born 1991) is an American classical concert pianist<ref name="AAPI Serene>{{cite web |title=Serene |url=https://www.aapimusicians.com/post/serene |website=Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Musicians |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> and technologist.
-SERENE emigrated from China as an infant. As a pianist, she is largely self-taught; she also taught herself to write code at age 9<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sylvan |first1=Edward |title=Serene On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Music Industry |url=https://medium.com/authority-magazine/serene-on-the-five-things-you-need-to-shine-in-the-music-industry-c427e386a72e |website=Medium |publisher=Authority Magazine |access-date=18 December 2021 |language=English}}</ref>. She attended [[Carnegie Mellon University]], graduating with a degree in computer science in 2012. She worked as a programmer for technology incubator Google Ideas<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bratton |first1=Benjamin H. |title=The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty |date=2015 |publisher=The MIT Press |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |isbn=978-0-262-02957-5 |page=592 }}</ref>, now [[Jigsaw (company)|Jigsaw LLC]]. While working at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California, she was a recipient of the [[Open Technology Fund]]’s Information Controls Fellowship, focusing on Snowflake<ref>{{cite web |last1=McDevitt |first1=Dan |title=Information Controls Fellows Reflect On Their ICFP Experience |url=https://www.opentech.fund/news/information-controls-fellows-reflect-on-their-icfp-experience/ |website=Open Technology Fund |access-date=18 December 2021 |date=18 March 2017}}</ref>, a pluggable transport enabling censorship circumvention.
+SERENE emigrated from China as an infant.<ref name="AAPI Serene" /> As a pianist, she is largely self-taught; she also taught herself to write code at age 9<ref name="Authority>{{cite web |last1=Sylvan |first1=Edward |title=Serene On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Music Industry |url=https://medium.com/authority-magazine/serene-on-the-five-things-you-need-to-shine-in-the-music-industry-c427e386a72e |website=Medium |publisher=Authority Magazine |access-date=18 December 2021 |language=English}}</ref>. She attended [[Carnegie Mellon University]], graduating with a degree in computer science<ref name="AAPI Serene" /> in 2012. She worked as a programmer for technology incubator Google Ideas<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bratton |first1=Benjamin H. |title=The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty |date=2015 |publisher=The MIT Press |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |isbn=978-0-262-02957-5 |page=592 }}</ref>, now [[Jigsaw (company)|Jigsaw LLC]]. While working at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California, she was a recipient of the [[Open Technology Fund]]’s Information Controls Fellowship, focusing on Snowflake<ref>{{cite web |last1=McDevitt |first1=Dan |title=Information Controls Fellows Reflect On Their ICFP Experience |url=https://www.opentech.fund/news/information-controls-fellows-reflect-on-their-icfp-experience/ |website=Open Technology Fund |access-date=18 December 2021 |date=18 March 2017}}</ref>, a pluggable transport enabling censorship circumvention.
-SERENE has given performances at both concert halls and such non-traditional settings as San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and inside a decommissioned Boeing 747 at Burning Man. She received a composition credit on [[Kanye West]]’s opera ''Mary'' (2019). She has released two EPs: ''Unraveling'' (2019), a collection of piano works by [[Maurice Ravel]], and [http://Piano_Concerto_No._3_(Rachmaninoff) ''Rachmaninoff Concert No. 3''] (2020). She experiences [[synesthesia]] and has collaborated with [[Blue Man Group]] founder [[Chris Wink]] on music-technology projects and social-distanced events at Las Vegas’s [[Area15|AREA15]]. As of 2021, SERENE is a [[Bösendorfer]] Artist, the sole non-conservatoire pianist with such an affiliation.
+SERENE has given performances at both concert halls and such non-traditional settings as San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and inside a decommissioned Boeing 747 at Burning Man.<ref name="AAPI Serene" /> She received a composition credit on [[Kanye West]]’s opera ''Mary'' (2019). She has released two EPs: ''Unraveling'' (2019), a collection of piano works by [[Maurice Ravel]], and [http://Piano_Concerto_No._3_(Rachmaninoff) ''Rachmaninoff Concert No. 3''] (2020). She experiences [[synesthesia]]<ref name="Authority" /> and has collaborated with [[Blue Man Group]] founder [[Chris Wink]] on music-technology projects and social-distanced events at Las Vegas’s [[Area15|AREA15]]. As of 2021, SERENE is a [[Bösendorfer]] Artist, the sole non-conservatoire pianist with such an affiliation.
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