Thor Magnusson

person·researcher·active

University of Iceland research professor and principal investigator of the Intelligent Instruments Lab, studying AI, musical creativity and new instruments.

Recorded facts

Official site	https://iil.is/people ↗
Geography	Iceland
role subtypes	researcher; professor; lab_director; artist
geography basis	Public professional activity in Iceland; residence, nationality, and protected attributes are not inferred.
information scope	Public professional information necessary for AI Music Index; no private contact data.
organization roles	role: Principal Investigator and Research Professor · status: current · organization name: Intelligent Instruments Lab · organization research key: org_intelligent_instruments_lab
professional names	Thor Magnusson
fields of expertise	intelligent musical instruments; AI and musical creativity; live coding; digital organology
professional languages	unknown
latest relevant activity	date: 2026-06-24 · description: Presented current IIL research in the NIME 2026 program. · date precision: day
professional geographies	Iceland
public professional biography	University of Iceland research professor and principal investigator of the Intelligent Instruments Lab, studying AI, musical creativity and new instruments.
works research products events public outcomes	Intelligent Instruments project; Research on AI, agency and musical-instrument design; NIME 2026 research