Audio Indexing Researcher W/M position at IRCAM – 3DTV project

Starting :  January - February , 2012

Duration : 18 months

 

Introduction to IRCAM

IRCAM is a leading non-profit organization associated to Centre Pompidou, dedicated to music production, R&D and education in acoustics and music. It hosts composers, researchers and students from many countries cooperating in contemporary music production, scientific and applied research. The main topics addressed in its R&D department include acoustics, audio signal processing, computer music, interaction technologies, musicology. Ircam is located in the centre of Paris near the Centre Pompidou, at 1, Place Igor Stravinsky 75004 Paris.

 

Introduction to 3DTVs project

The goal of the 3DTVS project is to devise scalable 3DTV AV content description, indexing, search and browsing methods across open platforms, by using mobile and desktop user interfaces and to incorporate such functionalities in 3D audiovisual content archives. 3D multichannel audio analysis targets audio event detection based on fusion techniques that combine the feature analysis performed in the individual channels as well as source localization and separation algorithms for the detection of moving audio sources. The results will be used in 3D audio/cross-modal indexing and retrieval. Multimodal 3D audiovisual content analysis will built on the results of 3D video and audio analysis. 3DTV content description and search mechanisms will be developed to enable fast reply to semantic queries. 

 

Role of IRCAM in the 3DTV Project

In the 3DTVs project, IRCAM is in charge of the research and development of technologies related to

-        Audio event detection using multi-channel audio scenes

-        Speaker diarization

-        Segmentation into Movie scene from the audio signal

-        Sound source separation, localization and identification

 

Position description

Hired Researcher will be in charge of the development of technologies related to: 

·       Audio event detection using multi-channel audio scenes

·       Speaker diarization

·       Segmentation into Movie scene from the audio signal

 

The Researchers will also collaborate with the development team and participate in the project activities (evaluation, meetings, specifications). 

 

Required profiles

·       High skill in audio indexing and data mining (statistical modelling, automatic feature selection algorithm …); especially late-fusion algorithms

·       High skill in audio signal processing (spectral analysis, audio-feature extraction, parameter estimation)

·       High-skill in Matlab programming, skills in C/C++ programming 

 

·       Good knowledge of Linux, Windows, MAC-OS environments

·      High productivity, methodical works, excellent programming style.

 

 

Salary

According to background and experience

 

Applications

Please send an application letter together with your resume and any suitable information addressing the above issues preferably by email to: peeters_a_t_ircam dot fr with cc to vinet_a_t_ircam dot fr, roebel_at_ircam_dot_fr