July-2020: Call For Collaborative Participation in Collecting manually transcribed speech data in Indian Languages in Public Private Partnership!!!
April-2021: Project positions immediately available in Automatic Speech Recognition!!!
You will build state-of-the-art ASR systems using deep learning ideas such as sequence-to-sequence modelling based on CTC, Transformers, BERT & GPT as well as conventional DNN, CNN and TDNN.
Applicants who have completed B.E./B.Tech./M.Tech are encouraged to apply via e-mail to speechiitm@ee.iitm.ac.in
Description :
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The Speech Processing Lab headed by Prof. S. Umesh in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras is seeking applications for the post of Project Associate. They will be working on Natural Language Translation Mission (NLTM) of the Govt. of India. The objective is to develop Indian Language technology systems and products and deploy them in the field with the help of start-ups. Prof. Umesh is leading the Automatic Speech Recognition part of
the project. The candidate’s day to day role would involve building state of the art ASR Systems in Indian languages using deep learning ideas including sequence-to-sequence modelling based on CTC, transformers,wav2vec, BERT and GPT as well as conventional DNN, CNN and TDNN.
Required Skills : Python, Deep Learning and PyTorch
Duration : 1 year
No of Positions : 3
Who Can Apply :
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Applicants who have B.E./B.Tech or higher degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
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Have prior knowledge and experience with Deep Learning related problems.
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Experience with pytorch.
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Available for a time period of one year starting from March 2021.
Other Preferred Skills :
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Having in-depth knowledge of fields such as Speech Processing, NLP (Natural
Language Processing) or Vision -
Should be comfortable with working remotely.
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Comfortable in using Linux, git.
Salary : Commensurate with experience under IITM rules
Contact : Please send your resume to: speechiitm@ee.iitm.ac.in
Last Date: 1st may 2021 (rolling advertisement until positions are filled)
Ongoing Projects
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National Language Translation Mission (NLTM) funded by MeitY
The Objective of this project is to develop Indian language technology systems and products and deploy them in the field with the help of Start-ups.
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Speech to Speech Machine Translation (SSMT) funded by PSA
The Objective of this project is Making Science and Engineering, as well as, other branches of knowledge available in Indian languages involving ASR, MT and TTS.
Past Projects
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Speech Based Access to Commodity Prices in Indian languages funded by MeitY
The Objective of this project is to help farmers stay updated with the latest prices of Agricultural Commodities and Weather Report by dialing a toll-free number and enquiring in their native language.
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Linear Transformation Approach to VTLN funded by Department of Science & Technology
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Front-end signal processing for robust speech recognition and speaker adaptation/normalization funded by Department of Science & Technology