Speech Generation Intern

Sony Research India is driving cutting-edge research and development in various locations around the globe, including laboratories in Japan, the United States, Europe, and Asia. We endeavor to create new technology, products, and services while sustaining Sony Group's diverse businesses in electronics, entertainment, and financial fields. For our research center to blaze a trail in the latest technologies, we seek to foster the growth of a diverse pool of engineering talent and create a technology talent bank to drive research excellence worldwide. Sony Research India (SRI) is offering outstanding career opportunities around frontline technologies such as AI and data analytics.

Key responsibility:

Together with the research scientists or other team members, work on the basic development related activities, participate in speech generation related topics of the project, such as development of Text-to-Speech for Indian languages.

Work Location:

• Remote

Duration of the paid internship:

• The paid internship will be for 6 months starting December second week of 2024.
• 9:00 to 18:00 (Monday to Friday) fulltime

Essential Education:

• Ph.D. or Master degree with hands-on experience in expertise on advanced diffusion-based generative models.

Must-Have Skills:

• Expertise in Pytorch.
• Deep Learning/Machine Learning frameworks: Pytorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn.
• Knowledge of the state-of-the-arts in controllable Text-to-Speech Models.
• Knowledge of generative models: Diffusion Models, VQ-VAE/GANs, Flow & LLM based Generative models.

Good to have skills:

• Prior experience in development of diffusion model-based applications.

Our Values:

• Dreams & Curiosity: Pioneer the future with dreams and curiosity.
• Diversity: Pursue the creation of the very best by harnessing diversity and varying viewpoints.
• Integrity & Sincerity: Earn the trust of the Sony brand through ethical and responsible conduct.
• Sustainability: Fulfil our stakeholder responsibilities through disciplined business practices.

Sony Research India is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment practices, policies, and procedures and to ensuring that no worker or potential worker will receive less favorable treatment due to any characteristic protected under applicable local laws.