Full-Time - Audio-Visual AI Research Scientist

Technology Field
Computer Vision
Speech/Audio Signal Processing

Position Summary
We are seeking Research Scientist to join our fundamental and applied research teams at Sony in Tokyo.
Our aim is to rapidly advance the process of cinematic content creation. To achieve this, we work together with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop AI technologies that restore and enhance movie content.

With us, you will research and develop innovative computer vision and machine learning technologies for cinematic content creation. You will also have many opportunities to publish your findings and collaborate with a variety of academic institutions worldwide.

See More Here: https://sony.github.io/creativeai/

This position is offered on a permanent basis under a General Employment Contract.
For details, please see the Application Qualifications .

Responsibilities
■ Research and development of novel computer vision technologies in areas including generative methods, audio-visual scene understanding, audio-visual sound separation/localization, and beyond.
■ Implement findings from computer vision research into real products through collaboration.
■ Work with a strong international team of researchers and engineers with various areas of expertise to develop innovative solutions.
■ Collaborate with Sony`s various branches, including Sony Pictures Entertainment.
■ Collaborate with academic institutions to drive state-of-the-art research.
■ Contribute to the development of research publications to be published at top-tier conferences and journals.

Required qualifications
■ Experience publishing research about machine learning/computer vision at conferences and/or in journals (e.g. CVPR/ICCV/ECCV/NeurIPS/ICLR/ICML/IJCV/PAMI).
■ Experience developing ML/deep learning models for computer vision tasks.
■ Fluency in Python and deep learning frameworks.

Preferred qualifications
■ Ph.D. Degree (graduated or currently pursuing) in computer science, machine learning, or electrical engineering, OR equivalent practical experience.
■ Experience developing ML/deep learning models for audio-visual tasks or other multi-modal tasks.
■ Experience developing ML/deep learning-based generative models.
■ Professional proficiency in English.

Product, Service
Movie production for Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Development Environment
OS: Windows and Linux

Application Requirements
Essay: Required
Coding test: Not Required

Required Skills:
Audio Signal Processing, Computer Vision, Speech Processing
Required Skills:
Audio Signal Processing, Computer Vision, Speech Processing Optional Skills: