Research Intern - Speech Processing

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

Microsoft’s Speech and Audio Group develops core speech technologies for natural spoken-language interfaces, including speech recognition, speech translation, and speech and audio generation. The group is seeking Research Interns to contribute to research in areas such as end-to-end speech recognition and translation, speech and audio generation, and multimodal applications with Large Language Models (LLMs). Interns conduct fundamental and applied research in collaboration with researchers and scientists and may prototype, demonstrate, and publish their findings. The 12-week internship pairs interns with mentors. Interns collaborate with other interns and researchers, present their findings, and contribute to the research community. Research internships are available year-round, though they typically begin in summer. Interns are expected to be physically located at their manager’s Microsoft worksite for the duration of the internship.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a doctorate degree program in speech recognition, speech translation, separation and enhancement, speaker recognition and diarization, speech and audio generation, audio processing, deep learning, machine learning, AI, or a related field.
Must be physically located at the manager’s Microsoft worksite for the duration of the internship.
Submit at least two reference letters, a cover letter, and relevant work or research samples.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of research experience in speech recognition, speech translation, speech and audio generation, speech LLM, deep learning, machine learning, AI, or a related field.
Experience with open-source tools such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Publications in top-tier conferences or journals in related fields, such as ICASSP, Interspeech, ASRU, SLT, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio, Speech and Language Processing, Speech Communication, or Computer Speech and Language.
Demonstrated communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

Conduct fundamental and applied research in speech and audio in collaboration with researchers and scientists.
Contribute to research areas including speech recognition and translation, speech and audio generation, and multimodal applications with LLMs.
Prototype and demonstrate research findings, and contribute to publications.
Collaborate with mentors, other Research Interns, and researchers during the 12-week internship.
Present findings and contribute to the research community.