Speaker: Juan Antonio Gordillo Gayo. Abstract: The unprecedent success of deep learning has driven unprecedented progress across many scientific domains, solving tasks long considered intractable with traditional methods. A remarkable example is AlphaFold, which made it possible to predict protein… Read More
Open science in the service of conservation: An accessible, user-friendly machine learning workflow for automated anuran monitoring in complex Neotropical soundscapes
Speaker: Gabriel Bidart Abstract: Amphibian populations worldwide are declining, particularly in biodiversity hotspots such as the Neotropics, posing urgent conservation challenges. Acoustic monitoring offers a non-invasive tool for tracking amphibian presence and activity, but large-scale audio datasets pose bottlenecks. We… Read More
Introduction to Protein Language Models: biological concepts and computational tools
Speaker: Juan Antonio Gordillo Gayo. Abstract: Proteins are the main executors of life: they catalyze reactions, transmit signals, structure tissues, and regulate essential cellular processes. Their function is intimately determined by the sequence of amino acids that compose them, which… Read More
Optimization of a Deep Learning Model for DNA Analysis under Hypoxemic Conditions
Speaker: Paloma Villanueva Fuster. Abstract: This study focuses on predicting hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) binding sites, which are critical regulators of the cellular response to low oxygen levels and are implicated in various diseases, including cancer. Using DNABERT-2, a Transformer-based language… Read More
Detection and classification of plants and their condition based on ultrasound patterns generated under abiotic stress
Speaker: Fernando David Modrego Arceo Abstract: Plant bioacoustics is an emerging field that suggests that plants not only respond to sound stimuli but also emit detectable acoustic signals, particularly under stress conditions. Recent studies have revealed airborne ultrasonic emissions produced… Read More
Automatic Speech Recognition in Dialectal Data (COSER)
Speaker: Clara Adsuar Ávila. Abstract: In this project, we address the importance of enhancing the accessibility and usefulness of Deep Learning technologies for non-standard speakers. From a linguistic perspective, rural Spanish areas are rich in dialectal variety. However, most technology… Read More
Emotion recognition in Spanish audio
Speaker: Manuel Otero González. Abstract: En esta charla se explicará la tarea de reconocimiento de emociones en audios en español, presentando los enfoques más avanzados del estado del arte, como Wav2Vec2 y W2V-Bert. Además, se introducirá el reto EmoSPeech, cuyo… Read More
State of the Art in Sound Event Detection and DCASE Evaluations
Speaker: Doroteo Torre Toledano. Abstract: In this talk I will review the most recent trajectory of the AUDIAS group in the field of Sound Event Detection (SED), highlighting our participations in DCASE evaluations (Task 4) from 2020 to 2023. Then,… Read More
Large Language Models: From Theory to Practice in Text Classification
Speaker: Miguel Ángel Martínez Pay. Abstract: This work presents a comprehensive overview of Large Language Models (LLMs), from their theoretical framework to practical applications in text classification. It compares the effectiveness of two key approaches: fine-tuning embeddings of smaller models… Read More
Integration of Emotional Information in Speaker Recognition Systems
Speaker: Arturo Domínguez Santos. Abstract: This Master’s thesis addresses the challenge of investigating how emotions affect speakerverification and proposes a system that integrates this emotional variability to try toimprove accuracy. The focus is on the speaker’s emotions, which has traditionally… Read More