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
Spoken term detection on COSER corpus
Speaker: Javier Tejedor Noguerales Abstract: Spoken term detection is the task of detecting terms (sequence of words) within audio archives. This task is suitable for accessing the information stored in audio repositories. This talk will present a spoken term detection… Read More
Speech Recognition Inequities: Analyzing Dialect, Gender, and Skin Tone Biases in ASR Models
Speaker: Pilar Fernández Gallego Abstract: Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems have exhibited notable disparities in performance across demographic groups, raising important concerns about fairness in AI technologies. Recent investigations have synthesized findings on gender, dialect, and skin tone biases within… Read More
Use of AI in Videogames
Speaker: Adrián Aranda Márquez Abstract: This presentation offers an overview of the use of Artificial Intelligence in the video game industry. Unlike AI in other fields that seeks to optimize results, the main objective of AI in videogames is the… Read More
Audio Flamingo 2: An Audio-Language Model with Long-Audio Understanding and Expert Reasoning Abilities
Speaker: Sara Barahona Quirós. Abstract: Understanding and reasoning over non-speech sounds and music are crucial for both humans and AI agents to interact effectively with their environments. In this paper, we introduce Audio Flamingo 2 (AF2), an Audio-Language Model (ALM)… Read More
Feature Integration and Model Fusion Strategies for Neural Speaker Diarization in Conversational Telephone Speech
Speaker: Juan Ignacio Álvarez Trejos Abstract: This talk presents a comprehensive investigation into optimizing end-to-end neural diarization systems for conversational telephone speech through advanced feature integration and model fusion techniques. We introduce a systematic methodological framework for analyzing and integrating… Read More