Subject: [AUDITORY] PhD Opportunities in AI for Digital Media Inclusion (Deadline 30 May 2024) From: Mark Plumbley <0000005fa4625f04-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 10:05:19 +0000** PhD Opportunities in Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Digital Medi= a Inclusion ** Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI at the University of Surrey, UK, = and ** StoryFutures at Royal Holloway University of London, UK ** Apply by 30 May 2024, for PhD cohort starting October 2024 URL: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/artificial-intelligence/cdt=20 The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in AI for Digital Media Inclusion co= mbines the world-leading expertise of the Surrey Institute for People-Centr= ed AI at the University of Surrey, a pioneer in AI technologies for the cre= ative industries (vision, audio, language, machine learning) and StoryFutur= es at Royal Holloway University of London, leader in creative production an= d audience experience (arts, psychology, user research, creative production= ).=20 Our vision is to deliver unique cross-disciplinary training embedded in rea= l-world challenges and creative practice, and to address the industry need = for people with responsible AI, inclusive design and creative skills. The C= DT challenge-led training programme will foster a responsible AI-enabled in= clusive media ecosystem with industry. By partnering with 50+ organisations= , our challenge-led model will be co-designed and co-delivered with the cre= ative industry to remove significant real-world barriers to media inclusion= . The overall learning objective of the CDT training programme is that all Ph= D researchers gain a cross-disciplinary understanding of fundamental AI sci= ence, inclusive design and creative industry practice, together with respon= sible AI research and innovation leadership, to lead the creation of future= AI-enabled inclusive media. The CDT training program will select PhD students who will work on challeng= e areas including Intelligent personalisation of media experiences for digi= tal inclusion, and Generative AI for digital inclusion. Example projects re= lated to audio include: - Audio Generative AI from visuals as an alternative to Audio Description - Audio orchestration for neurodivergent audiences using object-based medi= a - AUDItory Blending for Inclusive Listening Experiences (AUDIBLE) - Foundational models for audio (including speech, music, sound effect) to= texts in the wild - Generative AI for natural language description of audio for the deaf and= hearing impaired - Generative AI with Creative Control, Explainability, and Accessibility - Personalised audio editing with generative models=A0=20 =A0- Personalised subtitling for readers of different abilities=20 =A0- Translation of auditory distance across alternate advanced audio forma= ts If you have any questions about the CDT, please contact Adrian Hilton (mail= to:a.hilton@xxxxxxxx) or Polly Dalton (mailto:Polly.Dalton@xxxxxxxx).= =20 For more information and to apply, visit:=20 https://www.surrey.ac.uk/artificial-intelligence/cdt=20 Application deadline: 30 May 2024 -- Prof Mark D Plumbley EPSRC Fellow in AI for Sound Professor of Signal Processing Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK Email: m.plumbley@xxxxxxxx