Adrián Barahona-ríos
Machine Learning Engineer at Sony Interactive Entertainment
York, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAdrián Barahona-ríos is a machine learning engineer at Sony Interactive Entertainment with nine years of experience combining audio engineering and deep learning research for R&D in procedural audio and sound synthesis. He completed a PhD at the University of York focused on generative deep learning and differentiable digital signal processing, and previously interned with Sony’s London Audio Team applying those methods to practical tools. Adrián’s background spans both creative and technical roles—from freelance sound design and composition to studio recording engineering—giving him rare end-to-end expertise in audio production and algorithmic synthesis. He holds advanced qualifications in sound design and computational physics, which inform a rigorous, physics-aware approach to model and DSP design. Known for bridging research and product, he translates novel generative models into usable audio technologies for interactive entertainment. A detail that distinguishes him is his blend of hands-on binaural and game audio practice with formal deep learning research, enabling solutions that are both sonically convincing and technically robust.
9 years of coding experience
PhD in Computer Science - Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence, Deep Learning for the Synthesis of Sound Effects, PhD in Computer Science - Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence, Deep Learning for the Synthesis of Sound Effects at University of YorkMSc Sound Design, Distinction, MSc Sound Design, Distinction at The University of EdinburghExpert diploma in Computational Physics (15 ECTS), Physics, Expert diploma in Computational Physics (15 ECTS), Physics at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D.BA (Hons) Popular Music Production, Music, First Class Honours - International Student of the Year (Solent Music Awards), BA (Hons) Popular Music Production, Music, First Class Honours - International Student of the Year (Solent Music Awards) at Southampton Solent UniversityTécnico Superior en Sonido para Audiovisuales y Espectáculos, Merit, Técnico Superior en Sonido para Audiovisuales y Espectáculos, Merit at CEV. Escuela Superior de Comunicación, Imagen y Sonido
English, Spanish
Github Skills (6)
sound-synthesis7
audio6
machine-learning4
pdf1
wwise1
vocoder1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
adrianbarahona/conditional_wavegan_knocking_sounds
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:14 commits, 8 pushes in 3 months
adrianbarahona/noisebandnet
Jul 2023 - Jul 2024
Code for the "NoiseBandNet: Controllable Time-Varying Neural Synthesis of Sound Effects Using Filterbanks" paper.
Contributions:9 pushes, 2 comments, 1 issue in 1 year
audiogame-audiomachine-learningprocedural-audiosound-synthesis
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