Emir Demirel is a Senior Data Scientist and founder with nine years' experience building AI-driven music and speech technologies, specializing in deep learning for Automatic Speech Recognition, Singing Voice Synthesis, and audio-to-lyrics transcription and alignment. He holds a PhD in Computer Science with a thesis on Automatic Lyrics Transcription and Alignment and has shipped the first industry products for audio-to-lyrics transcription through his work at startups and research teams including Doremir, Spotify, and his own Altai Technologies. Emir blends academic rigor and open-science principles with practical product deployment experience, moving models from research prototypes into cloud-native production systems. A proven team player and communicator, he balances innovation, resource management, and ethical practice while prioritizing reproducibility. Based in London, he uniquely combines computational musicology and signal processing expertise with hands-on engineering across multiple programming languages.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Sound and Music Computing, Master's degree, Sound and Music Computing at Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
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