Gilles Degottex
R&D Engineer In Speech Analysis, Transformation And Synthesis
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolGilles Degottex is an R&D engineer specializing in speech analysis, transformation, and synthesis with 12 years of experience bridging academic research and product-focused engineering. He holds a PhD in Speech Processing and has held research and development roles at institutions like IRCAM and the University of Cambridge, as well as senior industry positions and a CTO/co-founder role at Alta Voce. Gilles combines deep signal-processing expertise with practical ML/DevOps skills, exemplified by contributions to the Merlin speech synthesis project where he improved testing, logging, and deployment robustness. Based in Paris, he now operates as a freelance R&D engineer, translating advanced voice modeling research into reliable implementations for real-world applications. An often-overlooked strength is his sustained focus on efficient, production-ready algorithmic implementations that reduce the gap between prototypes and deployable systems.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Specialization, Signal Processing, Specialization, Signal Processing at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausannePh.D., Speech Processing, Ph.D., Speech Processing at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)Diploma, Computer Science, Diploma, Computer Science at Université de Neuchâtel
French, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
scripting10
testing10
bash10
script10
sh10
shell10
devops10
text-to-speech9
machine-learning9
speech-synthesis9
deep-learning9
python8
keras8
tensorflow8
doxygen6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
CSTR-Edinburgh/merlin
Aug 2016 - May 2018
This is now the official location of the Merlin project.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & ML Engineer
DevOps Engineer & ML EngineerContributions:31 commits, 15 PRs, 38 comments in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Gilles primarily contributed to the project by addressing bug fixes related to shell scripts, especially concerning the execution of instructions in the `slt_arctic` example. They also introduced a characterization test and implemented installation tests, enhancing the testing infrastructure. Additionally, the user integrated logging information and made adjustments to facilitate running the project, demonstrating proficiency in both the operational aspects and the testing framework of the Merlin project.
pythondeep-learningvoice-conversiontheanospeech-synthesis
gillesdegottex/dfasma
Jan 2014 - Sep 2019
Contributions:79 releases, 1617 commits, 1 PR in 5 years 9 months
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