Mirco Ravanelli

Biography

I am an AI researcher, educator, and open-source leader working on the next generation of intelligent machines. I am also an Associate Professor at Concordia University, Adjunct Professor at Université de Montréal, and Associate Member of Mila – Quebec AI Institute. My research focuses on deep learning for Conversational AI, multimodal foundation models, interpretable AI, and efficient machine learning.

My work has resulted in over 100 scientific publications and has been recognized through international awards, including the Amazon Research Award. I had the privilege of completing my postdoctoral training at Mila under the supervision of Yoshua Bengio.

I am the founder and leader of SpeechBrain, one of the world's most widely adopted open-source toolkits for speech and conversational AI, used by researchers and engineers across academia and industry. SpeechBrain has become a global community effort, helping democratize access to cutting-edge AI technologies.

Beyond research, I am passionate about education and mentorship. I believe that advancing AI requires not only scientific breakthroughs but also training the next generation of researchers and engineers to develop AI responsibly and for the benefit of society.

Research interests: Conversational AI • Multimodal LLMs • Audio Tokens • Representation Learning • Interpretable AI • Efficient Deep Learning • Open-Source AI