Von: Lepa, Steffen
Datum: Wed, 29 Oct 2025
Betreff: [ak-discourse] Internship Opportunity at Sony CSL Paris Music Team
🎶 Internship Opportunity — Sony CSL Paris Music Team
Focus: Artist-centric music AI
Location: Paris, France
Duration: 3-6 months
Start date: January-June 2026 (flexible)
About the Team
The Music Team at Sony Computer Science Laboratories (CSL) Paris is working on the future of AI-assisted music creation. We explore how AI can empower creativity rather than replace it. Our research spans human-AI collaboration, interactive audio generation, live performance tools, and music cognition, all centered on artists’ real-world workflows and creative needs.
Internship Mission
We’re seeking a creative and technically skilled research intern to contribute to the development of artist-centric AI tools. You will work with our research team to design, implement, and test cutting-edge machine learning algorithms, which will form the basis of tools that enhance artistic control and exploration.
Candidate Profile
Essential:
- Strong Python skills
- Experience with a machine learning framework (PyTorch strongly preferred)
- Comfortable using the command line in Linux environments
- Background in at least one of: audio signal processing / acoustics / music theory / music cognition
- Experience training modern neural networks
Strongly preferred:
- Familiar with the design of modern transformers
- Familiar with major classes of modern generative models (autoregressive, diffusion/flow-based)
- Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD in computer science, AI, EE, music technology, or equivalent
Bonus:
- A strong interest in music, whether you play it, produce it, or listen to a lot of it.
- Publications in relevant conferences or journals (ISMIR, ICASSP, AES, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML)
How to Apply
Send your CV and a short motivation statement to cslmusicteam@sony.com.