Sharath Adavanne

Sharath Adavanne holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Signal Processing from Tampere University, where significant research was conducted on topics such as computational auditory scene analysis and multi-device localization algorithms. With a diverse experience in applied AI and data science, Sharath serves as Associate Director at Krutrim, after holding the position of Senior Manager in Data Science at Freshworks. Prior roles include Staff Research Scientist at Rakuten Institute of Technology and Senior Research Scientist at Zapr Media Labs, where a conversational AI tech stack for Indian languages was developed. Sharath's expertise extends to audio signal processing and machine learning, with contributions to various companies like Facebook and Adobe, and foundational work at Sensibol Audio Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Nokia Research Center. Educational background includes MS and a B.Tech in related fields from Tampere University and National Institute of Technology Karnataka, respectively.