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Matteo Spanio — AI Research Engineer
AI research engineer working on audio, music and multimodal generative models. PhD candidate in Brain, Mind and Computer Science at the University of Padua, based at the Centro di Sonologia Computazionale, where the work spans AI for audio cultural-heritage preservation, cross-modal generation between taste and sound, and symbolic music with language models. Clarinettist by first training.
experience
Feb 2024 – Sept 2025
Teaching Assistant · Università degli Studi di Padova
Teaching assistant for the course of Algorithms and Data Structures for the Bachelor in Electronic Engineering.
- Frontal lessons about C programming language and data structures
Nov 2023 – present
AI Research Engineer · SoundFood S.r.l.
Mar 2023 – Sept 2025
Software Engineer · Audio Innova S.r.l.
Audio Innova is a company that develops and manufactures innovative audio products for the professional and consumer markets.
- Developed a new algorithm for the automatic detection of damaged parts of audio tapes recorded on magnetic media
Feb 2020 – present
Clarinetist · Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
The Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto is a symphony orchestra based in Padua, Italy. It was founded in 1967 by the Veneto Region and the Municipality of Padua.
- Performed with world-renowned conductors and soloists
- Performed ranging from classical to contemporary repertoire with piccolo clarinet, clarinet and bass clarinet
education
Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Visiting Ph. D. student · Music Technology Group, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Computer Science
Nov 2023 – Nov 2026
Ph. D. program Brain, Mind and Computer Science · Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
Psychology and Computer Science
Nov 2019 – Nov 2021
Master in Clarinet · Conservatorio di Musica "Cesare Pollini", Padua, Italy
Music — 110/110 cum laude
Sept 2018 – Mar 2023
Bachelor in Computer Science · Ca'Foscari University, Venice, Italy
Computer Science — 101/110
Nov 2016 – Nov 2019
Bachelor in Clarinet · Conservatorio di Musica "Cesare Pollini", Padua, Italy
Music — 110/110 cum laude
skills
- Machine learning
- PyTorch · Transformers · PyTorch Lightning · scikit-learn · Generative models · Language models · Computer vision
- Audio and signal processing
- Digital signal processing · IIR/FIR filter design · Music information retrieval · Audio restoration · Psychoacoustics
- Software engineering
- Python · C · C++ · CUDA · Go · Docker · SLURM · CI/CD · Packaging
- Research
- Experiment design · Perceptual studies · Dataset curation · Standardisation (MPAI/IEEE)
- Music
- Clarinet · Bass clarinet · Orchestral performance · Arranging
languages
- Italian
- Native speaker
- English
- Fluent (C1)
- Spanish
- Basic (A2)
awards & certificates
Jul 2021
Finalist
Cybersecurity National Laboratory — Finalist in Jeopardy and Capture the Flag competitions hosted by the Cibersecurity National Laboratory
Nov 2023
Certificate of Appreciation
Leonardo Chiariglione - MPAI President — For outstanding contribution to the development of Conformance Testing Context-based Audio Enhancement (MPAI-CAE) standard
Jan 2023
Cybersecurity Analyst
Fastweb Digital Academy — Cybersecurity Analyst course, 120 hours, hands-on training on the most common cybersecurity tools and techniques with real-world scenarios
publications
23 entries, 19 since 2024. Full list with abstracts, PDFs and BibTeX →