Patrick Marmaroli — Audio Signal Processing & AI Engineer

Patrick Marmaroli

Audio Signal Processing Engineer & AI Specialist

Tallinn, Estonia

About

Signal processing engineer with a PhD from EPFL and 15+ years of experience building audio ML systems — from acoustic sensing prototypes to production-grade pipelines at Microsoft. I combine deep expertise in DSP, machine learning, and full-stack development to turn complex audio problems into working software. Currently a Senior Audio Engineer at Microsoft (Teams audio quality) and Co-Founder of Vocametrix, a voice-controlled platform for speech therapy.

Looking for Signal Processing or ML consulting?

Through Hidacs Sàrl, I offer R&D consulting in speech & voice analysis, industrial acoustic QC, environmental monitoring, and health & safety applications.

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Experience

Jan 2022 — Present

Senior Audio Engineer

Microsoft · Tallinn, Estonia

Sound quality engineering for Microsoft Teams — audio processing pipelines, quality metrics, and signal analysis at scale.

Oct 2023 — Present

CEO & Co-Founder

Vocametrix OÜ · Tallinn, Estonia

Voice-controlled games and audio analysis tools for speech therapy. Web platform combining pronunciation assessment, pitch tracking, and gamified exercises.

Feb 2016 — Present

Founder

Hidacs Sàrl · Lausanne, Switzerland

R&D consulting in signal processing and machine learning — feasibility studies, proof-of-concepts, and prototyping for speech, industrial, environmental, and health applications.

Oct — Dec 2021

Audio Signal Processing Consultant

Onfido

Development of an anti-spoofing technology using ultrasound for identity verification liveness detection.

Jul 2020 — Sep 2021

Research Engineer (part-time)

HEPIA (HES-SO Geneva)

EARSENS project — privacy-preserving indoor activity detection using electrodynamic loudspeakers and AI, without microphones. Co-authored publication in Applied Acoustics (January 2023).

May 2016 — Aug 2021

Audio Department Manager

HED Technologies · Geneva, Switzerland

Designed and implemented signal processing algorithms (echo cancellation, noise reduction, voice command recognition) and contributed to headphone acoustic design. Led R&D efforts growing the Audio Department from scratch to a 4-engineer team, steering algorithm development from prototype to validated product.

Sep 2014 — Jun 2016

Project Manager, R&D Acoustics Department

PRONA SA · Yverdon, Switzerland

Developed custom Matlab tools and data processing pipelines for building and environmental acoustic analysis. Conducted normative acoustic measurements and managed multidisciplinary acoustic projects for industrial, institutional, and private clients.

Mar 2013 — Oct 2014

Post-Doctoral Fellow

EPFL · Lausanne, Switzerland

Designed audio signal processing algorithms and conducted laboratory and field experiments within European research projects. Collaborated with industrial partners including Phonak (hearing aids), FIAT, and ARMASUISSE. Supervised interns and PhD students.

Education

2008 — 2013

PhD in Acoustics & Audio Signal Processing

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) · Switzerland

Bimodal sound source tracking applied to road traffic monitoring.

2007 — 2008

Master Thesis in Signal Processing

Université du Sud Toulon-Var · France

Signal processing, psychoacoustics, and trajectography.

2005 — 2007

Software Engineering Degree

ISEN Toulon · France

2003 — 2005

Classes Préparatoires (Physics & Engineering)

Lycée Lachenal · Argonay, France

Technical Skills

Audio & DSP

MATLABWeb Audio APIFFT AnalysisGCC-PHATHRTFWaveSurfer.js

AI & ML

PyTorchScikit-learnOpenAI GPT-4YAMNetAzure Cognitive ServicesCustom CNNsDeep Learning Toolbox

Languages

PythonJavaScript / TypeScriptC#MATLABSQLPowerBI

Web & Cloud

ReactNext.jsNode.jsC# / .NETAzureDockerGitHub ActionsCI/CD

Security

AES EncryptionPrivacy-Preserving AIGDPR Compliance

Languages

French

Native

English

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