Formula 1 Engine Audio Simulator
CNN-BiLSTM model to classify F1 Team, Circuit and Driver using onboard Engine Audio
Hey, I’m
Govinda Madhava
Audio Machine Learning Engineer
EXPERIENCE
Research Collaborator @ UC Santa Cruz
Feb 2025 - Present
Santa Cruz, CA
- - Swara Studio: Enhance and maintain our interactive platform enabling visualization and analysis of musical structures.
- - Contributed transcriptions using advanced set of symbols to notate Hindustani music glissandi and detailed melodic contours.
- - Skills: Music Transcription, Python, Dataset creation
Software Audio Developer @ Swar Systems
Jun 2024 - Jan 2025
Rolle, Switzerland
- - Develop cross‑platform C++ codebase, VST audio plugins and Apps like Tanpura Droid (1 Million+ downloads) and SwarShala for learning, composing and producing Indian music.
- - Translated research into a deployable product by designing an end‑to‑end Machine Learning pipeline for seamless low latency pitch shifting (±12 overtones) using Google Magenta DDSP and Granular Audio Synthesis.
- - Used Time Frequency Masking to reduce spectral leakage & bleeding in binaural percussion audio dataset by 68%.
- - Reduced real‑time pitch tracking latency by 29% through optimized circular buffer management and Dynamic Time Warping.
- - Skills: Python, C++, Machine Learning, Audio Signal Processing, Time Series Analysis, Generative AI, End-to-End ML pipeline
MusicTech Research Intern @ Digital Audio Processing Lab
Dec 2023 - Apr 2024
IIT Bombay, India
- - Curated a 4 hr music dataset comprising high quality audio, metadata, rendition-wise digitized notations and annotations.
- - Developed a Bi-LSTM pipeline to transcribe Indian classical vocal performances: converting raw audio signal to pitch contour to schematic music notation. This is the first known research documenting variations in artists’ rendition of a piece.
- - Skills: Python, Machine Learning, Dataset Creation, End-to-End ML pipeline, Music Transcription
EDUCATION
Georgia Tech
Aug 2025 - Expected May 2027
Atlanta, USA
- MS, Music Technology
PES University
Aug 2020 - Apr 2024
Bengaluru, India
- B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering
FEATURED PROJECTS
Bandish-to-Notation
Bi-LSTM model that automatically transcripts Indian Classical Music Vocal audio into Schematic Notation
Carnatic Music Visualiser
Understand Music by Visualising the Notes behind the Melody!
24notes
Listen to the 12 & 24-note Music Octaves Demo for a Tonic Frequency of your choice!!
Indian Raga Identifier
Classify Raga / Scale and Compare the performance of Machine Learning v/s Deep Learning algorithms
RespirAI: Multi-modal Classification of Lung Diseases using Deep Learning
Multi-modal Deep Learning algorithm that diagnoses respiratory illnesses using Sthethoscope Audio and X-ray Images
I was initiated into music at a very early age by my mother Dr. Sandhya Shankar. Being gifted with musical talents, I started learning the Carnatic Violin from Vid. Lalgudi Rajalakshmi at the age of 5. I’m currently learning advanced violin lessons under the guidance of Vid Charulata Ramanujam. Since the past 18+ years, I have performed 200+ concerts as a violinist & vocalist at prestigious venues across India. I am also proud to be a part of social awareness and charity programs for children with special needs, saving indigenous cow breeds of India and Rotary outreach programs. I have also been part of the core music team in short-films and composing the anthem for our university cultural fest Atmatrisha with a footfall of 8,000+ students. I have been able to bring music to a larger audience by conducting music workshops, lecture demonstrations and jamming sessions at my University. Tutoring senior students, I employed innovative methods using my instrument to convey nuances and enhance the learning experience, which greatly benefited my students.