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Chris Baume
Chris is a lead research engineer at BBC Research and Development, where he co-leads the Audio Team. He is interested in how technology can be used to unlock people’s creative potential. His research focuses on the efficient production of personalized, immersive and accessible audio experiences through the application of DSP, machine learning and user-centred design techniques. Chris manages the BBC Audio Research Partnership, which, over the past decade, has sponsored over 30 students and launched ten collaborative projects worth £30 million. He is co-investigator on the AI for Future Personalised Media Experiences (AI4ME) partnership, where he leads the research on production tools. He also recently led the production tools work stream of the EU project ORPHEUS on object-based audio. Chris earned his Ph.D. at the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) at the University of Surrey.
Contact: BBC Research and Development, 201 Wood Lane, London, W12 7TQ, UK.