About me

👋 Hi, my name is Rodrigo and I’m a Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind in New York City working on Gemini Omni. Before that, I was as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Meta working on new approaches for generative modeling and self-supervised learning on audio-visual speech. At Meta, my main project was Automated Dubbing for Instagrams Reels, where I worked on speech-driven facial animation/lip synchronization. I also spend a lot of my time on papers, about which you can find out more on the Publications section.

📚 I completed my BSc in Information Systems and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, as well as my MSc and PhD in Computing at Imperial College London. Details are available on the Education section.

🖥️ I spent a substantial portion of my PhD interning and working at Meta, where I collaborated with multiple teams and developed my PhD research. I also joined Sony R&D as a research intern in Tokyo briefly after completing my PhD, where I worked on video-to-audio generation. Details are available on the Experience section.

🔬🤖 My research is focused on understanding and generating audio-visual speech (i.e., audio and video of people talking), particularly through self-supervised learning and generative methods such as diffusion models. Details are available on the Publications section.

🎓 During my time as a researcher, I’ve reviewed for many of the leading conferences and journals in the field, including CVPR, NeurIPS (Top Reviewer 2023), ICLR, ICML, TPAMI, and IJCV. I am also one of the main organizers of the AVGenL workshop (ECCV 2024, ICCV 2025, and ECCV 2026) and a guest editor of the IJCV Special Issue on Audio-Visual Generation. Details are available on the Academics section.

🗣️ I have given live talks about my research in multiple conferences including CVPR, Interspeech, and ICASSP. I also engage with the machine learning online community directly through platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Reddit. Details are available on the Talks and Online Presence sections.

🎸🎾 During my free time, I enjoy playing the guitar and bass, and also playing racket sports such as squash, tennis, and pickleball. Details are available on the Extra-curricular section.

📃 My CV is available on the CV section.

📫 How to reach me: mirarodrigo607(at)gmail(dot)com