Mixture of Mixups for Multi-label Classification of Rare Anuran Sounds @ EUSIPCO

AnuraSet

Multi-label imbalanced classification poses a significant challenge in machine learning, particularly evident in bioacoustics where animal sounds often co-occur, and certain sounds are much less frequent than others. This paper focuses on the specific case of classifying anuran species sounds using the dataset AnuraSet, that contains both class imbalance and multi-label examples. To address these challenges, we introduce Mixture of Mixups (Mix2), a framework that leverages mixing regularization methods Mixup, Manifold Mixup, and MultiMix. Experimental results show that these methods, individually, may lead to suboptimal results; however, when applied randomly, with one selected at each training iteration, they prove effective in addressing the mentioned challenges, particularly for rare classes with few occurrences. Further analysis reveals that the model trained using Mix2 is also proficient in classifying sounds across various levels of class co-occurrences.

WeAMEC PETREL project presented at Seanergy

Seanergy, the leading international event on offshore renewables energy, had its 2024 edition at Parc des expositions in Nantes. As part of the PETREL project, i have presented a poster with the title: “Towards the sustainable design of smart acoustic sensors for environmental monitoring of offshore renewables”. We reproduce the abstract below. Full program: https://seanergy-forum.com/research-posters/… Continue reading WeAMEC PETREL project presented at Seanergy

Japanese–French Frontiers of Science Symposium 「日仏先端科学シンポジウム」

The 11th Japanese–French Frontiers of Science Symposium (JFFoS) 「日仏先端科学シンポジウム」was held at the University of Strasbourg from May 24th to 28th, as a joint event between the CNRS and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Program: https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fos/e-jffos/2024_11.html Vincent presented an overview of the research activities of the Audio @ LS2N, under the title… Continue reading Japanese–French Frontiers of Science Symposium 「日仏先端科学シンポジウム」

11 juin 2024 : colloque “Capteurs acoustiques en environnement” à Nantes

Le son, en tant que vecteur d’information, est une aubaine pour les sciences naturelles. À l’heure des smartphones et de l’Internet des objets, il devient possible de décrire dans le détail les propriétés acoustiques d’un environnement, que celui-ci soit naturel ou industrialisé. Des algorithmes d’intelligence artificielle (IA) sont alors requis pour traiter automatiquement les données massives ainsi… Continue reading 11 juin 2024 : colloque “Capteurs acoustiques en environnement” à Nantes

Efficient Evaluation Algorithms for Sound Event Detection @ DCASE

Our article presents an algorithm for pairwise intersection of intervals by performing binary search within sorted onset and offset times. Computational benchmarks on the BirdVox-full-night dataset confirms that our algorithm is significantly faster than exhaustive search. Moreover, we explain how to use this list of intersecting prediction-reference pairs for the purpose of SED evaluation.

PETREL: Platform for Environmental Tracking of Renewable Energy and wildLife

Malgré leur intérêt évident dans la transition énergétique, les infrastructures productrices d’énergies renouvelables marines ont un impact sur la faune locale qui reste difficile à quantifier. Dans cecontexte, le projet PETREL (Platform for Environmental Tracking of Renewable Energy and wildLife) vise à inventer une solution pérenne et éco-responsable au problème du suivi environnemental des installations… Continue reading PETREL: Platform for Environmental Tracking of Renewable Energy and wildLife