Austin Lu

Austin Lu

Co-founder and CTO
@ The Common AI

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          May 2018 - Aug 2018
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Open-Source Community Pioneer

Employer: Open-Source at Illinois (RSO)
Date: Nov 2020 - May 2021
Location: Remote

Fostered growth of a campus open-source community through technical education programs, and the successful launch of multiple student-driven software projects.

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Project Lead & Instructor

Employer: Technology Entrepreneur Center
Date: Aug 2021 - May 2023
Location: Champaign, IL, USA

Led technical instruction and mentorship for over 20 undergraduates in the Developing Breakthrough Projects course, guiding teams through hands-on product development in machine learning, robotics and data science.

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Full Stack Engineer

Employer: KK Stevens Publishing Co
Date: Jan 2023 - Jun 2023
Location: Astoria, IL, USA

Architected a modern web-based enterprise application to replace legacy management information systems, working closely with stakeholders to optimize business processes and improve operational efficiency.

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Project Lead & Mentor

Employer: Undergraduate Research in Scientific Advancement
Date: Dec 2024 - Jan 2024
Location: Champaign, IL, USA

Drove a team of undergraduate researchers in developing novel signal processing applications for robotics, providing technical mentorship and professional development guidance throughout the year-long program.

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Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

Employer: The Common AI, Inc.
Date: Jun 2025 - Current
Location: Dallas, TX, USA

As the co-founder and CTO, I lead the company’s technical vision, product architecture, and engineering execution. Our mission is to build a sophisticated AI platform to solve high-stakes challenges for enterprise clients.

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projects

Applied R&D: Generative AI for Domain-Specific Data

Completed:

A strategic R&D initiative that pioneered the use of diffusion models to generate high-fidelity synthetic data for complex engineering systems, creating a new paradigm for digital simulation and AI training.

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publications

Mechatronic Generation of Datasets for Acoustics Research

Published: May 2022
Venue: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

This paper presents a mechatronic system designed to generate large-scale dynamic datasets for acoustics research, facilitating the development and evaluation of acoustic signal processing algorithms.

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A. Lu, E. Moore, A. Nallanthighall, K. Sarkar, M. Mittal, R.M. Corey, A.C. Singer, "Mechatronic Generation of Datasets for Acoustics Research," 2022 International Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement (IWAENC), 2022, pp. 1-5.
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Bandwidth extension with air and body-conduction microphones for speech enhancement

Published: Mar 2023
Venue: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

This study explores the use of air and body-conduction microphones to enhance speech by extending bandwidth, aiming to improve speech quality in various applications.

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A. Lu, M. Mittal, K. Sarkar, R.M. Corey, P. Smaragdis, A.C. Singer, "Bandwidth extension with air and body-conduction microphones for speech enhancement," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 153, no. 3_supplement, pp. A51-A51, 2023.
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Mechanized acoustic panels for variable reverb control

Published: Mar 2023
Venue: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

This study introduces mechanized acoustic panels capable of adjusting reverb characteristics in a room, offering dynamic control over acoustic environments.

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A. Nallanthighall, A. Lu, K. Sarkar, M. Mittal, A.C. Singer, "Mechanized acoustic panels for variable reverb control," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 153, no. 3_supplement, pp. A220-A220, 2023.
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3D-printed acoustic head simulators that talk and move

Published: Mar 2023
Venue: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

This paper presents 3D-printed acoustic simulators capable of speech and movement, serving as tools for testing and developing audio equipment and AI.

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X. Yue, A. Nallanthighall, M. Mittal, A. Lu, K. Sarkar, R.M. Corey, P. Smaragdis, A.C. Singer, "3D-printed acoustic head simulators that talk and move," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 153, no. 3_supplement, pp. A38-A38, 2023.
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Source separation using bandlimited external microphones and a microphone array

Published: Mar 2023
Venue: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

This research explores source separation techniques employing bandlimited external microphones in conjunction with a microphone array to improve separation performance.

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M. Mittal, K. Sarkar, A. Lu, R.M. Corey, A.C. Singer, "Source separation using bandlimited external microphones and a microphone array," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 153, no. 3_supplement, pp. A52-A52, 2023.
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Frame-by-frame mixture of beamformers for source separation

Published: Oct 2023
Venue: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

This paper proposes a novel approach to source separation by combining multiple beamformers on a frame-by-frame basis, enhancing the separation of concurrent sound sources.

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M. Mittal, K. Sarkar, A. Lu, R. Corey, A. Singer, "Frame-by-frame mixture of beamformers for source separation," Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 050007, 2023.
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Delay-constrained hearing aid speech enhancement using a wireless remote microphone

Published: Mar 2024
Venue: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

This research addresses the challenge of speech enhancement in hearing aids by utilizing a wireless remote microphone, focusing on minimizing delay to improve user experience.

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A. Lu, Y. Zhuang, R.M. Corey, A.C. Singer, "Delay-constrained hearing aid speech enhancement using a wireless remote microphone," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 155, no. 3_Supplement, pp. A42-A42, 2024.
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Automating acoustic signal processing experiments and audio machine learning datasets using robots

Published: Dec 2024
Venue: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

This thesis presents comprehensive research on automating acoustic signal processing experiments and generating audio machine learning datasets using robotic systems.

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A. Lu, "Automating acoustic signal processing experiments and audio machine learning datasets using robots," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024.
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Denoising bandwidth extension via fusion of air and bone microphones

Published: May 2025
Venue: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

This research explores denoising and bandwidth extension techniques using the fusion of air and bone microphones for improved audio quality.

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A. Lu, K. Sarkar, M. Mittal, R.M. Corey, P. Smaragdis, A.C. Singer, "Denoising bandwidth extension via fusion of air and bone microphones," Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 050010, 2023.
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