Daniel Tompkins

Daniel Tompkins is an Applied Scientist at Amazon Prime Video, specializing in speech and audio, with a decade of experience in audio and machine learning. They hold a PhD in Music Theory and have published research on topics including audio event detection and audio-based emotion detection. Previously, Daniel worked as a senior Applied Scientist at Microsoft, where they led projects on audio event detection and speech recognition. They taught music courses while pursuing higher education and remain active in academic research and community theater, where they also direct musicals and play various string instruments.