Gert Lanckriet

Gert Lanckriet is a prominent leader in machine learning and personalization, currently serving as the Head of Machine Learning and Personalization at Amazon Music since December 2015. Gert oversees teams in Berlin, San Francisco, and Seattle, focusing on personalizing experiences for over 55 million Amazon Music customers and leading strategic machine learning research for new customer experiences. Prior to this role, Gert held positions at Amazon Music focused on deep learning and recommender systems and co-founded Benefunder, facilitating philanthropic funding for university research. Additionally, Gert has contributed to predictive analytics at Trigeminal Solutions and served as a professor at the University of California at San Diego. Gert earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.