Sid Sigtia

Sid Sigtia is a machine learning researcher with extensive experience in auditory scene analysis, speech recognition, and music information retrieval. Sigtia's academic background includes earning a PhD in Machine Learning from Queen Mary University of London, where research focused on applying deep neural networks to music and speech problems. Professional experience includes roles as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at Queen Mary University, an intern with Apple's Siri Speech Team, and positions as a Senior and Staff Machine Learning Research Engineer at Apple, contributing significantly to the "Hey Siri" voice trigger system. Additional experience encompasses research internships at HP Labs, Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, and Indian Institute of Science, along with software development for audio processing at StemCloud.