Thomas Cooper

Thomas Cooper is a Senior Principal Software Engineer at IBM, specializing in Data Streaming with technologies like Apache Kafka and Flink. Currently, they are engaged in researching auto-scaling and optimization of Distributed Stream Processing Systems. Thomas has previously held positions such as Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat and Staff Engineer at Reddit, Inc., and contributed as a PhD student at Newcastle University. They have an extensive background in acoustics, having worked as an Acoustic Consultant at various firms, and hold multiple advanced degrees, including a PhD in Computer Science from Newcastle University.