Damien Tardieu

Damien Tardieu is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in music technology and machine learning. Currently serving as a Board Member at leakmited and Olvid, as well as an Investor at Fermes En ViE (FEVE), Damien's prior roles include Senior Engineering Manager and Machine Learning Engineering Manager at Spotify, where contributions were made from May 2017 to April 2021. As Co-Founder and CEO of niland, which was acquired by Spotify, Damien played a pivotal role from August 2012 to May 2017. Damien’s research experience spans various institutions, including IRCAM and FPMS-Numediart, focusing on music information retrieval, automatic music tagging, and multimedia navigation. Academic credentials include a PhD and MSc in Music Technology from Pierre and Marie Curie University, alongside degrees in Communication Systems and Telecom.